Top Ten(ish) Tweets—Day 1 (Friday)

By Julie Cai | June 24, 2016

The anticipation is over, and day one of Annual is here! With exhibits opening, fun activities, and awesome sessions, excitement was brewing IRL and on the Twitterverse.

Michael Eric Dyson wowed at the Opening General Session.

I know you love opera but that ain't nothin but gangsta rap in Italian. Michael Eric Dyson #alaac16

— Melissa Josef (@SuburbanBarnyd) June 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/JaneMartellino/status/746452713643220992

"Don't act like if you listen to Coltrane, you're doing Negroes a favor. You're doing yourself a favor!" @MichaelEDyson #alaac16

— American Libraries (@amlibraries) June 24, 2016

"Good intentions are not enough" – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion task force co-chair Martin Garnar. TRUTH #alaac16

— Megan Hodge (she/her) (@mlhodge) June 24, 2016

Some fun and games at Annual:

https://twitter.com/maureentesoro/status/746520235096809472

#alaac16 @alaannual esperando que abrieran las exposiciones. pic.twitter.com/pcmQt72Ap8

— Hilda Gómez (@hildagomez1) June 25, 2016

Chill, color @EBSCO booth at #alaac16 pic.twitter.com/0yu1VHQPjn

— American Libraries (@amlibraries) June 24, 2016

How is everyone faring?

37% of librarians in Orlando sometime within the next 6 hours #alaac16 pic.twitter.com/cOXh42v61x

— Fake Library Statistics (@FakeLibStats) June 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/meghuntwilson/status/746532720122138624

And the #alaleftbehind?

Upside of #alaleftbehind : snickering at the non-Southerners’ reactions to the heat.

— Minion Librarian in all the places (@odosbucket) June 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/mownie8/status/746454480024023040

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