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After months of waiting the Texas Library Association's Annual Conference is finally here! Why is this so exciting? Librarians, Authors, Vendors and book lovers from across the country are all pouring into Dallas to day to collaborate, plan, and learn about the thing we are most passionate about... LITERACY! This is Christmas, a Birthday, Thanksgiving and New Year's all rolled up into one for librarians so it goes without say we are very excited.
Today's offered lots of time to connect with other librarians in between sessions and make plans for the rest of the week about which topics we want to learn about and which authors we need to track down for signing. Vendors began setting up in the Exhibition hall and by 4pm the Dallas Convention Center was packed with people. Serving Students of Color We've all been there. After weeks of combing through new materials to add to your library you are finally ready to click the order button when you notice that the books about to be order are sadly lacking in...well...color. As many of our communities grow and change, as librarians we have to ensure that our collections are growing and changing as well. This may be adding a foreign language collection for ELL students or making sure minorities authors and characters are being represented. Today we heard from Desiree H. Alexander, Educator Alexander Consulting; Diedra Ballard-Moore, Irving ISD; Raquel Simon Cummings and Valerie Tagoe; Dallas ISD, as they presented strategies on how to make sure all students are represented in the materials and services offered by school libraries. Takeaways:
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