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Roger’s ALA 2017
My ALA began on a sad note when, while Richard and I were on the way to the airport, Martha texted to tell me that Robin Smith had died. This is such a loss – I knew no one as good as Robin at...
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My teacher Zena
Behold, in the photograph at left, an embodiment of the phrase dimples of iron. If Louise was the one who led me to children’s librarianship, Zena Sutherland gave me my focus on children’s books. I...
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My friend Hazel
I met Hazel Rochman when I was Zena’s assistant and Hazel was a member of her Advisory Committee for The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books: Hazel, Isabel McCaul, Yolanda Federici, Ellin...
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My boss Betsy
With Betsy at the Eric Carle Museum a few years ago. As a student, I only knew Betsy Hearne from her occasional swanning in to talk to Zena about her dissertation in progress, a history and analysis of...
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Lovely Rita and the Sutherland lecture
RWG, right, with her editor Rosemary Brosnan A reminder that next Friday, May 4th, finds me introducing Rita Williams-Garcia for her Sutherland lecture, “Look Here. Not There,” at 7:30PM at the Harold...
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She’ll be swell, she’ll be great!
Carla Hayden I am over the moon about President Obama’s nomination of Carla D. Hayden to the position of Librarian of Congress. Carla and I were buddies back in Chicago–we met when she was YA...
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The 2016 Zena Sutherland Lecture with Marilyn Nelson
You should totally come to this. Marilyn Nelson gave one of the best speeches I ever heard on the occasion of her winning the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in 2001 for Carver. I hope I see you in...
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Some writer, artist, friend!
I hope you’ll join me for the 2017 Zena Sutherland Lecture, to be held on Friday, May 5 at 7:30PM at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. Our lecturer is the wonderful Melissa Sweet; her...
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Zena’s Night
After the Sutherland Lecture committee meeting on Friday afternoon, committee member and CPL Director of Children’s and YA services Liz McChesney gave us a tour of the soon-to-open new Thomas Hughes...
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ALA Attire
What’s HE selling? The worst thing about the days leading up to ALA is the wardrobe issue. You’re saving all the good (well, better) stuff for Conference and you wear rags to work. Those V-neck...
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Roger’s ALA 2017
My ALA began on a sad note when, while Richard and I were on the way to the airport, Martha texted to tell me that Robin Smith had died. This is such a loss – I knew no one as good as Robin at...
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2019 Zena Sutherland Lecture
The 2019 Zena Sutherland Lecturer is writer and cartoonist Gene Luen Yang, and his topic is “Why Comic Books Matter.” The Lecture will be given at 7:30PM on Friday, May 3rd at the Harold Washington...
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