Here’s my day in pictures. I went to a pre-conference and later went out to eat with Mr. Tangognat and my Dad in Chinatown.

You could see people setting up exhibits:

And the giant glowing block of google illuminates the surrounding area.
Look out! Don’t head into the googlelight!!!!

I think the graphic novel pavilion might be somewhere between the Scholastic sign and the cafe:

Let’s head down the hall to the pre-conference!

But don’t look down, the carpet might make you dizzy….

There are bits of art scattered around the convention center. This art appeared to be of the fiber variety:

When you go for a pre-conference and they set out food, grab it quickly. Librarians like their free diet coke and muffins:

Look, it is the Chinatown branch of the library!

And the crazy people from Critical Mass

And here’s the roof of the Chicago Public Library:

That was it! I’ll try to post more about the preconference I went to later.

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