TLA Conference & The Black Caucus Photo Gallery

Here are some photos from the Texas Library Association Conference this week in San Antonio! Be well!

First and foremost, I had a wonderful chance to meet my LIBRARIAN IDOL Mrs. Shannon McClintock Miller!!! (Van Meter Librarian Extraordinaire!)

Then, as part of my winning the 2014 Scholarship for TLA's Black Caucus, I interacted volunteer to "man" our booth and meet such wonderful people, such as Mr. Roosevelt Weeks of the Houston Public Library!



The Lovely Exhibit Booth



The Amazing Author Sharon Draper Giving a Wonderful Speech About Engaging Reluctant Readers



The Multi-talented Kimberly Gay (Black Caucus Scholarship Chair, who selected ME as their recipient) Receiving a Surprise Award



And, TLA promoting our booth!

Don Tate signing his book about Duke Ellington, another one of my favorite composer/musician!

Illustrator, Michael Allen Austin, and author, John Grandits of the TEXAS BLUEBONNET AWARD-WINNING BOOK...TEN RULES You Absolutely MUST NOT BREAK if you Want to Survive THE SCHOOL BUS signing my book!



Take a look here for their lovely signatures!



Also, did I mention that I met MOTHER GOOSE?

And, just before I called it a night and packed my bags ready to head home, I saw fireworks outside my hotel window! SPECTACULAR!!!!

BTW, tune back in for an upcoming post that details all the LOOT this Librarian Pirate brought back home!

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  1. UnknownApril 11, 2014 at 10:26 PM

    Thank you for sharing the pictures. It's nice to see what you were up to during the conference. It would be great if we could get together sometime during the summer and brainstorm.

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