Instagramming ALA Annual 2017 (Part 1)

I just swam back from the American Library Association Annual Conference and boy are my arms and legs tired!

(Just kidding – we drove to Michigan City and took the train into town.)

The trip began with my usual show-offy Instagram post about how unprepared I like to be at these conferences. Here’s a quick history of what I bring to the conference . . .

2016:

2015:

2014:

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YOU GET THE PICTURE

So what’s different this time out? Have I decided to end this ridiculous practice of sharing needlessly dramatic heavily filtered and vignette-d backpack pics? No, no, no

What’s different this time is that the family came with me. We got into town before the conference and hit all the must-see Chicago sites:

Shedd Aquarium,

The Field Museum,

Crown Fountain,

“The Bean“,

The Disturbing Lincoln Statue – you know, all the good stuff.

But eventually I had to get down to business. And first on the agenda was something that I never thought I would have the chance to do:

Yep.

(Thanks to Candlewick Press for the photos)

I interviewed the great Katherine Paterson. She was open, honest, and funny – it was a good time. We recorded the chat for a future episode of The Yarn podcast.

And things were just getting started. Check back tomorrow for Part 2.

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