By Elizabeth Walker<\/p>\n
This year’s NMRT Annual Conference Local Information Committee has done something a little different this year. We have a great event planned for ALA Annual 2016?the first ever NMRT field trip! The purpose of the field trip is to provide NMRT members with a fun networking and social event set in a unique, relaxed environment. The committee has selected Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium<\/strong>. This event will be held Friday, June 24th at 7PM. Tickets are $14.99 plus tax at the door. If you are interested in attending this event, please sign up with this Google form: http:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/QNKZ9Iq0YE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Space is limited to 40 attendees. You will need to identify yourself as part of the American Library Association in order to receive the discount (tickets are normally $19.99).<\/p>\n Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium is a 10,000 square-foot facility that looks as if it is falling into a sinkhole. Enjoy a self-guided tour through 16 unique galleries of the bizarre while you are meeting colleagues. The Ripley’s website boasts that the Odditorium houses authentic shrunken heads, a vampire hunter’s kit, decorated Tibetan skulls, a vortex tunnel, and more. Check out the Odditorium website: http:\/\/www.ripleys.com\/orlando\/odditorium\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you want a more interactive experience, there is the Ripley?s Mobile Challenge where you can find scavenger hunts, phot ops, polls, and more.<\/p>\n Founded in 1918 by cartoonist and adventurer Robert Ripley, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is a collection of incredible artifacts, art, photographs, and stories of the many countries he visited. Will you believe it?or not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Elizabeth Walker This year’s NMRT Annual Conference Local Information Committee has done something a little different this year. We have a great event planned for ALA Annual 2016?the first ever NMRT field trip! The purpose of the field trip … Continue reading