The Classroom Bookshelf
SCROLL DOWN TO READ POSTS
A Fuse #8 Production
by Betsy Bird
December 27, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
The Bill Morris Author Luncheon, YALSA YA Lit Symposium, November 6. The Bill Morris Author Luncheon is named for William C. Morris, yes, the same Morris of the Book Award for a YA Debut Award. It’s all part of the Morris Endowment. The featured speaker was Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, author of Bad News for Outlaws: […]
December 21, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
Connecting Religious Teens with Literature, YALSA YA Lit Symposium, November 6 Presenters: Sarah Holtkamp, Jennifer Lowe Holtkamp and Lowe, librarians from Tinley Park Public Library, Illinois, explained their library, and their community, and how that led them to this topic. The books that were discussed were varied. In the links below is Holtkamp’s and Lowe’s […]
December 17, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
And another report from the YA Lit Symposium! Celebramos Libros: Celebrating Latino Literature, YALSA YA Lit Symposium, November 6 Presenters: Janie Flores, Rosemary Chance, Margarita Engle, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Teri Lesesne Janie Flores, a librarian from the Rio Grande Valley, began by speaking about how, growing up, she didn’t have books to read that featured […]
ADVERTISEMENT
December 14, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
So, the posts you have been waiting for — my reports from the YALSA Lit Symposium, November 5 – 7, 2010. Let’s start with the preconference! Meet Them Where They Are & Open The Door: Urban Teens, Street Lit, and Readers Advisory Preconference, YALSA Lit Symposium, November 5: Megan Honig, Beth Saxton, Sofia Quintero “Street […]
November 4, 2010 by Elizabeth Burns
Today, I leave for the YALSA 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium. While I haven’t made up my mind about the programs I will be attending, I signed up for three extras. First, the Friday preconference Meet Them Where They Are and Open the Door: Urban Teens, Street Lit, and Reader’s Advisory. Second, the Bill Morris Memorial […]
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT