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On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Michael Sullivan is the author of Connecting Boys with Books, as well as several other books on the topic. He has been a Children’s Librarian and Library Director in public libraries for more than 15 years.

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On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Doc Roth and Karin Kell-Deyo spoke during the last session of the day about advocacy in school librarianship. Doc Roth is director of The English High School Library, chair of the AASL Legislation Committee, chair of the MSLA Constitution and Policy Committee, as well as the MSLA National Legislation Liaison, among other things. Karin Kell-Deyo is Boston Public Schools Library Director.

Kevin MacLedo / Vegas Glitz

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On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Beth Gallaway was named a Mover and Shaker by Library Journal in 2006 for her advocacy on gaming in libraries. Her book Game On! Gaming at the Library was just recently put out by Neal-Schumann Publishers.

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Information Goddess Consulting

Beth's web site.

Kevin MacLeod / Killing Time

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On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Valerie Diggs gave a presentation about the unique challenges of social networking technology in school libraries. She is the Dept Head of School Libraries for Chelmsford Public Schools, and most recently completed the transformation of the Chelmsford High School Library to a true Learning Commons Space.

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Kevin MacLeod / DD Groove

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On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Robin Brenner is the Teen Librarian at the Brookline Public Library. She’s helped create the great Graphic Novels for Teens selection and recently published Understanding Manga and Anime.

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No Flying, No Tights

Robin's website reviews of graphic novels for teens

Kevin MacLeod / Chanter

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