Doreen DiCrecchio
Sr. Customer Relations Manager
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A sunny summer weekend spent in a convention hall in Philadelphia, surrounded by books. It was awesome!
The annual ALA (American Library Association) Conference and Exhibition was held June 26 – 30 and we were there! There were authors from all genres. It ran the gamut. Romance, mystery, humor, technology, travel, educational, cookbooks, graphic novels, basically anything a reader could want. Toddlers through centenarians could find at least one book that would interest them. And authors love to talk about their creation. They want to share what motivates them to write. I felt honored to meet and speak with so many creative and inspiring people. One of us (that would be me) even got to meet one of her all-time favorite authors.
We strolled aisle after aisle, chatting with our honorees, including Pinna, Playaway, tonies, Highlights for Children, Teacher Created Materials, Barefoot Books, Familius, Zibby Books, and more. A special shout-out to Cathy Teets, president of Headline Books and founder of Zoom Into Books, who provided a showcase for Mom’s Choice Award-winning authors. Her excitement about books is contagious.
As an avid reader and book lover, spending the weekend enveloped in books and authors was an amazing and eye-opening experience. Meeting and sharing the experience with Mom’s Choice honorees was priceless.
For more Honoree photos from the event, check out our Facebook Album! Also, check out this YouTube video of MCA at ALA Booth 1762.
About Doreen DiCrecchio
A ’60’s baby who had ’80’s babies. I am passionate about my children, my grandchildren, my dog, practicing yoga, and my two favorite sports, football and soccer. I love to write about my passions and anything else that interests me including cooking, baking, and reading. I believe in doing what makes me happy. Writing (among other things) makes me happy.