What are conference authors, speakers, and attendees saying about this year's NCSLMA conference?

Lisa Yee
Lisa Yee blogs about her experience at NCSLMA in Winston-Salem in her latest entry at her blog: http://lisayee.livejournal.com/149019.html

Check out the photos of Lisa and Peepy, her muse, along with school librarians Becky Palgi, Beth Obenschain, Evelyn Bussell, and Yvette Davis and authors Cynthia Kadohata and Kirby Larson. You might even find yourself in the pictures from the author luncheon with Lisa on Friday!

Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson just blogged about attending the NCSLMA conference -- he looked at attendance at our conference and others, and then wonders if library conferences are fading away? Here's the URL for his blog: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2010/11/6/library-conferences-fading-away.html

On Twitter
#ncslma2010 @DebLogan we have to stop advocating for #teacherlibrarians and start advocating for students and who else we serve. - @jenniferlagarde

Media centers have been seen as a respite from testing, but this doesn't help w advocacy or relevance #ncslma2010 - @kellybrannock

Home from #ncslma2010 and fired up. Look for something big soon. - pcaggia

What are you talking about?

Posted by Ms. Dee at 8:28 PM

Have you seen the list of authors that will be signing their books at Thursday's night's reception and autographing session?! There is an author for everyone!

The All Conference Reception and Author Autographing Session is Thursday, November 4th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

You definitely do not want to miss the opportunity to meet these authors:

• Joseph Bruchac - storyteller and author - http://www.josephbruchac.com/


• Lisa Yee - author and creative genius - http://www.lisayee.com/


• David Biedrzycki - illustrator and author - http://www.davidbiedrzycki.com/


• Cynthia Kadohata - author and NCCBA winner - http://www.kira-kira.us/


• Lauren Myracle - author of YA lit - http://www.laurenmyracle.com/


• Deborah Wiles - children's and YA author - http://www.deborahwiles.com/


• Bonnie Christensen - award-winning illustrator - http://www.bonniechristensen.com/


• Mary Nethery - NCCBA winning author - http://www.marynethery.com/


• Kirby Larson - NCCBA winning author - http://www.kirbylarson.com/


• Jean Cassels - NCCBA winning illustrator - http://jean-cassels.com/


• Kelly Starling Lyons - children's author - http://www.kellystarlinglyons.com/


• Alan Gratz - YA author - http://alangratz.blogspot.com/


• Tameka Fryar Brown - picture book author - http://www.tamekafryerbrown.com/


• Shana Norris - YA author - http://www.shananorris.com/


• Julia Ebel - biographer and picture book author - http://www.juliaebel.com/

And there's food -- lots of food -- planned for the reception! So much food you could make your own "dinner with an author" session while you graze the buffet, enjoy a drink from the cash bar, and get your favorite author to sign his or her latest book!

See you Thursday night!

Posted by Ms. Dee at 1:15 PM

Born and raised near Los Angeles, California, Lisa Yee always loved to read. As co-owner and creative director of Magic Pencil Studios, a strategic creative company, she has done everything from writing and directing original projects for Fortune 500 clients to leading creativity seminars for dairy farmers. Lisa has also penned her own newspaper column, and written TV and radio commercials, as well as menus that have been read by
millions, jingles for waffles, and television specials for Disney.

With the publication of Millicent Min, Girl Genius, Lisa realized her lifelong dream of becoming a book author. Winner of the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award, the book has over 250,000 copies in print. Lisa’s second novel, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, was published in October 2005 and her third book, So Totally Emily Ebers, was published in 2007. Other books include Absolutely Maybe, Boys vs. Girls (Accidentally), and Geektastic, an anthology

Lisa will present at the author luncheon on Friday, November 5 of the fall conference. For more information on her, visit her website, www.lisayee.com .

Posted by Ms. Dee at 12:24 PM