The Children's Section of the Connecticut Library
Association is sponsoring a preconference on April 7
titled "Nonfiction 101".
Keynote speakers are James Cross Giblin, winner of the
2003 ALA Sibert Informational Award for "The Life and
Death of Adolf Hitler" and Marc Aronson, the 2001
Sibert winner for the book "Sir Walter Ralegh and the
Quest for El Dorado".
A very similar preconference is being held at the ALA
conference in June in Toronto. Save money and time and
come to the beautiful Mystic Marriott (and Spa) in
Groton, Connecticut!
Other speakers at the Connecticut conference include:
Kate Nunn, Editor-in-Chief of Children's Press and
Franklin Watts, Divisions of Scholastic Publishing
Vicky Smith, reviewer of nonfiction books for youth at
Kirkus Reviews
Victoria Hill, Sibert Award Committee Member for 2003
and librarian
Complete information and registration materials are
available on the CLA website at
http://cla.uconn.edu/committees/confrnce/programs.pdf
If you have any particular questions about the
preconference, contact:
Suzanne Maryeski (former school librarian in Quebec
City for six years)
Head of Children's Services
Farmington Library
Box 407
Farmington, CT 06034
Co-chair of Children's Section
Connecticut Library Association 2002 - 2004
phone: 860-673-6791
fax: 860-765-7148.
email: smaryeski@farmington.lib.ct.us
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