American Library Association Conference in Washington, D.C.

(No, that's not really Obama. It's Faux-Bama!)

I just spent 4 days in our nation's capital with 20,000+ librarians. ALA is the biggest conference of the year, with all kinds of librarians attending: public, school, academic, etc. I attended my committee meetings, went to some interesting discussion groups and programs, heard Toni Morrison give the keynote address, and talked to vendors about their products. I also met up with friends from graduate school, ate good food, and saw some of the sights! I'd never been to D.C. before, so I was particularly excited to do some museums and monuments. See all the photos I took here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14784472@N07/sets/72157624387631896/

Brother #2's Wedding

This post is overdue -- one of my brothers got married early in June and Mike and I went to Idaho for the wedding. It was lovely. Justin is a very lucky kid to have married Annie. She's smart, funny, and beautiful. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the festivities:The happy couple

My brothers, Annie & me after the wedding
All the family together!
The Bowles family, minus Annie the bride, at the reception the evening before the wedding.

Carl Kasell's voice on our home answering machine!

So, we don't actually have a home answering machine, but we do have Carl Kasell's voice! Listen below, or call us between 9am and 5pm and hear the prize that I won on Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me, from National Public Radio.