TxLA17 recap

Y'all.  #TxLA17 was amazing!
The Texas Library Association annual conference is always great, but this year was really superb.

Here are some highlights from my week in gorgeous San Antonio:

• Tech Camp. Amy Mayer of friEDTechnolgy's sessions alone were worth the ticket price.
• Jennifer Niven & my BFF, Adam Silvera
• Shrimp Paesano. Never underestimate bonding over good food with your library peeps.
• Seeing so many of my TALL Texan 2016 family. #clearlysuperior
• Cory Doctorow. 
• Talking about my fabulous TALL mentor to a group (thank you for everything, Kate)
• Mariachi in the morning
• Dancing to the Spazmatics at the President's All-Conference party.  Walter Betts is the man. 
• Sam Weller discussing Ray Bradbury
• Tuan Nguyen & Katie Halata
• Gene Yang.  Genius.  
• YA reading lists by the indomitable Teri Lesesne, Donalyn Miller, & Karin Perry
• Kid Lit vs. YA Lit Lip Sync Battle
• Talking the new draft-version of our state library standards with Donna Kearley & Liz Phillipi
• Meeting Nicola Yoon
• Books! Books! Books!
• Starting my tenure as YART Councilor