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June 24, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Viva Las Vegas: Christie’s Author Crawl ALA Vegas

Now, while I do go to conferences for sessions and learning, and comradere and advanced reading copies, I also go to further my collection habit. Not funko pop figures (although that’s getting pretty bad) but signed books. And conferences are one of the best places as librarians understand my addiction! While I think that the […]

June 23, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Luck be a Lady Tonight: Christie’s ALA 14 Highlights

Everyone has their own reasons for attending conferences- I love to go to different places, and take in all the librarianship-ness, and I get to meet up with my library family; those people whom I’ve connected with through committees along the way that have become part of my heart family that I don’t see save […]

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