Latest Past Events

Texas Library Association – Dallas, TX

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 650 S Griffin St, Dallas

Join award-winning librarians and children's authors for a special program at the Texas Library Association Conference April 4, 2018 in Dallas, Texas! Connecting Cultures: The Power of the Book 3:00 - 4:00 pm Using literature as a call to action, elementary students were motivated to be the change they desired to see in the world. The result is an easy to replicate program that connects students to cultures beyond their borders and moves them to be social activists for cultural inclusivity. PRESENTERS: Susan Carnes, retired; Janice Newsum, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Miranda Paul, Lerner Publishing Group; and Joanne Reed, Houston Read More

Heartland Fall Forum – Midwest Independent Bookseller Association – Lombard, IL

Westin Lombard Yorktown Center 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard

Please join Miranda Paul and several participants in the We Need Diverse Books Mentorship program for an evening of mingling and fundraising for WNDB at the Heartland Fall Forum's "Shelf-Talker" cocktail event from 9-11pm  on Wednesday, October 11. A team of WNDB representatives will also host an education roundtable session on Thursday, October 12 from 3:45-4:45 pm. This session will center around diversity resources for booksellers and idea-generation for working with diverse authors and promoting more books that represent all children and teens. For more information about this event, please visit http://www.heartlandfallforum.org/. For more information about the WNDB Mentorship program, visit Read More

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