Midwinter 2019 Top 10 Tweets—Day 1

By Crystal Carrazco | January 26, 2019

Friday brought Melinda Gates, checking out what the conference has to offer, and one of the best traditions of Midwinter—the first night of exhibits!

While it’s the first day, some people are still flying in and Find The Librarian is still being played by some folks.

I love flying to ALA conferences because I can identify all the different species of librarians at 100 paces and so it’s great for my field journal #alamw19

— Beth DeBold (@eliza_audacis) January 26, 2019

For people already onsite, this face that both new and returning Midwinter attendees make when they head to #alamw19. 😬🙌

This is the face of someone who just left school to head to her 1st ever @alamw conference. Just a wee bit excited to hobnob with other book nerds for 4 days 😆❤️📚 #ALAmw19 pic.twitter.com/sKOU1maeMt

— Sarah Threlkeld (@wordnerd153) January 25, 2019

Once you’re at #alamw19, Midwinter attendees are excited to head to your sessions!

https://twitter.com/icatalogthings/status/1088804759266418688

If you dropped by the ALA Lounge between a session, you may have made some new friends and found a fun ribbon or two.

https://twitter.com/LibraryGoddessX/status/1088948688196591616

By the afternoon, it was time to check out the opening speaker, Melinda Gates!

Let’s do this! #alamw19 #opening session https://t.co/v7m29xign3 pic.twitter.com/YjhOFbOJYU

— 📚 ☕️ 🏳️‍🌈 (@booksnyarn) January 25, 2019

"Everyday librarians create moments of lift"-@melindagates #alamw19

— melodysky (@melodysky) January 26, 2019

https://twitter.com/LibrarianArika/status/1088961600956948480

Then it was time to lineup for the mad dash into exhibits. Which, this GIF is almost 100% accurate of how it looks like when exhibits open.

The mad dash of librarians trying to get arcs when the exhibit hall doors open is impossible to describe #ALAMW19 pic.twitter.com/GowTOrdaDh

— Bookish Sabrina (@bookish_sabrina) January 26, 2019

After grabbing a few books, it’s time to take a #squadgoals photo with your new friends.

So many books!! #alamw19 @JenniferSharpTN @pvslibrarian @erikaslong pic.twitter.com/uJWZPyxwcy

— Vicki Winstead (@VickiWinstead) January 26, 2019

But then you get to the hotel and realize you may have grabbed more than a few books…

Day 1 swag from #ALAMW19 I am so grateful for generous authors, illustrators & publishers! Being a librarian is pretty much the best job in the world 😊❤️📚 pic.twitter.com/FtKU31oBbL

— Sarah Threlkeld (@wordnerd153) January 26, 2019

CRYSTAL CARRAZCO is membership communications specialist with ALA.

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