My trip to ALA and TLA

Sylvia Casanova

On the planeMy husband’s and I first plane trip. This was on the way to Dallas.

50 minute trip. From Dallas to D.C…. Whole other story!

June 22, 2010

Washington D.C.Favored choice of transportation is the Metro.

It is very busy and extremely crowded at certain hours of the day.

June 22, 2010

On a tourWe rode on a double-decker bus and on a boxcar. We saw

amazing sites and history throughout the city.

June 22, 2010

WWII Memorial/Lincoln Memorial

Site of Lincoln’s assassination

On tour

The Eternal FlameVietnam War

Memorial

Guadalupe Flores- My uncleDied on duty in 1968. Located his name by using the internet on my

cell phone.

June 22, 2010

Presidential Memorial and gravesite of John F. Kennedy

Library of CongressPrint/Photo tour with a

curator from LC. She was

very informative.

During the tour, there was a

lady who was showing her art

to a different curator.

1939: San Juan, TX Rio Grande Valley

June 23, 2010

Library of Congress

Main Building Inside main building

June 23, 2010

Beautiful architecture throughout the building! Our tour guide was well informed. We even got to see where the movie National

Treasure was filmed.

Our Nation’s Capital

Rotunda inside of Capital

On tour of

our nation’

s capital

June 24, 2010

Postal MuseumBy chance, we stumbled upon this museum outside of

Union Station. It highlighted the evolution of mail delivery.

June 22, 2010

Smithsonian MuseumNational Museum of Natural History

June 25, 2010

Hope Diamond

At main entrance

Evolution of Humans Dinosaur Exhibit

Ocean Exhibit Having a laugh!

Lincoln Memorial

Learned that all the state names are carved into the top of the building.

Very Tall Statue

Washington Monument

Taken from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

Built in honor of George Washington

ALA

Registration Exhibit Floor

June 26-28, 2010

All the freebies!

ALAMet several authors in the exhibit hall. Lots of signatures

and books.

ALATo buy or not to

buy????Dr. Suess

Presentation

TLA

Rally on the capitol steps

Jaime Lee Curtis

TLA Authors

Gerald McDermott Willy Claflin-

TBA Winner

Jack Gantos, Jim Benton, Mary Amato, & Michael Buckley

TIPS FOR ALA/TLA1. Register early for the conference.2. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. 3. Arrive early at the conference to avoid long

lines at badge pickup.4. Get to the conference sessions early to

guarantee a good place to sit. 5. Sit towards the middle to the back of the room

for a smoother exit.6. Be prepared to carry lots of freebies like books

and other materials that companies are just so pleased to give away.

7. Don’t forget to eat!

My thoughts….•D.C. … What a wonderful place to visit as long as you stayed around the nice areas! ALA... Was great! Shipped home 3 boxes of books. Will do again! Things that I would have done different were to have been better prepared. At times we didn’t know what to do or where to go so we just winged it. It was only after we got home, that we learned we were supposed to avoid places we were at after dark.

•Austin… Loved it! Beautiful sceneries. Especially The Oasis on Lake Travis. I didn’t care too much about the traffic though. TLA… I wish I would have gone to more sessions. Loved the books I got!

•Technology… Great way to stay connected…. Skype, cell phone calls for texting, maps, and internet