I recently attended the VAASL conference held November 2nd-4th in Chantilly, VA.  It was absolutely amazing and I’m so glad I got to experience it. I was able to attend numerous helpful sessions and it was nice to see so many of the other students in my cohort. I was able to meet so many of my favorite authors too! I left every single workshop I attended with information I can use in the library, classroom, and life in general. The theme this year was Libraries for the People and the workshops demonstrated how libraries benefit everyone. I am already looking forward to attending next year’s conference. Here is a picture of me (on the left) with a classmate and Frances Reeve at the awards dinner.