It's been crazy in Library Land!

Here are a couple of overdue (ha) pics taken during Carrie Ryan's visit.  She was fabulous!  A smash!  Carrie is a great public speaker (could it be that she's a former lawyer?) (although from what I hear, they're not always that articulate, so mayhaps not). 

Just look at that smile!

Carrie answered questions from our students and teachers.  Apparently, MN students ask more zombie-apocalypse questions than at other schools.  Go figure.

Congratulations to the winners of our:

Short story contest: Jasmine Pham
Poetry: Brittney Forster

They each won an autographed copy of the third book in Ryan's trilogy, The Dark and Hollow Places  as well as two free movie tickets.
Immediately after Carrie Ryan's visit, Mrs. Bligh and I headed out to TLA, the Texas Library Assc's annual conference. 

Yes, that's right.  Every year the librarians across TX get together to geek out over the newest in technology and books and to dream about a future in which there is complete intellectual freedom.  But more on that later.