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Amy Bowllan

A Birthday Worth Celebrating - The SLJ Blog
May 10, 2008

It seems so surreal that MY BLOG TURNS 3 TODAY! Whoo Hoo! Go me! Go me! I will say, due to the sheer nature of technology, blogging ages in dog years -- so this is a golden year for me.

As I reflect on a few name changes and the past three years, here are a collection of things that has made me most proud: May 10, 2005 was the launch of the SLJ Virtual Summit blog:

1) My colleague, Diane Chen, from the Practically Paradise blog has been a supporter of mine since the beginning, and I enjoy the sensitivity she brings to her posts.

2) Fuse 8 and Christopher - I knew them when - they both have been an asset to SLJ and provide diverse voices to the School Library Journal blogs. I met them back in 2005-2006.

3) My friends and loyal readers include: Kakie Fitzsimmons, from Bur Bur and Friends; Kris Bordessa from Great Solutions to Team Challenges blog; and Annie Donwerth Chikamatsu from Here and There Japan blog.

4) My interview with author, Eloise Greenfield was a definite highlight, since her works have inspired so many for so many years.

5) If it were not for Will Richardson, from Weblogg-ed, I would not be blogging today. See my interview with him from 2005. I attended a technology conference back in 2004 where he was the keynote and introduced me to blogging.

6) My favorite author interviews: Wings by William Loizeaux; The Braid by Helen Frost; Angel by Cliff McNish; Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson; Snow Falling in Spring by Moying Li;

7) My personal favorite was an interview I conducted with a woman who was one of the last people to see Amelia Earhart alive: What happened to Amelia Earhart?

8) Authors I wish I had interviewed: Rest in peace, Janet McDonald.

9) Meeting an inspirational student, Rosella Lawrence.

10) This is for you. Feel free to let me know your favorite post on Bowllan's Blog.

Thank you for your support! The best is yet to come.

Posted by Amy Bowllan on May 10, 2008 | Comments (8)

May 11, 2008
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Doug Johnson commented:

Hi Amy, Congratulations. Your blog was among the first "library" blogs that I started reading and that got me hooked. Keep it up and hope you have many more years of contributions. Doug

May 11, 2008
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Amy Bowllan commented:

Thanks, Doug! I will never forget sitting across from you in one of our sessions at the Summit Conference -- you were the only librarian with a laptop. I thought to myself, WOW, how cool is he. Needless to say, I went on and ordered your books and was priviledged to be in such great company. Thank YOU, Doug, for your guidance. If you recall, my very first post had many people up-in-arms and you were certainly the voice of reason and for that I am grateful.

May 11, 2008
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anniedc commented:

Congratulations! And thanks for all you do! My favorite post was the one about Amelia Earhart.

May 12, 2008
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TroyJMorris commented:

3 Years of blogging is a major triumph! Congratulations!

May 12, 2008
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Jean Alicia Elster commented:

I too attended a technology workshop where we were encouraged to incorporate blogs onto our websites. Thought I should try posting a comment on someone else's blog first. Long story short--I was on the SLJ website, was too intimidated to try Fuse 8 so thought I'd comment on Bowllan's Blog. (You were my first!) So glad I did! You definitely think outside of the box. Happy Birthday!

May 13, 2008
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Amy Bowllan commented:

Thank you, Annie, Troy, and Jean! I am humbled by your kind words and continued support. Do stay in touch.

May 13, 2008
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Kakie commented:

Happy Birthday!!! You have been amazing and I like reading your blog. I really liked feeling like a fortune 100 company on Pimpmyblog.com. That one got a good laugh. I also liked our discussion around forming a group for parents and kids in recovery from spring break. That wa a fun one. I enjoyed your tribute to teachers. They ar.e grossly underpaid and are some of the most amazing people I know. You are one terrific lady! :) Warmest regards, -Kakie (Sidebar - I got the cutest "MoMr's day card this past sunday! His spelling, his words!) How fun!

May 14, 2008
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Amy Bowllan commented:

Thanks for the love, Kakie! I haven't forgotten "our" top 10 list for parents - coming soon. Also, THE MoMr's card is adorable. How creative?! Our little ones have such depth they pull from, right? Do stay in touch...