Category Archives: ALA

Celebrate the Freedom to Read!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Have you ever read a Banned Book? I bet you have. You might have even read a banned book to your child! Because it’s not all about sex. Violence gets challenged. Speaking truth to power gets challenged. And so do … Continue reading →

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ARC-Gate at ALA

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 4 Comments

Last week, and it is difficult to believe it was already more than a week ago, the American Library Association held its Annual Conference in the land of Mickey Mouse, Anaheim, California. And there was a kerfuffle on YouTube about ARCs and … Continue reading →

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Notable Books and Advance Galleys: It’s so much fun to say “We knew you when”

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 5 Comments

I’m so very pleased (actually giddy) to say that this post will appear on April 6, 2012 as the first of their “Librarian Voices” columns at NetGalley. It can be fun to look at someone famous and say “I knew … Continue reading →

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Impossible Mission

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

I plan to carry out an impossible mission in this post. Not the kind where the “Secretary will disavow all knowledge of my actions,” although there will be some “Secretaries” involved. So this mission will not involve either Peter Graves … Continue reading →

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The conference halo effect

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

There’s a phenomenon that I call the “conference halo effect”.  I think it happens to most of us, or at least I certainly hope so. The alternative would be unbearable. While I’m at the conference, I’m energized. This is in … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to miss New Orleans?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

I didn’t hear live jazz playing in New Orleans on this trip until Tuesday morning. The playback in my mind is of jazz spilling out of every open doorway in the French Quarter, usually accompanied by a street corner barker … Continue reading →

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Opening day at ALA

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

No matter where it is the American Library Association conference always feels like librarian’s old home week. All the people look vaguely familiar, convention centers all look alike, and even the signs are pretty much the same from one year to … Continue reading →

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