20,000 ALA members, authors, publishers, and vendors will meet from Thursday, June 26 to Tuesday, July 1, and Publishers Weekly has prepared special coverage previous to the event.

“Las Vegas—America’s playground: home to high rollers, showgirls, illusionists, one-arm bandits, Wayne Newton, and the most all-you-can-eat buffets per square mile in the country. And from Thursday, June 26–Tuesday, July 1, you can add librarians to the list, as some 20,000 ALA members, authors, publishers, and vendors descend on Sin City for a week of good clean, uh, professional development. The timing is just right: in 2014, librarians will hit Vegas on a bit of a winning streak, ready to place some bold bets on their future. Where the chips will finally fall, however, is far from certain.”

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