Upcoming events in the area

Thought I'd throw these up... I think it would be great to share local events via our blog. You can either e-mail me or post your events yourself if you are a member of our bookclub.

February 20th - William Durbin - author of Broken Blade, El
Lector, Darkest Evening and Sampo Lake (and others - some
in the My America serics) will be at the Heritage library
in Lakeville on Wednesday, February 20 at 7:00 pm.

February 23rd - Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference (as
announced in the recent Kerlan Friends Newsletter):
The 16th Annual Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference will
take place Saturday, February 23, 2008, from 8:30am-3:00pm
at the University of St. Thomas O’Shaughnessy Educational
Center on the St. Paul Campus. The 2008 event features Jane
Yolen appearing with Adam Stemple, and Lisa Westberg Peters,
as well as breakout sessions focusing on children’s literacy
topics. To register & for complete program information, visit
http://www.stthomas.edu/education/events/hubbs/default.html.
or call (651)962-4983 for more information.

April 3 - Barbara Joosse (author of Mama, Do You Love Me?)
will discuss her newest book "Grandma Calls Me Beautiful"
at 4:45 at U of MN Libraries' Andersen Library on the West
Bank Campus. This event is open to the public.

May 2 - Extreme Censorship - Banned, Battered, and Burned
Books - Noon to 1:00 pm in Andersen Library. This is part
of the libraries First Friday series, but may be of
specific interest to our group. Speakers will include
Marie Harvat from Children's Literature Research
Collections (CLRC) on the banning of children's and young
adult literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries in the US
and special guest Dr. Heino Beckmann, the German Honorary
Consul, who will speak on Nazi censorship in the context
of modern Germany (sponsored by the Tretter Collection for
GLBT Studies). Event is open to the public.

May 10 is the Kerlan Award Ceremony & Kerlan Professional Day
with speaker Walter Dean Myers. The Kerlan Award is
"presented annually in recognition of singular attainments
in the creation of children's literature and in appreciation
for generous donation of unique resources to the Kerlan
Collection for the study of children's literature". Contact
The CLRC for more information at: clrc@umn.edu

June 24 - Chase Lecture - speaker poet Paul B. Janeczko will
give the lecture at 4:30 pm. More information to come on
CLRC's website:http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/