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Ashley Bryan Video Tribute - Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, 5-7pm CST

  • 1.  Ashley Bryan Video Tribute - Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, 5-7pm CST

    Posted Sep 15, 2022 01:38 AM
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    Dear Colleagues and Book Lovers,
    The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table of the American Library Association is launching the Ashley Bryan Video Tribute on Sept 15, 2022, from 5-7pm CST via a Zoom party. This is the perfect video to introduce and/or give deeper insight to librarians, teachers, and today's youth on the life of CSK award-winning author/illustrator Ashley Bryan and his numerous works. The video viewing is the first hour followed by a Q&A the second hour. Hear shared memories from authors and illustrators such as Jason Reynolds, Daniel Minter, Nikki Giovanni, Kwame Alexander, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, and Ashley himself. 
    You'll be able to access the video via a full viewing or via short clips that best address the needs of your learners. 
    We look forward to zooming with you on Thursday, September 15, 2022, from 5-7pm CST. REGISTRATION IS FREE using the link below. Please share and spread the word!

    Zoom registration link: https://bit.ly/CSKABT2022
              
    The American Library Association Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table (CSKBART) Archives & History Committee:
    Barbara Jones Clark, Chair; Retired Library Department Head, Birmingham Public Schools, Birmingham, MI
    Doris Gebel, Secretary; Lecturer, Rutgers University SC&I
    Sam Bloom, Programming Librarian, Kenton County Public Library, Covington, KY
    Chrystal Carr Jeter, Retired Children's Literature Specialist, Willoughby Hills, OH
    Rita Auerbach, Retired, Port Washington (NY) Public Schools
    Dr. Marguerite Worth Penick, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Wisconsin, College of Education and Human Services.
    Laura Simeon, Young Readers' Editor, Kirkus Reviews
    Idella Washington, Retired School Library Media Specialist, presently working at West Jefferson High School, Jefferson Parish Public Schools

    Barbara Jones Clark, Chair
    Archives and History Committee
    Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
    American Library Association
    barbstory@comcast.net
    248-514-6739


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    Laura Simeon
    Young Readers' Editor
    Kirkus Reviews
    She/Her/Hers
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