Farewell LibLearnX, we hardly knew ye
According to their website, the American Library Association has announced that LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, will not continue past the 2025 event in Phoenix.
LibLearnX was created to take the place of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, and got off to a rocky start due to the pandemic.
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In the wake of this news, the big question that pops up for me is: What will become of the Youth Media Awards? Will they become virtual-only? ALA is in the process of figuring out how they will proceed with the YMAs and other events typically held during their winter event.
What do you think about the news?
Publishers Weekly had a helpful piece about the decision.
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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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