From: Janice Del Negro <delnegro>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 11:25:31 -0500 (CDT)

In conjunction with Ginny's announcement day, we are pleased to announce the 1997 Allerton Institute:

Story: From Fireplace to Cyberspace October 26(, 1997 Monticello, Illinois

The 39th Allerton Park Institute will explore current issues related to story and storytelling for youth through scholarly presentations, hands-on workshops, and practical demonstrations.

Emphasis will be on the critical need to connect children with substantive narrative in order to affect their development as readers, consumers, and evaluators of literature and information in myriad forms.

Betsy Hearne and Christine Jenkins, of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Janice Del Negro, of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, have assembled a group of knowledgeable presenters that includes scholars, librarians, artists, and professional storytellers.

Participants will attend formal sessions, but breaks for informal discussion and exploration of the Allerton grounds will also be incorporated. Each evening will end with music and storytelling.

Additional information about the conference schedule, rates, and registration can be found on our Allerton page at:

http://edfu.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/bccb/97allerton.html

Or call The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books at 217/24424.

Thank you.

Janice Del Negro BCCB
Received on Fri 01 Aug 1997 11:25:31 AM CDT