ALA Updates and Pics

Hey guys!

Family things kept me from blogging last week and even though you might be so over seeing posts of ALA, I wanted to share my little bit.

Orlando heat and humidity aside, ALA was fabulous. The convention center was a bit hard to navigate and I still wish these 'big' library conferences weren't quiet so 'big' but the sessions I did manage to find and get to were pretty great. I took away a lot of useful info for myself and my co-workers.

Also, there is something about being in a place with so many other people who feel just as passionately as you do about a particular subject (librarying! books!).
It's very recharging!

The (boring? ;) academic stuffs I'll save for my co-workers. You guys get to see...THE BOOKS!

In case you couldn't tell, I'm a #dramallama free blogger and while I did see and hear about 'bad' behavior, it doesn't affect me or how I blog. With that said, you may notice some duplicate copies in my pics below - not going into long explanations BUT if you want details on how or why I took home any of these copies, please ask. I strive for 100% transparency!

Ok - ON WITH THE BOOKS!


Ha! These lovely pics were taken while sitting on the floor packing up a box to ship :)
Thank the heavens for the on site Post Office!

Lots of different ones in these piles - and please please just ask about the doubles you see instead of making assumptions.

I feel so very lucky that I was able to take all of these beauties home!
My favorites:
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Nemesis by Anna Banks
The Memory of Things by Gae Polisner
The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige
Dotwav by Mike Lancaster