I can’t remember where my first ALA Midwinter (now called LibLearnX) was. Maybe I haven’t been since Chicago in ‘17? I didn’t go to Philly in ‘20, the last pre-Covid edition. Anyway I can’t honestly say I miss the tension of awards anticipation, but I definitely miss the colleagues and librarians. PYR used to have a librarian dinner where every imprint got to present one book from the coming year. That was the first time I got to talk about @joymccullough & BLOOD WATER PAINT… #alayma #kidlit