I just want to say thanks to New Orleans for loving us right back. I don't
remember when librarians have gotten such great press!
I had a great time, was touched by all the stories I heard from the taxi
drivers and other service people, and had my most poignant moment in a
jazz venue on Bourbon Street when the band played Louis Armstrong's "What
a Wonderful World." If the people in New Orleans can take to heart the
words to that song, then the rest of us can follow suit!
I have emailed a letter to the editor of the Nashville Tennessean stating
that NOLA is ready for visitors, but I'm afraid the newspaper has not seen
fit to publish my missive. Maybe I got carried away and went on too long
with my praise, but I would encourage y'all to do likewise or to do what
you can to spread the word that New Orleans is ready for company.
Terry, thanks to you and your city for being great hosts. Karen, thanks
for sharing the link to that great article in the Times-Picayune.
Let the good times roll!
Nancy Dickinson, Librarian
Hillsboro Elementary School
Director-Elect, Region IV, AASL
Manchester, TN 37355
dickinson1@k12tn.net
> My hearfelt thanks to all of you who came to my hometown for the ALA
> conference. I hope you had as much fun and excitement as the citizens of
> New Orleans had while you were here. Several weeks before the conference
> the buzz word in the city was "The librarians are coming!"
>
> And you did..about 18,000!! The attendance was about par with ALA in
> Orlando and in New Orleans.
>
> From the reports that I received all went well..the hotels and restaurants
> and convention center went out of their way to make ALA attendees feel at
> home. "thank you for coming" were the words often expressed to attendees
> everywhere they went. I know that some of the services may have taken a
> little longer, so thank you for your patience.
>
> As I said in the pre-conference postings "You'll love New Orleans and
> she'll
> love you right back!"
>
> Thanks.."New Orleans loves you!"
>
> Terrry
> YALSA Local Arrangements Chair
>
> Librarian, Jefferson Parish Public School System
>
> bestman@att.net
>
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