Help with the Planning for YA Symposium Baltimore 2022

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We’ve begun planning for the next Young Adult Symposium which will be held in Baltimore! We’re nlooking for volunteers who live in the Baltimore area for the YA Symposium Local Arrangements Committee as well as volunteers for the YA Symposium Planning and Marketing Taskforce. Taskforce members can live anywhere in the country.

Here are the details about the committee and taskforce.

YA Symposium Local Arrangements Taskforce:
To work with YALSA’s Program Officer prior to the conference to identify venues for and plan YALSA activities in Baltimore, such as city tours and dine-arounds.  Support the Symposium on-site by introducing speakers, moderating panels, assisting with setting up for special events, welcoming attendees, and more. Committee size: 5 to 7 members including the chair.  Term: January 1 through
November 30.  Size:  5 to 7 members; members conduct planning virtually but are expected to attend the Symposium.

YA Symposium Planning and Marketing Taskforce:
To assist YALSA’s Program Officer with the planning and marketing of the conference, including vetting papers and proposals, vetting scholarship applications, assisting the Program Officer with identifying authors and keynote speakers, and leveraging social media tools to promote the event and scholarship
opportunities, and more. Members will regularly share content via social media and through their state and local networks to build excitement for and share information about the event. Members will work with YALSA’s Communications Specialist to assist with the implementation of a marketing plan. Size: 5 to
7 virtual members, including the chair. Term: January 1 through November 30

To sign up, fill out the volunteer form here: https://www.ala.org/yalsa/getinvolved/getinvolved (click on the Committee Volunteer form under sign up). Don’t forget you’ll need to log into the ALA website to complete the form.

If you have questions feel free to email me.

Franklin Escobedo
YALSA President-Elect 2021-2022
fescobedo@cityoflarkspur.org

Off the Books ALA Annual Event: Library Make’N’Shake

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If you’re looking for something hands-on to do that isn’t on the conference schedule, check out the Library Make’N’Shake hosted by Historypin, MIT Media Lab, Digital Public Library of America, and others. Drop into the event at The Howlin Wolf on Saturday, June 23 between 10am-5pm. The event will highlight non-profit partnerships with libraries with activities centered around STEAM, fundraising, community engagement, and more. Lunch will be served mid-day with snoballs from the famous Hansen’s to feast on in the afternoon.

Why should library staff and others working with teens attend? You will have the opportunity to connect with potential partners for both teen and intergenerational projects. Historypin (https://www.historypin.org/en/) will be launching a new product, Storybox, that would be a great, interactive tool to engage and empower future “teen historians” or to gather the community across generations to share their stories and local history. MIT Media Lab (https://www.media.mit.edu/) will host hands-on workshops involving the food computer, storytelling with data, and circuit making with circuit stickers.

If you cannot drop into the hands-on event, stop by for happy hour from 5-7 for small bites, networking opportunities and live music featuring the Stooges Brass Band. The Howlin Wolf is just two blocks from the convention center at 907 S. Peters Street (http://www.thehowlinwolf.com/). For more information visit https://www.librarymakeandshake.org/ or contact Jon Voss at Historypin: jon.voss@historypin.org.

Adrienne L. Strock is a member of the YALSA Local Arrangements Committee for ALA Annual 2018 and works for the New Orleans Public Library.

Explore Libraries at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference

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Many of us love to visit other libraries while we are out of town, and there are plenty to visit in New Orleans that are accessible by streetcar or ferry. Streetcar fare is $1.25 for each ride. If you’re paying on the streetcar, you will need exact change. You can also purchase 1-day, 3-day, and 5-day in advance online (https://ecommerce.norta.com/Store), or download the RTA gomobile app (apple & android) and purchase passes from there. A ferry ride is $2.00 each way. Again, you will need exact change or you can purchase an integrated streetcar, bus, and ferry pass on the mobile app for a higher price.

Take the Algiers Point Ferry to the Cita Dennis Hubbell Library:

Cita Dennis Hubbell Library
725 Pelican Avenue
Hours: MON-THU, 10am-8pm; FRI-SAT: 10am-5pm

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“Lucky” Vegas

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luck

noun \ˈlək\

  1. : success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions

St. Patrick’s Day is drawing nigh, and talk of luck, leprechauns, and pots of gold abound. Luck (both good and bad) is also commonly associated with Las Vegas, and of the millions of people who visited Las Vegas last year, those who spent time in the casinos were most likely hoping that luck would be on their side so that they could leave town with their own pot of gold. Many bring their own lucky charms with them when they visit, but if you don’t have your own or happen to forget it at home there are a few places in town you can visit that will reportedly bring good luck your way.

blarney

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