ALA 2007 -- where librarians get their drunk on

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Yeah, I think it's in Baltimore!

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh right, now I do remember hearing something about that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes! It's at the end of March, so it's kind of soonish. It will be fun, hopefully? I only usually attend the regional type meetings so this will be kind of new for me.

― The Many Faces of Gordon Jump (Leon), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:39 (seventeen years ago) link

I've never been to ACRL, just ALAs. They're fun. It's exciting to be around people "of your kind" but then it gets totally tiresome and you wish you could make all the lost library folks with their maps out in front of their confused faces disappear.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:41 (seventeen years ago) link

About how long is the turnaround time? One day, two hours...?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Well, it happens as soon as you get to the airport, really. The full-blown irritation starts at the airport proper of hosting city when you get to hear all the librarians bicker about the price difference between shuttle and taxi.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link

molly, i'll be at midwinter! my favorite thing to do at these conferences is to greet the librarians by name who are still wearing their name badges out in the Real World. "hello mildred, that's a lovely pair of ethnic-inspired earrings you are wearing!"

― Jenn P-B (banana grabber), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 21:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes! Perfect! That reminds me that playing "spot the woman's studies librarian" is also a hoot.

I went to the NMRT roundtable "social" for the free food while in San Antonio. I left. It was awkward and at the Hard Rock Cafe. I'm not even a member of NMRT.

― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 21:36 (seventeen years ago) link

I went to San Antonio but was not allowed near the real librarians. I might stop by some DC conferences if anything looks interesting. I'd like to go to Seattle--maybe I will have a job by then...

― Matilda Wormwood (Mary ), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 22:15 (seventeen years ago) link

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