The American Library Association bylaws stipulate that the association will have two business meetings a year. One is the Annual Conference and the other is the Midwinter Meeting. Not only do ALA Council and Executive Board meet but also the boards of all the ALA units -- divisions, round tables, interest groups. The trade show helps pay the bills -- publishers and vendors of library supplies, furniture, etc., etc. demonstrate their latest wares.
This was the sixth MW I've attended in Philadelphia. (The others were in 1995, 1999, 2002, 2008, and
2014.) Based on the experience I had with AirBnB last ...
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This was the sixth MW I've attended in Philadelphia. (The others were in 1995, 1999, 2002, 2008, and 2014.) Based on the experience I had with AirBnB last ...
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