pla national conference

Sights from PLA 2012

Crowd at Book Buzz


More than 6,000 librarians visited Philadelphia March 13–17 for the Public Library Association National Conference. Below are some images from the four days of speakers, sessions, exhibits, special dinners, and networking opportunities. All photos by Paul Coker.

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Sarah Vowell at the PLA National Conference

Submitted by Greg Landgraf on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 15:47

Author Sarah Vowell discusses how she uses primary source materials found in libraries and archives in her research, as well as the sublime joy she discovered as a child when her family moved to a town with both a library and sidewalks.

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Luis Alberto Urrea at the PLA National Conference

Submitted by Greg Landgraf on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 17:55

Author Luis Alberto Urrea speaks to American Libraries about how libraries helped him to build his career and about why people who don’t use libraries should. More ALA videos at americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al_focus.

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