The American Library Association Annual conference was held in Washington, DC the last week of June. 19,513 people attended this conference. There were 6,688 exhibitors as well. This was up from the attendance in Chicago the year prior. Numbers in Chicago were 22,762 attendees and 6,179 exhibitors. (Just a reminder - Library Assistants have a Round Table at ALA and are very active).
On the closing day of the conference, Library advocates gathered on Capitol Hill for the first ever National Library Advocacy Day! Over 1800 people attended this event! After the rally, attendees visited their local representatives.
What a GREAT attendance for this important advocacy event!
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