ALA 2010: LJ's Pick of Friday's Top Tweets
By Lynn Blumenstein Jun 25, 2010Friday twitterers at the American Library Association's (ALA) 2010 Conference in Washington, DC, dwelt upon the convention experience more than on upcoming substantive issues. Some cat-loving librarians riffed on ALA's Electronic Gadget Petting Zoo as an opportunity to insert puns about pets. Talk about reading encompassed web comics, graphic novels, self publishing, fandom, and branding.
franceyharris: Gene Yang: In comic books, self-publishing is the way to prove you are a man. (Or a woman) Not a loser thing to do
not_erin: Always something. conf hotel room w/a mysterious red carpet stain (Anaheim) or a tub w/paint drips & poorly attached showerhead (dc) #ala10
TrillianTheCat: RT @heartofzaphod: upset still that librarians' pets were not invited to the #ala10 gadget petting zoo.
#catsOverKindles #PetAgainstALA10 daffodil1209: RT @educatedarts: RT @LibraryJournal: LosingLibraries.org now live, to track lib closures, cuts, & reduced hrs + valiant community efforts to save libs #ala10
libraryfuture: Omg just helped a woman who fell on an #ala10 escalator in the Renaissance. Medics here now tg. I hope she is ok. I hope you are ok! :(
ablalibrarian: #ala10 No talk of how webcomics influence printed graphic novels-too bad~that is a topic for another panel
unwellness: Why does talking to random people @ #ala10 seem easier than it did @ #blogher09? Are the hardest things the ones we love most or did I grow?
starsandfrogs: @filarwilliams if you're lovin the ipad chk out this ala apropos parody http://youtu.be/awNYHFXX0Uo #ala2010
tiflopez: im in trouble now!! the booth next to ours at #ala2010 is the woman who makes accessories from books! http://tweetphoto.com/29147041
2nickels: Fandom as a major part of identity can be hugely helpful to books and authors. #yalsareading #ala2010
libraryink: Only 8% of teens are on twitter. I know they won't see this. #ala2010
emilyreads: It's kinda wicked awesome that the convention center is right across the street from @nprnews. I could moon Nina Totenberg! #ala10
tadawes: Robert Wedgeworth named recipient of BCALA 2010 Trailblazer Award #ala10
heartofzaphod: @TrillianTheCat Did you finish either ur iPawed, catMac or world-cat cat costume? Sunday is the big day of the gadget zoo. #ala10
telephase: RT @ProQuest Qik - Howard Dodson Retirement Toast at #ala10 http://qik.ly/BgjEW << Why aren't more people streaming video on Qik?
emnica: Looking for good sessions on social media, communciations and PR at #ala2010 librariancheryl: Thunderous applause for Jerry Pinkney #ala2010 [2010 Caldecott Winner]
Bioquetra: Heading to #ala2010 tomorrow to accept the John Cotton Dana award for my library system. It's an honor to win this award, so thanks LLAMA!
gliblib: No mention yet of talking apes in this policy brief on the future of libraries, but that doesn't mean it's not a possible future. #ala10
BugRabbit: He met his wife by creating a mashup between librarything and the match.com / #ala10
#themostinterestinglibrarianintheworld molly_oneill: At #ALA10. Have already engaged in much passionate talking about books. Must pace self so as to not lose voice-but hard w/ such good books!!
Visit ALA Annual Conference News for ongoing coverage of the conference by the editors of Library Journal and School Library Journal.
franceyharris: Gene Yang: In comic books, self-publishing is the way to prove you are a man. (Or a woman) Not a loser thing to do
not_erin: Always something. conf hotel room w/a mysterious red carpet stain (Anaheim) or a tub w/paint drips & poorly attached showerhead (dc) #ala10
TrillianTheCat: RT @heartofzaphod: upset still that librarians' pets were not invited to the #ala10 gadget petting zoo.
#catsOverKindles #PetAgainstALA10 daffodil1209: RT @educatedarts: RT @LibraryJournal: LosingLibraries.org now live, to track lib closures, cuts, & reduced hrs + valiant community efforts to save libs #ala10
libraryfuture: Omg just helped a woman who fell on an #ala10 escalator in the Renaissance. Medics here now tg. I hope she is ok. I hope you are ok! :(
ablalibrarian: #ala10 No talk of how webcomics influence printed graphic novels-too bad~that is a topic for another panel
unwellness: Why does talking to random people @ #ala10 seem easier than it did @ #blogher09? Are the hardest things the ones we love most or did I grow?
starsandfrogs: @filarwilliams if you're lovin the ipad chk out this ala apropos parody http://youtu.be/awNYHFXX0Uo #ala2010
tiflopez: im in trouble now!! the booth next to ours at #ala2010 is the woman who makes accessories from books! http://tweetphoto.com/29147041
2nickels: Fandom as a major part of identity can be hugely helpful to books and authors. #yalsareading #ala2010
libraryink: Only 8% of teens are on twitter. I know they won't see this. #ala2010
emilyreads: It's kinda wicked awesome that the convention center is right across the street from @nprnews. I could moon Nina Totenberg! #ala10
tadawes: Robert Wedgeworth named recipient of BCALA 2010 Trailblazer Award #ala10
heartofzaphod: @TrillianTheCat Did you finish either ur iPawed, catMac or world-cat cat costume? Sunday is the big day of the gadget zoo. #ala10
telephase: RT @ProQuest Qik - Howard Dodson Retirement Toast at #ala10 http://qik.ly/BgjEW << Why aren't more people streaming video on Qik?
emnica: Looking for good sessions on social media, communciations and PR at #ala2010 librariancheryl: Thunderous applause for Jerry Pinkney #ala2010 [2010 Caldecott Winner]
Bioquetra: Heading to #ala2010 tomorrow to accept the John Cotton Dana award for my library system. It's an honor to win this award, so thanks LLAMA!
gliblib: No mention yet of talking apes in this policy brief on the future of libraries, but that doesn't mean it's not a possible future. #ala10
BugRabbit: He met his wife by creating a mashup between librarything and the match.com / #ala10
#themostinterestinglibrarianintheworld molly_oneill: At #ALA10. Have already engaged in much passionate talking about books. Must pace self so as to not lose voice-but hard w/ such good books!!
Visit ALA Annual Conference News for ongoing coverage of the conference by the editors of Library Journal and School Library Journal.
