I recently made the choice to cut back on a lot of planned travel to attend conferences and various events because I can’t afford it. I can barely afford the gas to volunteer where I’ve been getting library/archive experience. I’m still in school, work full time, and it’s critical for me to do this networking and make connections for the future. I can’t do much unpaid as it is and the fuel prices are making it so much worse.
So my question is, how are you all affording to go? The ALA meeting at the end of June in Chicago is over $400 for a one day ticket. Yearly membership for so many of these organizations (ALA, SAA, ARLIS…) are already so expensive. I’ve already cancelled my plans to attend MAC.
I hate it here grandpa 😭
u/LostInTheArchivez — 6 days ago