Fun in Seattle
One vendor was selling the computer program to create these READ photos. One year when I was working at the library, the director sent me to the American Library Association Annual Conference which was held in Seattle. Kathryn Poulter went with me. She was really excited and I was very nervous. With my weird health issues and how heavy I was I just wasn't sure I would be able to manage to attend all the events and walk the distances required. Kathryn was very optimistic and sure everything would be fine. She gave me courage. We were staying for several days and we were in the fanciest hotel I've ever been in. The conference had a multitude of classes and events. You could watch committees as they evaluated books for different awards and that was very interesting. Thousands of vendors had their wares set up for everyone to view. It could take two days just to visit all of them. In the evenings they had banquets, or some people went out to local establishments. One night we...