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Preconference at the Inupiat Heritage Center | |
| Lunch time! | ||
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Eben Hopson himself, with festive decorations, welcomes us to our wonderful "convention center," Eben Hopson Middle School. | |
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| Our wonderful registration crew, led by calm, cheerful and efficient Chris Finkler. | Attendees catch up with colleagues, go over presentations one last time, check email, and relax in the Registration Area at the Eben Hopson Middle School Library. What a comfortable and refreshing space! | |
| OCLC GSA presentation | ||
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More session photos will be posted when I get my photos ready. Please send any you are willing to share! | |
| After the Authors to Alaska Luncheon, author Velma Wallis signs a book for former borough mayor and current Tundra Times digitization project archivist, Ben Nageak, as AkLA lobbyist Clark Gruening peruses his own copy and waits a turn. |  |
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| Awards Banquet at Ipalook Elementary School | |
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Pat Kilmain present the LJ award to Haines Public Library director, Ann Myren |
School Librarians of the Year,Robin Turk and Katie Sanders |
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David Ongley presents Dorothy Savok, Conference Treasurer and long-time library supporter, with the Library Advocacy Award
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and also presents Freya Anderson with an absolutely lovely ivory bookmark. Thanks! |
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The Man of the Hour, Local Arrangements Chair |
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| Did you get photos at the awards banquet? Please send them in! | ||
| The Nuvukmuit Dance Group shared with us again! |  |
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| This dancer was joining the military and shared a dance he had created to honor the United States. | ||
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The old man dances! |
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The Inupiat Heritage Center is a working facility as well as a museum and meeting center. Those in town Monday were fortunate to be able to watch work on preparing seal skin.
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