Top 10 Tweets—Friday Edition

By Heather Cho | June 22, 2018

It’s day one of #alaac18! As always, it was full of excitement and boundless energy, especially for the Opening General Session.

You’re ready for Annual to start.

Or maybe you feel like this.

This is my OMG-I-won-the-Newbery-Medal-and-now-I’m-on-my-way-to-#ALAAC18-WTH-is-happening-right-now face. #ALA18 pic.twitter.com/C3pl90vr0v

— Erin Entrada Kelly (@erinentrada) June 22, 2018

You are psyched for all the sessions.

Awwww yyeeaaahh #alaac18 pic.twitter.com/qFs7FE0vCM

— Tasha Nins (@TashaCMN) June 22, 2018

It's begun! #alaac18 #diversity #equity #inclusion pic.twitter.com/YRfFPsVukH

— J ChaCha (@jtcmlis) June 22, 2018

You want to pay it forward.

If any students are here at #ALAAC18 let me buy you food. I’ve been in your position. Let me treat you.

— jay 🇵🇸 (@_WildeAtHeart) June 22, 2018

You waited in line for hours to see former First Lady Michelle Obama and Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden.

Worth the 10 hr wait! @MichelleObama #ALAAC18 #alaac2018 #NewOrleansLA #librarianswin @penguinrandom pic.twitter.com/n1Wy9jnpCW

— D (@dollybrarian) June 22, 2018

Yes!!! I know I shouldn't point but it's the @LibnOfCongress . #alaac18 #alaac2018 pic.twitter.com/1ZTJ8NlrVB

— Librarian Love (@tlovesbooks) June 22, 2018

But you have no complaints.

https://twitter.com/storytimekatie/status/1010214122095603712

https://twitter.com/aslaughter/status/1010270752900337664

And for the @alaleftbehind folks, here’s a tasty tip.

Eating doughnuts at my desk because I'm seeing all these great pics of people eating beignets @alaannual and I'm jealous. #ALALeftBehind

— Kaitlin Springmier (@kaitlinspring) June 21, 2018

BONUS tweets: People who had more fun than you getting to New Orleans!

You never know who might run into.

https://twitter.com/wordbobby/status/1009974000418787328

You never know what you might hear.

#alaac18 attendee to flight attendant: “Beware. This flight is full of librarians and we’re not shushing!” Lmao #librarians @DCLALibrarians @ALALibrary @AmericanAir dca—>msy pic.twitter.com/gQuIvqwpij

— Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres (@frenchhorn88) June 22, 2018

My cab driver remembers librarians were the first ones back after Katrina 😍 #alaac18

— gayatri singh (@socaldesi) June 22, 2018

You never know when someone might be eyeing you.

Sitting at my @SouthwestAir gate @BWI_Airport waiting for my plane to board to NOLA and trying to pick out the librarians…#alaac18 here I come! BTW borrowed this idea from @librarycourtney and bought some postcard stamps. I can send mail to friends #ALALeftBehind DM me addresss pic.twitter.com/A9eVvSc4fN

— Stacey Rattner (@staceybethr) June 22, 2018

You never know when you might need to apologize.

HEATHER CHO is campaign specialist with ALA’s Communications and Marketing Office.

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