In my pre-conference blog, I mentioned that I was a little nervous about attending my first professional conference before I had even finished my degree. I was still nervous when I first arrived. I felt a bit better when I ran into some MSD Washington Township librarians that I knew, including my own boss, and by the time the Keynote address was underway, I was feeling right at home.
During the conference I felt excited. There was so much to see and learn from the presenters who clearly worked hard to share their love of librarianship. I learned about privacy, access to information, censorship, new books, free research resources, and through all of these lessons, I learned about advocacy. All of the librarians are clearly champions of the profession and spend their own free time preparing and sharing their knowledge. I would like to carry this new information and fresh excitement to my job. Also, I hope I'm brave enough to make some changes to my mindset in terms of the tiny bits of censorship I have been letting seep into my daily practice.
After the conference, I felt renewed in the library spirit. This is truly a librarian's evangelist revival. I plan to attend at least one day next year and maybe, in a few years, I will have something to contribute.
For more information about the Indiana Library Federation and the ILF Annual Conference, visit http://www.ilfonline.org/
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