1996 Charlemae Hill Rollins Colloquium

[Rusty Taylor <rtaylor@NORTEL.NET>]

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The School of Library and Information Sciences of North Carolina Central
University and the State Library of North Carolina proudly announce the
ninth Charlemae Hill Rollins Colloquium:

                        Telling Our Story: Literature for Youth
                Reflecting the African and African American Experience

                                   April 12-13, 1996
                        The Omni Hotel   Durham, North Carolina

Featuring:

Jackie Torrence - in concert! One of America's premier storytellers, North
Carolina native and author of "The Importance of Pot Liquor"

The Healing Force - dynamic family storytellers using traditional music and
tales to create an unforgettable storytelling experience

James Haskins - author of more than eighty books for young people,
non-fiction specialist, and multiple Coretta Scott King Award and Honor
winner

Mona Lisa DeGross -- featured new author of the recently published
"Donovan's Word Jar"

Christopher Paul Curtis - 1996 Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King
Honor-winning author of "The Watson Go to Birmingham - 1963"

Carole Byard - winner of Coretta Scott King illustrator awards for "Africa
Dream" and "Cornrows," and a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott Honor winner
for "Working Cotton"

Plus concurrent group sessions:

Barbara Carney: "Avoiding Stereotypes: the 'Best' Books"
Nancy Fairley: "Family Stories and Self-Esteem"
Jos Holman: "Reference Service in Black and White"
Elisha Minter: "Music Is the Message: Combining Song and Story"
Deborah Taylor: "Award-Winning Books for Young Adults"
Donna Washington: "Retelling African Folktales"

Registration fee of $55.00 ($25.00 for students) includes all breaks,
lunch, and colloquium materials.  For additional information or to register
by phone, call the School of Library and Information Sciences at North
Carolina Central University at 919/560-6485.

Rooms have been reserved for the Rollins Colloquium at the Omni Durham
Hotel.  For reservation and rate information, call 800/843-6664 or
919/683-6664.  Be certain to request the special "Rollins Colloquium" rates
by March 21, 1996.

The Charlemae Hill Rollins Colloquium was initiated by the School of
Library and Information Sciences of North Carolina Central University in
1980 and is dedicated to improving library services to all children.  Mrs.
Rollins received international recognition as an author and librarian in
her crusade against stereotypical characterization of African American
children in books for youth.  She served as Children's Librarian of the
George Cleveland Hall branch of the Chicago Public Library for over thirty
years, and in 1989 the Charlemae Hill Rollins Children's Room was dedicated
in her honor.  Her most well-known book, "Christmas Gif'," originally
published in 1963, was recently reissued with new illustrations by Ashley
Bryan in 1993.