American library association archives at the university of. The 6th annual book cart drill team world championship sponsored by demco was held at the 2010 ala annual conference in washington, dc. A book cart drill team was using it as their background music. Demco sponsored the 2007 world championship book truck drill team competition at ala in washington d. There something new at the vermont library conference in 2012. The book cart drill team championships were held on sunday, june 29th. Jan 03, 2010 for the uninitiated, library book cart precision drill teams are groups of library staff members who push book carts in formation to music. I first heard about ala s book cart drill team competition after jon scieszka and mo willems stumbled upon it a few years back and took over the commentary. Gettysburg colleges drill team in sync at the american library association s world championships. Heres the video of this years winning team, night of the living librarians. Libraries interested in sponsoring a team should contact jane napier at email protected for the full list of rules and regulations.
Jun 27, 2010 ala 2010 1st place book cart drill team sweettlibrarian. The manual tells how to get started with a book cart drill team, recruit performers, plan performances, and choose and then polish routines. Santa monica public library wins book cart drill team. The secret lives of librarians took center stage at the american library association s annual conference earlier this month. If you werent at the wisconsin library association wla conference last week to see the 1st annual book cart drill team competition, youre in luck because intrepid mats blogger paula ganyard recorded a video of the competition and posted it to youtube. This was one of the nottobemissed events of alalucky me, i snagged a seat in the 2nd row and what a ride it was. Book cart drill teams are being used to promote libraries in parades and community events all over the state. This was one of the nottobemissed events of ala lucky me, i snagged a seat in the 2nd row and what a ride it was. Demco sponsored 2009 ala fifth annual book cart drill team world championship. Scieszka has become an unabashed book cart team groupie. In that post, i mentioned the 2008 book cart drill team champions, santa monicas wellstacked scibrarians. Presenting library book cart drill teams david guion. Mar 31, 2016 riverside county library system book cart drill team 3.
The ala champion uwmadison slis book cart drill team put on a heck of a show this afternoon. Public library warrior librarians took first place in the fifth annual library book cart drill team championship, winning a gold book cart from sponsor demco before a standingroomonly crowd. Subcategories this category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. The american library association ala just finished its annual conference in chicago. Valkyrie bookcart drill team triumphs library mix archive. Santa monica public library wins book cart drill team world. Book cart drill teamfurther proof that librarians kick ass. Its time to gear up for the annual book cart drill team competition at this years wisconsin library association conference at the kalahari resort in wisconsin dells. San jose public library videos the king library book cart. I first heard about alas book cart drill team competition after jon scieszka and mo willems stumbled upon it a few years back and took over the commentary. Feb 09, 2014 book cart drill teams put spin on library science.
There is nothing like a good book cart drill championship to lift the spirits. King library book cart drill team, san jose, california. Book cart drill teams battle for supremacy mental floss. Pierce county library systems book cart precision drill team, 1997. Fla releases official statement urging all libraries in florida to temporarily close to the public. Demco cart wheels2nd place book truck drill team ala. The 2nd annual fla book cart drill team competition is set for wednesday, may 6, 2009 3. Nov 21, 2008 check out this video of the winners of the 2007 medical libary association meeting book cart drill team competition. Librarian book cart drill championships to be held news. Gretchen roltgen, a 62yearold librarian with neon blue hair, says its a. Isiserettes drum and drill team at 2008 n ia band fest. Uwmadison slis book cart drill team puts on heck of a.
Book cart drill team championship, showcasing library workers performing inspired dance routines with costumes and creatively decorated book carts, will be held from 4 to 5. Ala 2010 annual conference preliminary nxtbook media. Check out this video of the winners of the 2007 medical libary association meeting book cart drill team competition. The american library association archives is the repository for the american library association, the worlds oldest and largest national library association. Mar, 2009 carts on the move the annual fla book cart drill team competition is less than a year away. Yuki artists loco, chrish vix, minol, ravi jay, yuki, born manasick lyrics drill team westnahira produced by komudu yuki beats video produced by koile. Demco cart wheels2nd place book truck drill team ala 2009. Jul 28, 2009 2009 ala annual conference overview our grand overview of the 2009 ala annual conference in chicago, including sights and sounds from the alsc charlemae rollins presidents program, laurie halse anderson, the bookcart drill team world championships, the exhibit hall, the ala presidential inauguration, cokie roberts, and more. The competition is one of the many events taking place during the american library associations ala annual conference held june 24 29 at the washington. Tulanes book cart truck drill team in action during the 2006 world championships in new orleans at the american libraries association convention.
I am also going to inflict upon you bad librarian jokes. Carts on the move the annual fla book cart drill team competition is less than a year away. Table of contents for the digital edition of ala 2010 annual conference preliminary ala 2010 annual conference preliminary table of contents ala presidents program auditorium speaker series opening general session and closing session special events book cart drill team world championship exhibit information division presidents programs. Pt 1 united states coast guard silent drill team 2008. The competition will be held during the 2009 fla conference at the doubletree hotel at the entrance to universal orlando, florida. Chicago the sixth annual library book cart drill team championship, showcasing library workers performing themed dance routines with costumes and creatively decorated book carts, will be held from 4 to 5. Book cart drill team competition comes to fla conference 2010.
Ala 2010 1st place book cart drill team sweettlibrarian. Aug 09, 2006 inspired by last years book cart drill team contest at the ala conference in chicago, tulane library employees decided this was the year to form a team and go for the gold. Her new book delivers vital information into easy bites and combines a new cd, packed with over 50 easily customized forms, guidelines, and templates, with 156 text references keyed to the cd in a. Often the book carts are decorated and so are the library staff members. Team members representing the santa monica public library won first place in the fourth annual library book cart drill team world championship at the american library associations annual conference in anaheim sunday, june 29th. With upandcoming librarians like these, it wont be long before. Valkyries ride to drill team victory american libraries. Gettysburg colleges drill team in sync at the american library associations world.
What could be more fun for ala attendees than a book cart drill team competition on a sunday afternoon. Lets talk about cool stuff librarians do book riot. They practice their routines in hallways and parking lots, ready to compete in the 5th annual library book cart drill team championship, sponsored by library. She learned about the fall out shelter, pornography, and last, but not least, book cart drill teams. The competition is one of the many events taking place during the american library. The 6th annual book cart drill team world championship sponsored by demco was held at the 2010 ala annual conference in washington. A book cart drill team refers to a group of library employees typically librarians and library technicians who perform in public choreographed routines with wheeled carts. Those who think the book cart drill teams are silly susan and stanley. Interlake high school drill team 2008 video dailymotion. Mar 06, 2009 the 2nd annual fla book cart drill team competition is set for wednesday, may 6, 2009 3. For the uninitiated, library book cart precision drill teams are groups of library staff members who push book carts in formation to music. Uwmadison slis book cart drill team puts on heck of a show. Fla joins ala and other state library associations in offering this statement to limit transmission of covid19. Fifth annual bookcart drill team world championships.
Finally, library book cart drill teams have become popular. Jul 23, 2009 the american library association ala just finished its annual conference in chicago. This years first place winners of the golden cart award were from oak park, illinois. I first heard this song at the ala conference in anaheim. Here is an ala american library association wiki entry. This is a video of the winners of the book cart drill team competition. Montage of the four competitors at the 2007 book cart drill team championships at ala in washington dc. So keeping to the youtube theme, here is austin public library bibliofiles, a book cart drill team, which won the silver at the ala book cart drill team championships in anaheim. The fourth and winning book cart drill team from the ala annual conference in 2007. This category is for people, events, awards, publications, etc. You can read about the november 2008 competition in wisconsin when the baraboo bookers shut out the mad city truckers. It was fun and the emcees are mo willems and jon scieszka, which was hilarious. Librarian book cart drill championships to be held news and.
Library book cart drill championships to be held june 27. Chicago the fifth annual library book cart drill team. The librarys synchronized book cart drill team, performing live for the bloomington north rotary club. If you dont know what to expect at a book cart drill team event check out this video from last years fla. The king library book cart drill is a cross organizational team of sjsu and sjpl library staff who perform to music with library. Opl warrior librarians 1st place book cart drill team ala 2009. Those who think the book cart drill teams are fabulous and go out of their way to watch the competition at ala katie. Librarian book cart drill championships to be held. Dressed in viking armor and braids and performing to ride of the valkyries, the oak park ill. For the coming year, the american library association will have a texan in the top spotjulie todaro, dean of library services at austin community college, will be inaugurated as president at. Jul 22, 2009 the secret lives of librarians took center stage at the american library association s annual conference earlier this month.
Rockin robbins book cart drill team wins another trophy. But id never been there in person until this year when i finally managed to drop by just in time to see this group. The 2017 rrisd hip hop librarians team competed and won at the texas library associations annual book cart drill team competition. American library association archives at the university. Isanti county 4h drill team 2008 part 2 video dailymotion. Oct 24, 2009 fox 11, wluk, did broadcast a piece on the book cart drill team. For friends of libraries, the popular friends sourcebook by sandy dolnick has provided indepth answers over three editions. If you dont know what to expect at a book cart drill team event check out this video from the 2008 fla conference. And rest assured in the knowledge that the bookcartdrillteam contest will be held again this year at the ala annual conference. Grab a ringside seat for coverage of first national book cart drill team competition. They marched in drillteam formation, equipped with metal book carts.
Drea and i ended up not having fabulous films for young adults meeting on sunday, so we went back to the exhibit hall for the book cart drill team. Book cart drill team competition comes to fla conference 2010 carts on the move 2010 fla book cart drill team competition. Videos of this years ala book cart drill team championships are online. Pierce county library systems book cart precision drill team, 1997 notice. These librarians from the omaha public library chose a ride of the valkyries theme. The competition will be held during the 2010 fla conference in orlando, florida. Library book cart drill team in the westhampton beach new york st. The contest was sponsored by demco, a producer of book carts. Its a little like synchronized swimming, says donna capelle cook, the teams choreographer and a librarian at howardtilton memorial library. The tulane libraries book cart drill team, in a triumphant debut performance, won the second annual book cart drill team world championship. Register your team and get crackin on your routine for a chance to win a prize. Fox 11, wluk, did broadcast a piece on the book cart drill team. Due to the global covid19 pandemic, the ala archives reading room will be fully closed to the public until further notice. With upandcoming librarians like these, it wont be long before we finally shatter that shushing, bunwearing, fingerpointing librarian stereotype.
Library book cart drill world championship won by local. Jun 30, 2005 the ala champion uwmadison slis book cart drill team put on a heck of a show this afternoon. These bits of awesome come to us by way of a librarian friend of mine who mentioned her book cart drill team in passing. The austin texas public library book cart drill team, the bibliofiles, perform at the ala national conference held in anaheim. In first place were the well stacked scibrarians from the santa monica public library. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Two weeks ago, i wrote about librarians busting moves to michael jacksons thriller. In this manual, interested libraries and librarians can find a funfilled approach that can promote the library, gain new community support, and achieve enthusiasm among staff and patrons. Like book cart drill teams are just a thing everyone knows about. I had to leave after this, but heard from mo that there was one more group that did some sort of john cage thing.