Georgia Librarians at ALA 2019: Reports from the Field

From June 20-25, 2019, librarians descended on Washington DC for the American Library Association's (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition. Numerous Georgia librarians attended and presented at the conference. Following are reports from some of these Georgia librarians and Georgia Library Association members: Aycock presented a poster session that showcased the onboarding and mentoring programs they have for new employees at the Kennesaw State University Library System. DuVernay co-presented a poster which was based on an annual book festival that she volunteered to work on, located in Montgomery AL. Manci attended the conference under the scholarship of the Emerging Leader program. At the Annual Conference this year, all of the Emerging Leaders attended group sessions about the structure and governance of ALA, avoiding burnout in leadership positions, social justice in leadership, and reflective activities about our time working together on our projects.