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    Literacy for Life! -- 2005 OKI Children's Literature Conference

http://www.gclc.org/ce/viewevent.php?id=630
<http://www.gclc.org/ce/oki-2005.pdf>

      Date

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

      Time

8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

      Location

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

      Speaker(s)

*Bryan Collier*, who began painting at the age of fifteen, is an award 
winning author and illustrator of children's picture books. His first 
book, /Uptown/, earned the 2001 Coretta Scott King Illustrator award and 
Caldecott Honor. His artwork in /Freedom River and Martin's Big Words/, 
both written by Doreen Rappaport (2000 and 2001), received the CSK 
Illustrator Honor, followed by /Visiting Langston/, written by Willie 
Perdomo (2002). Bryan's latest illustrations can be seen in Doreen 
Rappaport's /John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon/ (2004). 
Bryan and his family live in New York City.

*Margie Palatini* was a very funny kid, and she grew up to be a very 
funny adult. Somewhere in between she also became a very funny writer of 
children's books. Her clever word play and pun-filled prose have made 
her books read-aloud favorites. Margie's humorous books for children 
include /Moosetache, Mooseltoe/, and /Bad Boys/, illustrated by Henry 
Cole; /Piggie Pie!/ and /Zoom Broom/, illustrated by Howard Fine; 
/Bedhead/, illustrated by Jack E. Davis; and /The Perfect Pet/, 
illustrated by Bruce Whatley. She lives with her family in New Jersey.

        Workshop Presenters

*Andrea Cheng*, author, and *Joy Neaves*, editor at Front Street, will 
discuss the way they have worked together on two novels, /Marika/ and 
/Honeysuckle House/. Andrea will show how she generates the ideas for 
her books and the background behind /Marika/ and /Honeysuckle House/. 
Joy will talk about what she looks for in a manuscript and why she 
picked /Marika/

Joy Neaves, Editor, has been with Front Street for six years. She 
graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a B.A. 
in Literature and Language and a minor in Women's Studies. The authors 
and artists with whom she has worked include Andrea Cheng, Lindsay Lee 
Johnson, Charlotte Pomerantz, Adam Osterweil, Rob Shepperson, and Craig 
Smith.

Andrea Cheng is the author of several books for children and young 
adults. Her first novel, /Marika/, was selected by the City of 
Cincinnati for "On the Same Page," a citywide reading program. Both 
/Honeysuckle House/ and /Anna the Bookbinder//Grandfather Counts/ was 
recently featured on Reading Rainbow. Her books draw on her background 
as the child of Hungarian immigrants as well as the background of her 
husband, the son of immigrants from China. Ms. Cheng lives with her 
husband and three children in Cincinnati, Ohio.

*Christine Kelley* received her Master of Science in Education at Bank 
Street College of Education in New York. Chris's undergrad work consists 
of a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Care Administration and an 
Associate of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. Chris is 
currently serving as Director of Family Partnerships / Training 
Department Coordinator for Children, Inc. in Covington, KY. The topic of 
"Shared Reading: When a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" for the young 
child will be the focus of Chris's presentation.

*Michael Sullivan*
Boys are in trouble. All right, it seems boys are always in trouble, but 
this is serious. Boys are failing to read at an alarming rate. Libraries 
are not solving the problem because boys are not a presence in 
libraries. Find out how we lose boys, and why, what the consequences are 
for boys, and what we as educators and librarians can do to save boys 
from lives as non-readers. Michael Sullivan is the Director of the Weeks 
Public Library in Greenland, New Hampshire, a professional storyteller, 
a former program leader at the Boston Museum of Science, and author of 
/Connecting Boys with Books: What Libraries Can Do/ and /The American 
Library Association Handbook of Children's Services/.

*Clermont County Public Library "Hands Up! Puppet Troupe"* will focus on 
how to use puppets with an audience in a program, classroom or 
presentation setting. The emphasis will be on manipulating the hand 
puppet, adding voice and characterization, and the basics of using a 
puppet to introduce or tell a story, as well as how to organize a simple 
puppet show for children.

*Kenton County Public Library Children's Staff* presenters Terri Diebel, 
Children's Librarian, and Erin Seitz, Children's Programmer, will take 
us on a literary journey through all genres of 2005 picture books 
including both fiction and non-fiction.

*Louisville Free Public Library Children's Librarians* Susan Moore, 
Manager of Children and Young Adult Services, and staff will demonstrate 
books and ideas for innovative literacy extension activities making 
literature come to life in a fun, imaginative and educational way for 
children ages preschool through sixth grade.

*PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIMEŽ* is a nationally recognized grant 
program which promotes family literacy by reinforcing the role of the 
family as a major social and economic unit. It trains parents and 
children to bond together around the act of reading and learning 
together to improve skill and achievements. Presenters Dana Eness and 
Oneal Isaac will share information on how schools and libraries can 
qualify for this grant to promote family literacy in local communities. 
The national expansion of Prime Time is made possible through a grant 
from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which also 
supported earlier grants for implementation in Louisiana and is a 
cooperative endeavor with the American Library Association (ALA) Public 
Programs Office.

*ROYAL* (Reviewers Of Young Adult Literature) is a Greater Cincinnati 
book review group comprised of school and public librarians who meet 
regularly, and read and review newly published fiction and non-fiction 
young adult books for publishers. out of the slush pile. Andrea and Joy 
will discuss the shaping of the original manuscripts into finished 
novels. received Parent's Choice Awards.

      Description

WELCOME to /Literacy for Life!/, the tenth annual OKI Children's 
Literature Conference where you will be able to:

    * Meet prominent authors and illustrators of books for children
    * Attend workshops on innovative reading approaches, programming for
      boys and families, reviews of the latest literature for children
      and young adults, puppet theater program planning, grant writing
      and collaborative partnerships of authors and their editors
    * Purchase the newest books by the Conference presenters (available
      through the conference bookstore provided by Blue Marble
      Bookstore) and have them signed and personalized.

Sponsored by the *Greater Cincinnati Library
Consortium (GCLC)* in cooperation with:

    * Aurora Public Library District
    * Boone County Public Library
    * BWI
    * Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
    * Clermont County Public Library
    * Kenton County Public Library
    * Lane Public Library
    * Lawrenceburg Public Library District
    * Miami University
    * Northern Kentucky University
    * Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    * Thomas More College
    * University of Cincinnati Uptown Campus
    * University of Cincinnati Clermont College
    * Xavier University

/This year's event is underwritten by a generous grant from The Corbett 
Foundation./ Additional support has been provided by a grant from the 
Federated Foundation.

PAYMENT must be made IN ADVANCE of the conference by check, credit card, 
or purchase order. No payments will be taken at the door. If payment is 
not received by November 4, 2005, your registration will be canceled.

      Silver Gertie Award

The Silver Gertie Award honors a Tristate resident who has made 
outstanding contributions to
children's literature. The name "Gertie" is derived from the main 
character in the popular
children's book, /Gertie the Duck/, written by Nicholas P. Georgiady and 
Louis G. Romano, and
illustrated by Dagmar Wilson. Dr. Georgiady presented the first "Silver 
Gertie" in 1973 to Dr.
Eileen Tway, education professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. 
The award is now
presented under the auspices of the OKI Conference. Past recipients 
include university
instructors, public and school librarians, teachers, a storyteller and a 
television personality. For more information or to make a nomination, 
please visit www.gclc-lib.org/ce/oki-gertie.html 
<http://www.gclc-lib.org/ce/oki-gertie.html>

      Meal

Continental Breakfast and a Box Lunch will be served

      Registration

$75 (Includes continental breakfast, box lunch, information packet, and 
the 2006 Tristate Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books Directory)

      Student Registration

$35 (Includes continental breakfast, box lunch, information packet, and 
the 2006 Tristate Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books Directory)

The deadline to register is Friday, November 4th, 2005

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<h2>Literacy
for Life! -- 2005 OKI Children's Literature Conference</h2>
<div id="event">
<a
 href="http://www.gclc.org/ce/oki-2005.pdf">http://www.gclc.org/ce/viewevent.php?id=630 
</a>
<h3>Date</h3>
Saturday, November 12th,
2005
<h3>Time</h3>
8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
<h3>Location</h3>
Cincinnati State Technical
and Community College
<h3>Speaker(s)</h3>
Bryan Collier,
who began painting at the age of
fifteen, is an award winning author and illustrator of children&#8217;s
picture books. His first book, Uptown, earned the 2001
Coretta Scott King Illustrator award and Caldecott Honor. His artwork
in Freedom River and Martin&#8217;s Big Words, both written by
Doreen Rappaport (2000 and 2001), received the CSK Illustrator Honor,
followed by Visiting Langston, written by Willie Perdomo
(2002). Bryan&#8217;s latest illustrations can be seen in Doreen Rappaport&#8217;s John&#8217;s
Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon (2004). Bryan and his
family live in New York City.
 
 
Margie Palatini was a very funny kid, and she grew up
to be a very funny adult. Somewhere in between she also became a very
funny writer of children&#8217;s books. Her clever word play and pun-filled
prose have made her books read-aloud favorites. Margie&#8217;s humorous books
for children include Moosetache, Mooseltoe, and Bad Boys,
illustrated by Henry Cole; Piggie Pie! and Zoom Broom,
illustrated by Howard Fine; Bedhead, illustrated by Jack E.
Davis; and The Perfect Pet, illustrated by Bruce Whatley. She
lives with her family in New Jersey.
 


<h4>Workshop Presenters</h4>
Andrea Cheng,
author, and Joy Neaves, editor at Front Street, will
discuss the way they have worked together on two novels, Marika
and Honeysuckle House. Andrea will show how she generates the
ideas for her books and the background behind Marika and Honeysuckle
House. Joy will talk about what she looks for in a manuscript and
why she picked Marika 
 
Joy Neaves, Editor, has been with Front Street for six years. She
graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a
B.A. in Literature and Language and a minor in Women&#8217;s Studies. The
authors and artists with whom she has worked include Andrea Cheng,
Lindsay Lee Johnson, Charlotte Pomerantz, Adam Osterweil, Rob
Shepperson, and Craig Smith.
 
 
Andrea Cheng is the author of several books for children and young
adults. Her first novel, Marika, was selected by the City of
Cincinnati for &#8220;On the Same Page,&#8221; a citywide reading program. Both Honeysuckle
House and Anna the BookbinderGrandfather Counts
was recently featured on Reading Rainbow. Her books draw on her
background as the child of Hungarian immigrants as well as the
background of her husband, the son of immigrants from China. Ms. Cheng
lives with her husband and three children in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
 
Christine Kelley received her Master of Science in
Education at Bank Street College of Education in New York. Chris&#8217;s
undergrad work consists of a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Care
Administration and an Associate of Science degree in Early Childhood
Education. Chris is currently serving as Director of Family
Partnerships / Training Department Coordinator for Children, Inc. in
Covington, KY. The topic of "Shared Reading: When a Picture is Worth a
Thousand Words" for the young child will be the focus of Chris's
presentation. 
 
Michael Sullivan
 
Boys are in trouble. All right, it seems boys are always in trouble,
but this is serious. Boys are failing to read at an alarming rate.
Libraries are not solving the problem because boys are not a presence
in libraries. Find out how we lose boys, and why, what the consequences
are for boys, and what we as educators and librarians can do to save
boys from lives as non-readers. Michael Sullivan is the Director of the
Weeks Public Library in Greenland, New Hampshire, a professional
storyteller, a former program leader at the Boston Museum of Science,
and author of Connecting Boys with Books: What Libraries Can Do
and The American Library Association Handbook of Children&#8217;s
Services.
 
 
Clermont County Public Library "Hands Up! Puppet Troupe"
will focus on how to use puppets with an audience in a program,
classroom or presentation setting. The emphasis will be on manipulating
the hand puppet, adding voice and characterization, and the basics of
using a puppet to introduce or tell a story, as well as how to organize
a simple puppet show for children.
 
 
Kenton County Public Library Children&#8217;s Staff
presenters Terri Diebel, Children&#8217;s Librarian, and Erin Seitz,
Children&#8217;s Programmer, will take us on a literary journey through all
genres of 2005 picture books including both fiction and non-fiction.
 
 
Louisville Free Public Library Children&#8217;s Librarians
Susan Moore, Manager of Children and Young Adult Services, and staff
will demonstrate books and ideas for innovative literacy extension
activities making literature come to life in a fun, imaginative and
educational way for children ages preschool through sixth grade.
 
 
PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME&reg; is a nationally
recognized grant program which promotes family literacy by reinforcing
the role of the family as a major social and economic unit. It trains
parents and children to bond together around the act of reading and
learning together to improve skill and achievements. Presenters Dana
Eness and Oneal Isaac will share information on how schools and
libraries can qualify for this grant to promote family literacy in
local communities. The national expansion of Prime Time is made
possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH), which also supported earlier grants for implementation in
Louisiana and is a cooperative endeavor with the American Library
Association (ALA) Public Programs Office.
 
 
ROYAL (Reviewers Of Young Adult Literature) is a
Greater Cincinnati book review group comprised of school and public
librarians who meet regularly, and read and review newly published
fiction and non-fiction young adult books for publishers.
 out of the slush pile. Andrea and Joy will discuss the shaping
of the original manuscripts into finished novels.
received Parent&#8217;s Choice Awards.
<h3>Description</h3>
WELCOME to Literacy
for Life!, the tenth annual OKI Children&#8217;s Literature Conference
where you will be able to:
 

<ul>
 <li>Meet prominent authors
and illustrators of books for children</li>
 <li>Attend
workshops on innovative reading approaches, programming for boys and
families, reviews of the latest literature for children and young
adults, puppet theater program planning, grant writing and
collaborative partnerships of authors and their editors</li>
 <li>Purchase
the newest books by the Conference presenters (available through the
conference bookstore provided by Blue Marble Bookstore) and have them
signed and personalized.</li>
</ul>
Sponsored by the Greater
Cincinnati Library
 
Consortium (GCLC) in cooperation with:
<ul>
 <li>Aurora Public Library
District</li>
 <li>Boone County Public
Library</li>
 <li>BWI</li>
 <li>Cincinnati State
Technical and Community College</li>
 <li>Clermont County Public
Library</li>
 <li>Kenton County Public
Library</li>
 <li>Lane Public Library</li>
 <li>Lawrenceburg Public
Library District</li>
 <li>Miami University</li>
 <li>Northern Kentucky
University</li>
 <li>Public Library of
Cincinnati and Hamilton County</li>
 <li>Thomas More College</li>
 <li>University of
Cincinnati Uptown Campus</li>
 <li>University of
Cincinnati Clermont College</li>
 <li>Xavier University</li>
</ul>
This year's event is
underwritten by a generous grant from The Corbett Foundation.
Additional support has been provided by a grant from the Federated
Foundation.
 
 
PAYMENT must be made IN ADVANCE of the conference by check, credit
card, or purchase order. No payments will be taken at the door. If
payment is not received by November 4, 2005, your registration will be
canceled.
 

<h3>Silver Gertie Award</h3>
 
The Silver Gertie Award honors a Tristate resident who has made
outstanding contributions to
 
children&#8217;s literature. The name &#8220;Gertie&#8221; is derived from the main
character in the popular
 
children&#8217;s book, Gertie the Duck, written by Nicholas P.
Georgiady and Louis G. Romano, and
 
illustrated by Dagmar Wilson. Dr. Georgiady presented the first &#8220;Silver
Gertie&#8221; in 1973 to Dr.
 
Eileen Tway, education professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
The award is now
 
presented under the auspices of the OKI Conference. Past recipients
include university
 
instructors, public and school librarians, teachers, a storyteller
and a television personality. For more information or to make a
nomination, please visit <a
 href="http://www.gclc-lib.org/ce/oki-gertie.html">www.gclc-lib.org/ce/oki-gertie.html</a>
<h3>Meal</h3>
Continental Breakfast and
a Box Lunch will be served
<h3>Registration</h3>
$75 (Includes continental
breakfast, box lunch, information packet,
and the 2006 Tristate Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books
Directory)
<h3>Student Registration</h3>
$35 (Includes continental
breakfast, box lunch, information packet,
and the 2006 Tristate Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books
Directory)
The deadline to register
is Friday, November 4th, 2005
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