[OPLINLIST] Virginia Hamilton Conference at Kent State---DON'T MISS IT!

[Rhonda Filipan]

THE VIRGINIA HAMILTON CONFERENCE

ON MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE FOR YOUTH

/“Look Backward With Pride; Look Forward With Hope”/ The 23^rd *Annual* 
*Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth 
*will be held on *Thursday, April 12 & Friday, April 13, 2007* at the 
Kent State University Student Center. The conference provides a forum 
for discussion of multicultural themes and issues in literature for 
children and young adults. This year's conference “/Look Backward With 
Pride, Look Forward With Hope/” features *Kadir Nelson, Pam Munoz Ryan 
and Javaka Steptoe. *The conference Thursday evening program will 
feature a keynote address by the 9/^th Annual Virginia Hamilton Literary 
Award winner,/ *Eloise Greenfield*, a drum and dance performance, an 
autograph session and a dessert reception. On Friday, a variety of local 
and national speakers will present workshop sessions on multicultural 
picture books, notable books for a global society, young adult novels 
for girls, cultural graphic novels and puppet books. Friday's conference 
agenda will again include a “conversation" session with the four 
featured presenters. In addition, the recipients of the *“2007 Virginia 
Hamilton and **Arnold** Adoff Creative Outreach Grant for Teachers and 
Librarians”* will be announced. *Register early—the conference reaches 
capacity quickly!* To register, contact the College of Continuing 
Studies at (330) 672-3100 or (800) 672-KSU2. Or register via our Web 
site: kentstatecontinuinged.com. For more information visit the 
conference Web site: http://www.kent.edu/virginiahamiltonconf

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Rhonda S. Filipan, M.A., M.L.S.
Academic Program Coordinator
Kent State University
School of Library and Information Science
P.O. Box 5190
Library 314
Kent, OH  44242-0001
330-672-0013  (phone)
330-672-7965  (fax)
http://www.slis.kent.edu