A different kind of library conference

I'm sitting outside the exhibit hall for the Texas Library Association Region 1 Fall Media conference, after having listened to the keynote speaker and a panel of authors. Why, you ask? Because I am on vacation, and my friend Clare B. Dunkle was the keynote speaker. And how does this relate to law libraries?

Clare spoke on how librarians and teachers influenced her in all grades, and ultimately influenced her career choices as first a cataloger, then as a young adult author. No matter what type of librarian we are, we need to remember that our primary duty is to help our patrons find the information they seek, and to let them know it is okay to ask for help. The resources may be different, the patrons may be different, but the goal is the same; to help match the resources with the information seeker.