Lita is off to Chicago tomorrow for an event filled Sunday at the ALA annual summer conference. First, she’s thrilled that Disney-Hyperion invited her, Kadir Nelson and E. Lockhart to the Caldecott/Newbery Banquet on Sunday night! It’ll be Lita’s first time at ALA and first time at the banquet. Very exciting!

But before that, she’s got a full Sunday of events. Here’s her schedule — in the morning she’s participating in the following program with authors Anne Sibley O’Brien, and Phillip Hoose, librarian, Kelley McDaniel and children’s book advocate, Kirsten Cappy (click on the picture for a pdf of the handout):

Inspiring Young Citizens:
The Library as a Forum for Engagement

Sunday, 7/12/09
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
ALA Annual Conference
McCormick Place West, W-190B
Chicago, IL

How do we excite young readers with possibilities for remaking their world without burdening them with responsibility beyond their years? Authors Lita Judge, Anne Sibley O’Brien, and Phillip Hoose, librarian, Kelley McDaniel and children’s book advocate, Kirsten Cappy will share books, strategies, and book-specific educational curriculum for engaging young people in age-appropriate social issues and actions. Applications will focus on historical figures and movements that inspire contemporary youth.

Then Book signings in the afternoon:

Lita Judge Signing,
Pennies for Elephants and One Thousand Tracings
Sunday, 7/12 from 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Disney-Hyperion, Booth #2247

Yellowstone Moran: Painting the American West
Sunday, 7/12 from 1:30 – 2:00 PM
Penguin, Booth #2120/2122

So if you’re at ALA I hope you get a chance to connect!

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