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October 22, 2015 by Heather Booth

Guest Post: A New Author’s Take on a New Con

  As a writer, my very favorite thing is talking to teen readers. I find a lot of energy in hanging out with passionate people, especially when they’re passionate about books. NerdCon: Stories was 2,500 (mostly young) people inspired by stories; it was heaven.   Cons are like camp: you can form a genuine, lasting […]

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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What happens at TLA stays at TLA. Well, until I write this blog post.

May 2, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

So, last weekend TLA happened. This was my second year attending TLA and it was incredible.  Here are 5 of my highlights and 5 of the titles I am looking forward to reading. 1.  I MET A.S. KING On Thursday, I had a couple of hours to kill and a bag full of stuffs, so […]

What I DIdn’t Learn In Library School: Making Conferences Successful: Christie’s Version

January 20, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

If you know anything by now, you know I don’t tend to run in normal circles, no matter what I look like.  So it stands to reason that I don’t do conferences as a normal, either. Maybe it’s the anxiety, maybe it’s my brain, who knows, but I just don’t seem to fit a typical […]

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