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June 25, 2013 by Travis Jonker

What’s in the Secret Inbox of Mystery?

June 25, 2013 by Travis Jonker   12 comments

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American Library Association Annual Conference here I come! This one has the makings of the best ever for the following reasons.

1. It’s close to home. A mere hop and skip around Lake Michigan for me.

2. There will be Nerds. A large contingent of Michigan Nerdy Book Club blog folks will be making the trek – keep your eyes peeled while on the exhibit floor and during the Newbery/Caldecott banquet for people using their hands as maps.

While I never seem to be able to write many blog posts during the conference, I’ll definitely be working the Instagram and Twitter.

Are you coming?

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. Margie Culver says

    June 25, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    It’s an event of a lifetime for me. I wouldn’t miss it.

    • Travis Jonker says

      June 27, 2013 at 12:13 am

      Great to hear, Margie. See you in Chi

  2. Niki Barnes says

    June 25, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    I wouldn’t miss it! I will be using my hand as a map as well as being very nerdy! 🙂

    • Travis Jonker says

      June 27, 2013 at 12:13 am

      The map hand comes in handy. See you there!

  3. Anne says

    June 26, 2013 at 8:24 am

    Nope! I had been planning to go while still at my old library, but now that I’ve switched jobs—it’s not going to work out this time. Maybe next time it’s in Chicago. I wish they still had them in Michigan sometimes. We could use the $!

    • Travis Jonker says

      June 27, 2013 at 12:11 am

      Hopefullly we’ll see you at an ALA soon!

  4. Sondy says

    June 26, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Yes! And will you be at the Caldecott Preconference on Friday? I leave tomorrow, and I’m excited!

    • Travis Jonker says

      June 27, 2013 at 12:12 am

      Alas, no Caldecott preconference for me. I’m sad to miss it – sounds incredible. Have a good time!

  5. Liblaura5 says

    June 26, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    Absolutely!
    Packing right now as I surf the ALA scheduler from my phone!

    • Travis Jonker says

      June 27, 2013 at 12:12 am

      Yes! See you there

  6. Adrienne says

    June 26, 2013 at 9:11 pm

    I’ll be there! I’m on my way to the city now, with a layover day in Indiana.

    • Travis Jonker says

      June 27, 2013 at 12:12 am

      Yeah! Looking forward to saying hi

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