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From: Margaret Tice <mtice>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:27:14 -0400
There is still time to sign up for Book Fest 2003, NYPL's annual one?y conference to discuss books for children and teens. This New York City event will take place on Saturday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Celeste Bartos Forum at 42nd St. and Fifth Ave. The cost of the conference is $55 which includes coffee and rolls, lunch and afternoon sherry.
This year Book Fest will present Linda Sue Park, Newbery winner for A Single Shard as the key-note speaker. The afternoon session features a lively panel on the topic of "American Family Notes" with authors Jim Murphy (Inside the Alamo), Tracy Mack (Birdland), Chris Myers (illustrator of Blues Journey) and Kimberly Willis Holt (Keeper of the Night). Book Fest will also feature eight discussion groups led by well-known children's or young adult literature specialists in the New York City area.
For more information see our website at kids.nypl.org or teenlink.nypl.org, or call 21240 06. The registration deadline is October 17.
I hope that you can join us for a wonderful, stimulating day about children and teens and their books.
Margaret
Margaret Tice, Coordinator Office of Children's Services New York Public Library 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 1001622 21240 03; fax: 21240 88
Received on Wed 01 Oct 2003 11:27:14 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:27:14 -0400
There is still time to sign up for Book Fest 2003, NYPL's annual one?y conference to discuss books for children and teens. This New York City event will take place on Saturday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Celeste Bartos Forum at 42nd St. and Fifth Ave. The cost of the conference is $55 which includes coffee and rolls, lunch and afternoon sherry.
This year Book Fest will present Linda Sue Park, Newbery winner for A Single Shard as the key-note speaker. The afternoon session features a lively panel on the topic of "American Family Notes" with authors Jim Murphy (Inside the Alamo), Tracy Mack (Birdland), Chris Myers (illustrator of Blues Journey) and Kimberly Willis Holt (Keeper of the Night). Book Fest will also feature eight discussion groups led by well-known children's or young adult literature specialists in the New York City area.
For more information see our website at kids.nypl.org or teenlink.nypl.org, or call 21240 06. The registration deadline is October 17.
I hope that you can join us for a wonderful, stimulating day about children and teens and their books.
Margaret
Margaret Tice, Coordinator Office of Children's Services New York Public Library 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 1001622 21240 03; fax: 21240 88
Received on Wed 01 Oct 2003 11:27:14 AM CDT
