Could it be that it is already a new month? Time really does fly by when you're at Conference! Super Tuesday started out with a delicious breakfast for all in the Exhibit Hall, followed by a time of "freebies" and a mad rush for the post office line.
I participated in the Virtual Library Day on the Hill, where librarians e-mailed their senators and representatives on library issues. It is very easy to use the template that the ALA Washington Office has set up for users. All you have to do is put in your zip code and you automatically get the names of Kennedy, Kerry and Delahunt. There is a form letter available, but I sent them a juicy letter of my own. You enter your information (name, address, e-mail, etc.), hit "send" and off it goes! Very simple, but effective. I walked around with my bright red t-shirt about Voting for Librarians that was given to all participants, and encouraged AASL members I ran into to go and vote for school libraries so we don't become extinct.
The final program for me was the Closing Session interview with the lovely Diahann Carroll, which you can read about in another post. She really is beautiful, and doesn't look her age at all.
Conference is done, but the work still goes on. Go to AASL's website to see how you can get involved, and/or contact someone from MSLA to lend a hand on a state level. See you in MA!
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