Hi Kristin, There's a cafeteria AT the conference, just above the Marketplace, so you should at least have the time to quickly run up, grab a sammie or snack, and head to your next event. Food is pretty good there as well, at least it was last time the conference was in Chicago!
I was looking through the extensive schedule of events during the ALA annual conference happening soon in Chicago, and I didn't see any schedule gaps or information on how to get lunch/dinner/snacks, or recommendations for nearby options. Issue is, I found something interesting happening at...
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