Reminder

[Michele Matz <matzm@ILS.UNC.EDU>]

Just a reminder of the upcoming Susan Steinfirst Memorial Lecture to be
given by Mary Pope Osborne:

The School of Information and Library Science invites you to attend the
first annual Susan Steinfirst Memorial Lecture on Children's Literature. The
presenter will be noted children's author, Mary Pope Osborne, who will speak
on "Myth, Legend and History: Sources of Inspiration for a Children's
Author." This lectureship is funded by the family and friends of Dr.
Steinfirst, a beloved professor of children's and young adult literature in
the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill from 1976-
1996. Dr. Steinfirst died of cancer in March of 1997.

Mary Pope Osborne is an award-winning author who is known for her Magic Tree
House fiction series. One of her recent books, One World, Many Religions,
won the National Council of Teachers of English Outstanding Nonfiction for
Children Award in 1997. (The web site www.Amazon.com lists Osborne titles.)
Ms. Osborne is past president of the Author's Guild and a 1994 recipient of
UNC-Chapel Hill's Distinguished Alumnus Award.
.
The Steinfirst Lecture, sponsored by the School of Information and Library
Science, will be  held Saturday, April 4, at 10 am in Room 209 Manning Hall.
This lecture is part of the North Carolina Literary Festival, held from
April 3-5 on the university campus in Chapel Hill.


C. Michele Matz
Graduate Assistant to
Melissa Cain
Director of Development and External Affairs
School for Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 Manning Hall, CB #3360
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3360
(919) 962-8366

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