From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 13:28:13 -0500

June

GLBT Literature for Children and Young Adults: This month we'll look at how literature for youth featuring gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender characters has evolved over the years. What has changed in terms of the books themselves--both literature for children and literature for teens--and in terms of how the literature is perceived and received. How have the attitudes of children and young adults changed? What about the attitudes of librarians, teachers, and the larger communities in which our work is carried out?

July

Popular Culture and Books for Children and Young Adults: From TV Tie-Ins to plush toys, instant messaging to emoticons, literature for children and young adults is connected in numerous ways to popular culture. We'll explore way books and publishing today reflect popular culture, and sometimes play a part in defining it.

Megan

Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, Wi 53706 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
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