The countdown to Midwinter 2016 is over. Midwinter is here! It’s day one and excitement is stirring IRL (in real life) and on the interwebs. Follow #alamw16 to keep up with what’s going on in Boston:
You never know who you will meet at conference!
23% of future librarian couples first met on a conference shuttle bus #alamw16
— Fake Library Stats (@FakeLibStats) January 8, 2016
This real talk delivered by author Cassandra Clare:
" Being a librarian or someone who works with books is not just a job, it's a calling." – @cassieclare #alamw16
The opening day of exhibits is always exciting.Now I see why this is called the "running of the librarians." #exhibithall #alamw16
— Kristi Chadwick (@booksNyarn) January 8, 2016
Stages of picking up ARCS #alamw16 -Look around look around how lucky we are to be alive right now -Helpless -Lord help me say no to this
— Martha Mihalick (@MarthaMihalick) January 9, 2016
Star Wars fans got to live their lightsaber-wielding dreams at conference!And here’s a pic of me and the awesome light saber I made with @LITA at Parts and Crafts in Somerville #alamw16 https://t.co/KZjM9xWznr
— Alida Hanson (@alidahanson) January 8, 2016
I made a light saber at Parts and Crafts! https://t.co/Pi2M2QGb41 #alamw16 pic.twitter.com/gvVidG9SWW
— zemkat (@zemkat) January 8, 2016
Light sabers + makerspace tours = awesome! Loving the start of my 1st #alamw16 #parts&crafts #Somerville #alalita pic.twitter.com/dXZn3qOVQs
— Nick Grove (@nickgrove15) January 8, 2016
We don’t forget about the ALA Left Behind!Welp, guess who just joined #alaleftbehind? Hello other people silently dying over not being there too…have a tissue…#alamw16
— Angel (@AvidReaderBlog) January 8, 2016
If you can't tell, I'm not at #alamw16 so of course I'm RTing almost every tweet on it and living vicariously through them….#ineedalife
— Angel (@AvidReaderBlog) January 8, 2016
Stop by the ALA Lounge for a picture at our photo booth!@alamw pic.twitter.com/ptJksx6HjU
— Sari Feldman (@sari_feldman) January 8, 2016