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| author | East, Kathy |
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| contents | Inviting Children's Authors and Illustrators: A How-To-Do-It Manual for School and Public Librarians. Number 49. East, Kathy Advertising Authors Budgeting Childrens Literature Equipment Library Planning Program Development Public Libraries School Libraries This document is a step-by-step guide for librarians who wish to host children's authors and illustrators at school and public libraries. Topics include reasons for having an author/illustrator visit; preliminary planning and making proposals; making initial contacts; the program plan, including types of events, examples of successful visits and building coalitions; budgeting, space and equipment needs; the importance of correspondence; publicizing/advertising the visit; planning for autographing; final preparations, including confirming the visit, reviewing the itinerary, and scheduling a reception; evaluating the events; alternatives to author/illustrator visits, including teleconferences, educational television/cable hook-ups and video visits; and handling awkward moments. Appendices include an author visit planning checklist/worksheet and a list of children's book publishers and their contacts. (AEF) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1995 |
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| spellingShingle | Inviting Children's Authors and Illustrators: A How-To-Do-It Manual for School and Public Librarians. Number 49. East, Kathy Advertising Authors Budgeting Childrens Literature Equipment Library Planning Program Development Public Libraries School Libraries Inviting Children's Authors and Illustrators: A How-To-Do-It Manual for School and Public Librarians. Number 49. East, Kathy Advertising Authors Budgeting Childrens Literature Equipment Library Planning Program Development Public Libraries School Libraries This document is a step-by-step guide for librarians who wish to host children's authors and illustrators at school and public libraries. Topics include reasons for having an author/illustrator visit; preliminary planning and making proposals; making initial contacts; the program plan, including types of events, examples of successful visits and building coalitions; budgeting, space and equipment needs; the importance of correspondence; publicizing/advertising the visit; planning for autographing; final preparations, including confirming the visit, reviewing the itinerary, and scheduling a reception; evaluating the events; alternatives to author/illustrator visits, including teleconferences, educational television/cable hook-ups and video visits; and handling awkward moments. Appendices include an author visit planning checklist/worksheet and a list of children's book publishers and their contacts. (AEF) |
| title | Inviting Children's Authors and Illustrators: A How-To-Do-It Manual for School and Public Librarians. Number 49. |
| topic | Advertising Authors Budgeting Childrens Literature Equipment Library Planning Program Development Public Libraries School Libraries |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED385289 |