MLA 2025 was last week in Pittsburgh. I was lucky to attend and it was my first MLA as well as my first national conference. I've attended many WAAL conferences, but this was my first national experience.
First impressions: MLA is felt small and large at the same time. I ran into some people many times in similar sessions. However, I never ran into any of the WHSLA librarians that I wanted to connect with aside from Kathy Koch day one in the elevator. (Need to plan ahead next time)
Two: I signed up for the First time attendee mentor program, but my mentor was quite busy and we didn't connect quite as much as I hoped. We'll keep in touch, but didn't work out as planned. Still the new member/first timer breakfast was great and really enjoyed making connections there.
Three: I enjoyed the vendor events I attended. These were the best opportunities I had for connecting with other hospital librarians. I enjoyed the evening opportunities a lot, even though I didn't get the EBSCO invite to the Warhol Museum. 😞
More to come in additional posts, but wanted to get my initial thoughts out right away.
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