The weather report at the American Library Association’s 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition, held June 27–July 2 in San Diego, was all smiles. Here are some of the week’s picture-perfect moments.

Clockwise from top: Haley White, reference department manager at Springfield-Greene County (Mo.) Library District, takes a selfie with actor and author Max Greenfield during a book signing for his upcoming children’s title, Good Night Thoughts; Newbery Medal–winning author Jerry Craft captures a photo of the crowd during fellow Newbery winner Kwame Alexander’s talk on June 29; Hayley Park, PhD student at University of Maryland’s College of Information in College Park, snaps a group shot during the Spectrum Leadership Institute; conference-goers gather with I Am Gravity author Henry Herz at the Library Marketplace; Mia Gittlen, school librarian at Milpitas (Calif.) High School, poses with 2023–2024 ALA President Emily Drabinski.

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