1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OFSCHOOL LIBRARIANSCONFERENCE MINNEAPOLIS OCT. 26-30, 2011Presented by Sherry TurnbullLibrary Media Specialist, Pittsburgsturnbull@usd250.org

2. THEME: TURNING THE PAGE 3. HELD AT THEMINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER 4. MINNEAPOLIS: BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THEFALL 5. THE EXPLORATORIUMMEETINGCOLLEAGUES WHO SHARE THEIRIDEAS 44 different presenters share handouts and great teaching ideasduring this 2 hour event 6. LEARNING AT THEEXPLORATORIUM 7. OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: NICHOLASCARRSpeaking about his book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains 8. TOO MANY SESSIONS TOCHOOSE! Common CoreStandards Technology Assessment Budgets Information Literacy Building Partnerships Reading Promotions AND MANY MORE! 9. OVERWHELMED BY EXHIBITS WITHVENDORS 10. AND BOOKS GALOREFREE AND FORSALE! 11. AUTHORSSO MANY TO MEET,SO LITTLE TIME! Dianne Des Las Cases, author of House that Witchy BuiltMarci Peshke, author of KylieJean Drama Queen 12. MACKIN BOOK COMPANY HOSTS ANEVENING EVENT 13. MACKIN TOUR We tour theirwarehouse and viewemployees filling bookorders, placing spinelabels, and putting mylaron jackets OH, so precise! 14. MACKIN HOSTS AN AUTHORRECEPTION Authors sign and give copiesof their booksfrom TonyBuzzeo to Nancy Carlson toDavid LaRochelle to TomiedePaola! 15. TOURING THE CITY Finding a little free time totour Como Park with friendsand colleagues 16. BEAUTIFUL BOTANICAL GARDENS 17. CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL 100 years old; built in thestyle of French and Italiancathedrals 18. BACK TO THE MANY SESSIONS 19. AND OF COURSE TRYING OUT THELOCAL FLAVORS Pumpkin cheesecake,barbeque, and omeletsamong others! 20. MEETING STRANGE CHARACTERS ATTHE EXHIBITS 21. AS WELL AS GREAT AUTHORS Like Mike Thaler And Andrea Pinkney 22. AND MORE GREAT AUTHORS ANDILLUSTRATORS!Derek Anderson Roland Smith 23. EVEN KAREEM ABDUL-JABAR Signing copies of his book, On the Shoulders of Giants 24. BELLWETHER MEDIA HOSTS ARECEPTION Great place to network withcolleagues and view books 25. MAKING A SCHOOL TUBE VIDEOANDCOLLECTING MORE BAGS OF BOOKS! 26. VISITING THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLICLIBRARY 27. WHERE PATRONS USE SELF-CHECKOUT 28. CLOSING GENERAL SESSIONMIMIITO Spoke about her book: Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media An advocate of using new media in education 29. CLOSING CELEBRATION AT NICOLLETPAVILIONA REALLY COOL PLACE 30. A GREAT DINNER AND TIME TONETWORK WITH NEW FRIENDS FROMACROSS THE US 31. AND EVEN A LITTLE DANCING 32. A GRACIOUS HOST CITY 33. THANK YOU AASL FOR A GREATCONFERENCE! 34. TIME TO HEAD HOMEFILLED WITH APLETHORA OF NEW IDEASAND TOOMANY BOOKS TO CARRY!