The strength of this year’s conference was in the wealth of time it gave us with authors. I had breakfast with 2 authors on Friday, heard two authors speak at breakfast on Saturday and had several authors speaking at sessions I attended. I bought books by two of the authors I met and got them signed. All were memorable experiences. The exhibits were small but of a more manageable size. It wasn’t so difficult to find the vendors I was interested in seeing. Many sessions were devoted to technology. Kudos to the conference planning committee for a job well done!

Gayl Dasher Smith is a National Board Certified Teacher and the Library Media Center Director o Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora.