Garrison Keillor gave the closing keynote at ALA. He was hilarious. He talked about his fondness for libraries, a reverent nostalgic vision of the quiet library, a place that is unwired yet heavily used by teens. The audience murmured humorously. It was a packed house despite only ALA members being allowed in… no family or friends. That caused a little commotion.
I attended the exhibits floor one last time. After, I went over to the Day on the Capitol. Eight hundred or so librarians went to Capitol Hill offices to meet with Congressional and Senate members to urge them to think of the libraries that need their help. I actually didn’t get to meet with anyone. Seemed like no one was home but I got lots of photos of folks in red shirts that said Support Libraries. I’m not sure why they chose red for the color; Hasn’t anyone seen Star Trek?
D.C. was bloody hot and humid today, so after a few hours of roaming around the Capitol, I called it a day.
