When I began this journey as a librarian I looked for resources. I had the certificate telling me I was a certified librarian and I had attended some webinars and I was not shy in asking questions of my neighboring school librarians, but I decided to learn more. I thought about checking into an MLIS; I'm still thinking about it.
I'm not sure how I found popular bloggers. I probably searched for popular literacy bloggers or perhaps book experts. Who knows... I came upon several blogs including Nerdy Book Club, Colby Sharp's Sharpread and Mr. Schu's MrSchureads. That led me to nErDcampMI. I had watched from afar for the first few years, but this year was different. I attended!
It's really difficult to describe what this is like. The attendees are authors and literacy experts and librarians and teachers. There were 1600 people there and if I could have I would have stood and conversed with all of them. Of course there was some awesome giveaways and there were a few vendors. There were book giveaways and books you could buy. The pre-conference panel focused on diversity and there were workshops and panels about lots of different things.
I can't begin to say thank you enough to all those who volunteered to make this a truly worthwhile event. I came home with a new clarity. I came home with lots of books. And, I came home with memories of an experience I will not soon forget!
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