ALA! and loads of links...

ALA was amazing! I was really nervous about the YALSA Coffee Klatch, where I'd be talking to a group of librarians at one table for a short time and then moving on to another--but it ended up being so much fun! Honestly, I wish I could have spent more time talking to all the librarians I did meet, and the ones I didn't get to, because librarians? WOW! They work so hard, and face so many challenges today, especially in terms of unrelenting budget and staff cuts. (So, the next time you go to yo...