Wow. What a trip. As I hoped, I met some great librarians, got asked some great 2.0 questions, and got to see the lovely town of Pittsburgh!
The drive to Jacksonville was smoky but uneventful, and the flights weren’t too bad either. Upon arrival in Pittsburgh, I went to dinner at Bravo with some of the local librarians, and we had wonderful conversations about lifelogging, punk/metal bands, and the nature of librarianship (amongst other things). After that, John and Gary took me on a driving tour of Pittsburgh (right after it rained, too! I’d almost forgotten what rain looked like!). Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera, so I missed several awesome photo ops.
Friday morning I presented Connect, Collaborate, Create: Making Sense (and Use) of “2.0″ in this swanky electronic classroom. The crowd was nice enough to laugh at my cheezy humor, and they came up with some great questions. Unfortunately, I had to leave halfway through lunch in order to make my flight back, but everyone was nice and really seemed to engage the concepts of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. I look forward to continuing to communicate with these folks! And I was delighted to return to rain, thanks to Tropical Storm Barry–I need to leave more often!
I would like to offer a special thank you to John, Gary, Carroll, LaVerne, and Mike for getting me up there and showing me around. You all made my trip comfortable and fun!
