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Lauren@NCLA: Opening Session
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:20 am
Heather and I are sitting in the main conference room of the Hickory Convention Center, getting ready to listen to the kick-off session. Here are my notes:
- First time since 1953 to meet west of US-77!
- Theme: “Telling our story”
- Several awards, names, involved people, were named.
- North Carolina Poet Laureate Katherine Stripling Byer
- Read a poem about her library
- David Holt grammy winner
- Played music
- Told stories
- Pointed out it’s important for the library to collect others’ stories as well as our own
- Collecting strong images about ourselves can be powerful outreach
- Strong images, something that happens: these types of stories move people
- Fun and entertaining opening to the conference!