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I’m in Denver to attend the 10th Annual LITA National Forum. It is “annual event for those whose work involves new and leading edge technologies in the library and information technology field.” I arrived early yesterday afternoon thanks to an early flight and a 2 hour time difference. This was a bonus as it gave me a nice chunk of time to explore the city and enjoy the beautiful Colorado weather.

The conference starts this afternoon (pre-conferences took place yesterday and take place again this morning). I was fortunate to receive a Career Enrichment Program Scholarship from the NC State Library that is helping fund my trip. Contrary to the common belief that these scholarships target new young librarians who haven’t attended conferences previously, they are also available to us seasoned librarians who would like to expand our attendance to a conference that we don’t normally have the funding to include in our annual travel budget.

In my case, I’ve only attended LITA one time previously, back when it took place in Raleigh either in 1999 or 2000. So it’s been a long time and I’m excited to have 3 days where I can focus on learning what other libraries are doing with emerging technologies. I expect to hear about Library 2.0, social software, the new OPAC and all the other hot topics in the field these days. There’s even a screening of the Hollywood Librarian this evening.