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My goal is eventually to put together a few curated tweets from the con–seems appropriate since Sheila and I talked about that during our session on social media. But I haven’t quite recovered, so for the time being I present you with a few pretty pictures. Oh, and we missed you. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\nHere’s this year’s organizing crew: Paula Willey<\/a> and me in the back, and Sheila Ruth<\/a>, Charlotte Taylor<\/a>, Melissa Fox<\/a>, and Pam Margolis<\/a> in the front. We are thrilled that this year went so well, even with a smaller group this time–it felt like those who came got a lot out of it (I know I did) and it is always, always wonderful to hang with fellow kidlit peeps. Some amazing discussions on gatekeeping (this year’s theme) and censorship happened, and Kristi Bernard<\/a> gave a great presentation on diversity, tying back into last year’s theme. We also had awesome keynotes from Clare Vanderpool<\/a> (whose Powerpoint skills I am in awe of) and A.S. King<\/a>. Speaking of which, here’s me with A FAMOUS AUTHOR:<\/p>\n

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\nWe also had a chance to wander around downtown Wichita after the conference ended, and found this very cool chalk mural thingy on a wall, posing the question “What positive changes have you seen in Wichita?” We were highly entertained by some of the feedback people decided to put up.<\/p>\n

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For my personal fave, it’s a tie between “yellow brick streets,” “Pie,” and “I Don’t Bang Herion [sic] in my eye no more!”<\/p>\n

It was, in fact, very cool to see all the public art in the downtown, even the eerily realistic bronze sculptures of children. I am a fan of public art in general. But, as always, the best part was getting to feel like I was with my tribe. The worst part was trying to figure out how to Tetris all the books I acquired into my suitcase…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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