After a few days at home after AASL, it was time to take off again and I headed to Lansing, MI for the 38th Michigan Association of Media Educators’ conference. Michigan is in the same AASL Region as Indiana, so going to their conference was so wonderful! There were many folks who were President of MAME about the time I was President of AIME, so it was so great to see friends I hadn’t connected with for a while.
Michigan was the second time I attended a conference and was the opening keynote speaker. Hopefully my spin on how librarians should be leaders was a good fit for them. I enjoyed sharing some of the stories from our school and learning some about how the schools in Michigan are doing. With my sessions done first, I was able to sit back and just enjoy the conference…a real treat. There were great sessions from the likes of Kristin Fontichairo, Judy Hauser, and more. I loved meeting their retiree group. MAME 4 Ever does some amazing work for Michigan. I had never heard of a garage sale at the exhibit hall, but what a great way for retirees to pass on their valuable resources to the next generation. Teri Belcher and her crew do just an amazing job.
As always, my favorite parts were the conversations. The closing keynote was my friend Gail Bush, so it was fun to catch-up with her as well. Sue Lay and her conference committee did an amazing job of putting it all together. The last event I attended was the Past-President luncheon. It was a great way to pass on the wisdom of the association to the new and future leaders. They had quite a turn out!
I’m home for a while, but our state conference and one more Presidential visit is on the calendar before the end of the year! Its been busy, but a lot of fun!
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