#alaac26 — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #alaac26, aggregated by home.social.
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"Support the industry coverage you want to see more of!"
On #ALAAC26, metadata, collaboration, and library 101 for indie publishers and authors.
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"Support the industry coverage you want to see more of!"
On #ALAAC26, metadata, collaboration, and library 101 for indie publishers and authors.
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"Good metadata is the secret sauce to discoverability in general, but it's particularly important for library selection workflows in vendor systems that may prioritize traditional bestsellers from large publishers."
Me at The Bottom Line, on two of my favorite #ALAAC26 sessions, both deftly moderated by Ann Lehue.
PS: If you're not already a subscriber and you have anything to do with publishing, you're doing it wrong.
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ICYMI: "What Librarians Wish Publishers Knew: Takeaways from the 2026 Library Insights Summit"
It was an important event at a critical time for the industry, and an example of what real collaboration between publishers and libraries can look like.
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ICYMI: "What Librarians Wish Publishers Knew: Takeaways from the 2026 Library Insights Summit"
It was an important event at a critical time for the industry, and an example of what real collaboration between publishers and libraries can look like.
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"Public libraries often have unique requirements and needs best served by dedicated library vendors that many smaller publishers simply don’t have equal access to—which means that library selectors often don’t have equal access to those publishers’ books."
My coverage of Foreword Reviews' Library Insights Summit is live at Words & Money for your long weekend enjoyment.
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"Public libraries often have unique requirements and needs best served by dedicated library vendors that many smaller publishers simply don’t have equal access to—which means that library selectors often don’t have equal access to those publishers’ books."
My coverage of Foreword Reviews' Library Insights Summit is live at Words & Money for your long weekend enjoyment.
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Kid approved! Conferencing with a kid and picking out books at #alaac26
This year, I am traveling with my nine-year-old reader at ALA annual, so on conference day one I picked up my badge and purchased a child’s pass at the registration desk (only available in person), and additional tickets for her to attend some of the events on my schedule. I opted to find a local babysitter for the…
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Heading home from #ALAAC26 with so much to unpack over the next few weeks.
It was my first time not being there as an exhibitor, so I attended several great sessions, including Friday's Library Insights Summit, and I'm particularly excited about the potential for libraries, smaller publishers, and savvy partners to find common ground while the Big 5 chooses a different approach. 😶
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Heading home from #ALAAC26 with so much to unpack over the next few weeks.
It was my first time not being there as an exhibitor, so I attended several great sessions, including Friday's Library Insights Summit, and I'm particularly excited about the potential for libraries, smaller publishers, and savvy partners to find common ground while the Big 5 chooses a different approach. 😶
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#ALAAC26: At the Printz Awards Celebration, Listening for Teen Readers
The 2026 Michael L. Printz Awards Celebration honored books, authors, committee work, publishers, families, and literary communities. As a teen services librarian, I listened for the readers behind the speeches. The ceremony recognized Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, as…
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Elizabeth Acevedo at #alaac26
After listening to Elizabeth Acevedo’s voice so many times through Libby, it was a pleasure to hear 15 minutes of a live conversation with Kevin King. In a world competing for our attention, we are already doing something radical just by spending time reading and sharing books, said Acevedo. As an aspiring author myself, I loved King’s question about her process of writing for young adults while…
https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/06/29/elizabeth-acevedo-at-alaac26/
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The line of librarians queued up at the Amazon Business booth might be one of the most depressing things I've seen this weekend. 😞
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The line of librarians queued up at the Amazon Business booth might be one of the most depressing things I've seen this weekend. 😞
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Fellow Librarians, Archivists, LIS folks, and all-around rad bookish people who are attending #ALAAC26 this weekend:
Please say hello to the #ZinePavilion and if you happen to see my #zines sitting proudly, please take some photos and share them!
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Fellow Librarians, Archivists, LIS folks, and all-around rad bookish people who are attending #ALAAC26 this weekend:
Please say hello to the #ZinePavilion and if you happen to see my #zines sitting proudly, please take some photos and share them!
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Affirming Inclusive Library Services at #alaac26
In between my poster sessions this afternoon, I made a mad dash to room 175 to see my new friend Courtney Walker present her session on Affirming Inclusive Library Services. While I have seen Courtney share about her Libraries For All initiative previously, her session at #alaac26 dove deeper into how to equitably serve patrons with significant disabilities in…
https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/06/28/affirming-inclusive-library-services-at-alaac26/
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Can Your Community Survive the Summer? Tips & Ideas from #ALAAC26
To kick off day two of #alaac26, I attended a session* called “Sustaining Your School Library Community Throughout the Summer: A Beginner’s Toolkit,” presented by DoMonique Arnold and Harrison Price. Start with Three Determining Factors My biggest takeaway from this session was the list of three determining factors for a…
https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/06/28/can-your-community-survive-the-summer-tips-ideas-from-alaac26/
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The Riverwalk to Lake Trail connection might be the best thing about Chicago. 😍🏃🏽♂️
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Together we've raised over $250 for the Prairieland defendants through the sale of "Zines Are Back! : The Perennial Reemergence of the Zine Scene." Wow!!! Thank you to all for your support!!
If you're at #alaac2026 #alaac26, stop by the #ZinePavilion (booth 2448) to pick up a copy for $5. -
#ALAAC26: Rachel Maddow and How Young Readers Meet the Record
A child’s question about history can sound simple. What happened? The harder question follows immediately. How do we know? At the ALA Annual 2026 Opening Session, Rachel Maddow returned to the second question. In a conversation that moved between information access and historical research, she connected democratic participation with…
https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/06/27/alaac26-rachel-maddow-and-how-young-readers-meet-the-record/
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An Author’s Top Takeaways from the Library Insights Summit
Attending the Library Insights Summit – co-located with the #alaac26 – offered me great opportunities. As a debut author with my first book coming out this fall, one of my top priorities for ALA Annual 2026 is connecting with librarians so that I can better understand how they select the books they’ll feature in their libraries. As a…
https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/06/27/an-authors-top-takeaways-from-the-library-insights-summit/
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This week, #ALAAC26 marks the 150th anniversary of the American Library Association. 📚🌐
While the web isn't nearly that old, the #WaybackMachine lets you revisit conferences past through archived snapshots of the event's website. ⤵️
https://web.archive.org/web/20260000000000*/http://alaannual.org/👋 Attending ALAAC26? Stop by the booth of our Literacy Partner Better World Books to chat with us and snag a sweet Wayback Machine sticker!
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This week, #ALAAC26 marks the 150th anniversary of the American Library Association. 📚🌐
While the web isn't nearly that old, the #WaybackMachine lets you revisit conferences past through archived snapshots of the event's website. ⤵️
https://web.archive.org/web/20260000000000*/http://alaannual.org/👋 Attending ALAAC26? Stop by the booth of our Literacy Partner Better World Books to chat with us and snag a sweet Wayback Machine sticker!
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My favorite quote yesterday was from Cuyahoga County Public Library's Daniel Barden, about the latest round of attacks on libraries: "I thought the Panorama Project had solved this!"
🤔 🫠
https://loudpoet.com/the-panaroma-project-an-abridged-archive/
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My favorite quote yesterday was from Cuyahoga County Public Library's Daniel Barden, about the latest round of attacks on libraries: "I thought the Panorama Project had solved this!"
🤔 🫠
https://loudpoet.com/the-panaroma-project-an-abridged-archive/
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This means I need to stay in the industry for another year! #ALAAC26
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This means I need to stay in the industry for another year! #ALAAC26
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Every metadata conversation exposes the soft underbelly of the increasingly automated systems in publishing and libraries.
re: academic research and misinformation, the inability to easily identify and flag retractions or corrections means bad research continues to be cited (sometimes in purpose), and misinformation grows exponentially.
And that's all before "AI" is put in the mix.
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Every metadata conversation exposes the soft underbelly of the increasingly automated systems in publishing and libraries.
re: academic research and misinformation, the inability to easily identify and flag retractions or corrections means bad research continues to be cited (sometimes in purpose), and misinformation grows exponentially.
And that's all before "AI" is put in the mix.
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📣 Librarians! Attending #ALAAC26 this weekend? 📚
Stop by Booth 2130 with our literacy partner, Better Worlds Books 📖, to talk to us and snag a sweet Wayback Machine sticker!
See you there!
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📣 Librarians! Attending #ALAAC26 this weekend? 📚
Stop by Booth 2130 with our literacy partner, Better Worlds Books 📖, to talk to us and snag a sweet Wayback Machine sticker!
See you there!
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Reminder: I'll be at #ALAAC26 this week, wearing my "occasional journalist" hat for Words & Money.
If you'll be there, too, let's meet up!
https://loudpoet.com/2026/06/17/ala-2026-and-the-occasional-journalist/
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Reminder: I'll be at #ALAAC26 this week, wearing my "occasional journalist" hat for Words & Money.
If you'll be there, too, let's meet up!
https://loudpoet.com/2026/06/17/ala-2026-and-the-occasional-journalist/
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I’ll be putting on my “occasional journalist” hat again next week, working with the excellent Words & Money team to help cover #ALAAC26 in Chicago!
https://loudpoet.com/2026/06/17/ala-2026-and-the-occasional-journalist/
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Last Call for #alaac26 Live Bloggers!
The ALA Annual Conference is coming up in just two weeks! (June 25 – June 29, 2026). The ALSC Blog plans to offer updates about what is happening at the Conference with a team of volunteer guest bloggers. Are you attending? Would you be interested in writing brief updates about the programs you attend, the speakers you hear, or the information you are learning? It’s not too late to…
https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/06/11/last-call-for-alaac26-live-bloggers/
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Maybe it's a complete coincidence that the AAP, AG, and James Patterson have simultaneously declared war on libraries — at a time libraries are fighting to defend the freedom to read — but it feels weird, no?
Y'all still gonna chase ARCs at #ALAAC26, though? 🫠
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Maybe it's a complete coincidence that the AAP, AG, and James Patterson have simultaneously declared war on libraries — at a time libraries are fighting to defend the freedom to read — but it feels weird, no?
Y'all still gonna chase ARCs at #ALAAC26, though? 🫠
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Publishers choosing the nuclear option with James Patterson makes me think the recent library ebook bills are gaining real momentum and have a chance at succeeding.
They're sensing the tide is turning and are willing to risk their reputations to keep readers from having a consumer-friendly way to access ebooks that still makes them plenty of money.
If you're a publisher that doesn't support your primary political organization's agenda, now would be a good time to speak up.
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Publishers choosing the nuclear option with James Patterson makes me think the recent library ebook bills are gaining real momentum and have a chance at succeeding.
They're sensing the tide is turning and are willing to risk their reputations to keep readers from having a consumer-friendly way to access ebooks that still makes them plenty of money.
If you're a publisher that doesn't support your primary political organization's agenda, now would be a good time to speak up.
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Explore the amazing immersive learning experiences at #ALAAC26!