Last week the North Carolina School Library Media Association Conference (NCSLMA) was held in Winston Salem, NC. Several of my colleagues attended from lots of schools in our area, but I was not one of the lucky attendees. I happened upon the many great things happening there by following the #ncslma18 hashtag on Twitter. The first tweet I saw was from the one and only, Stacy Lovdahl: Made it to the opening! Can't wait to hear @pernilleripp and absorb some #awesomesauce from #ncslma18 #ncdlc pic.twitter.com/pvZCFoVPur — Stacy Lovdahl (@braveneutrino) October 4, 2018 Stacy is traveling the state serving districts from far and wide as an Educator on Loan with DPI while she also serves her home district, I knew good things would be coming from her all day. My excitement for the conference was elevated by the incredible authors and speakers they had lined up, one being Pernille Ripp! Pernille is the creator of the incredible Global Read Aloud project. Her pass