This past weekend was the American Library Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition. This year, publishers, writers, librarians, artists and other professionals made their way down to Orlando, Florida for a weekend filled with educational panels, engaging speeches and of course, booth giveaways and fun!
Scholastic had a large presence at ALA, with a booth in the exhibition hall featuring author signings, giveaways and contests every day of the conference. (Oh, and a very popular cardboard cutout of Mr. Schu!) We're also proud to announce that two Scholastic titles took home Stonewall Book Awards on Sunday (in the Children's and Young Adult categories, respectively): Alex Gino's George, and Bill Konigsberg's The Porcupine of Truth. (The Stonewall Book Awards recognize "works of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience") Congratulations!
You can relive all the fun from last weekend by checking out the hashtag #alaac16, or enjoy the collection of tweets below!
"We all need to be able to see each other if we have any hope of getting through this next century." - @lxgino #alaac16 #stonewallawards
— Deimosa Webber-Bey (@dataquilter) June 27, 2016
Librarians/teachers, let's use these books to give young readers the ability to say "I can"- @billkonigsberg #alaac16 #stonewall
— Preeti Chhibber (@runwithskizzers) June 27, 2016
Text of my Stonewall Book Award speech at #alaac16 this morning: https://t.co/YAqjCKrMfh
— Bill Konigsberg (@billkonigsberg) June 27, 2016
Honored to receive the Stonewall Award alongside the powerfully genuine @billkonigsberg and, I imagine, some fabulous grown up authors.
— Alex Gino (@lxgino) June 27, 2016
Hooray for our award winners! #alaac16 @PamMunozRyan @lxgino @billkonigsberg @Scholastic pic.twitter.com/0jAVhfHfLb
— Tracy van Straaten (@TvS_557) June 26, 2016
At #alaac16 in Orlando w @AndreaDavisPink our great @Scholastic editor & friend! TY #Librarians #SameButDifferent pic.twitter.com/m3Sc7eioPi
— Holly Robinson Peete (@hollyrpeete) June 27, 2016
If we want to encourage reading and writing. . .THIS from Dav Pilkey's new series, DOG MAN. pic.twitter.com/AWaXHavTZi
— Paul W. Hankins (@PaulWHankins) June 27, 2016
Best possible sight in the @Scholastic booth at #alaac16 pic.twitter.com/FEGWGMYbKr
— Tracy van Straaten (@TvS_557) June 26, 2016
I ran into @MrSchuReads & @MrSchuReads @Scholastic #alaac16 #ECHO pic.twitter.com/Wpqgb601ul
— Tracy van Straaten (@TvS_557) June 26, 2016
Found him! The real @MrSchuReads #newberycaldecottwilder #alaac16 pic.twitter.com/IEe3zs1IDq
— Deimosa Webber-Bey (@dataquilter) June 27, 2016
Priceless. @Scholastic literary reception at #alaac16 w/ @goraina and Mary Grandpre and David Shannon! #ctreg14 pic.twitter.com/ucQESmwNLQ
— Jane Martellino (@JaneMartellino) June 25, 2016
"Scholastic is killing it right now" & "Raina is the queen of comics", panelists respond 2 question about graphic memoirs... WORD! #alaac16
— Deimosa Webber-Bey (@dataquilter) June 24, 2016
Good day at Ye Olde Library Conference. #alaac16 pic.twitter.com/1A5zKPA8WF
— Raina Telgemeier (@goraina) June 26, 2016
On line in my own @Scholastic booth 4 @sean_qualls and @SelinaAlko! Getting TCfL signed 4 my grandmother #alaac16 pic.twitter.com/8DuytTZdOt
— Deimosa Webber-Bey (@dataquilter) June 26, 2016
At the @chickenhsebooks dinner and @MGLnrd's beetle fascination is positively infectious. #beetleboy #alaac16 pic.twitter.com/ofhwBFm1ZY
— Nancy Mercado (@nanmercado) June 25, 2016
Another fun game @Scholastic @LakeAnneEs #isurvived pic.twitter.com/z31ahwd1tA
— Susan Polos (@spolos) June 24, 2016
Look, @MrSchuReads, @ajhueySTL & I found Barnacle!! @Scholastic #schuvisits #alaac16 #nerdybookclub #ReadingSummit pic.twitter.com/V0YVRNzXEA
— Jillian @ Custom Ed (@CustomeduLit) June 27, 2016
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