Schedule of Appearances
April 4-6
Arkansas Literary Festival
Panel discussion and/or reading
Sponsored by Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.
River Market District, downtown Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Contact: Katie McManners, Development Director, katie@arkansasliteracy.org
www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org
April 14 (Monday), 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center
Volunteer and Donor Luncheon
Alliance Library System Office
600 High Point Lane
East Peoria, Illinois
Contact: Karen Bersche, kbersche@alliancelibrarysystem.com
April 16 (Wednesday), 10:15 a.m.
Keynote Speaker, Diabetes and Kidney Advocacy Day
Anderson House Office Building
Mackinac Room
Lansing, MI
Contact: Sally Joy, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan,
sjoy@nkfm.org
April 18 (Friday), 9:00 a.m.
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
454 East Stop 11 Road
Indianapolis, IN, 46227
317.789.2500
April 24 (Thursday)
University of New Hampshire
Lecture on disability advocacy
Smith Hall
Durham, NH
www.unh.edu
April 30 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m.
St. Pius X Elementary
School Assembly
601 S. Westmore
Lombard, IL 60148
May 2 (Friday), 1:00 p.m.
West Suburban Montessori School
1039 South East Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60304
www.wsms.org
May 5-6 (Monday and Tuesday), 2008
Keynote Speaker, AccessU Conference, lunchtime plenary session
St Edward's University
Austin, Texas
Contact: Sharron Rush, Executive Director, Knowbility: 512.305.0310,
www.Knowbility.org
May 9 (Friday)
Illinois Library Association
Reaching Forward - A one-day conference for library support staff
Session: More Than Meets The Eye: Teaching Children about Blindness
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, IL
Contact: Cynthia Robinson, 312.644.1896
May 13 (Tuesday), 3:30 to 4:20 p.m.
DePaul University
Lecture - Chicago's Disabled Culture
June 7 and 8 (Saturday and Sunday)
Printers Row Book Fair
Chicago Tribune Kids Alley
Dearborn Street between Congress and Polk
Chicago, IL
www.chicagotribune.com/about/custom/events/printersrow/
June 29 (Sunday), Noon to 3:00 p.m.
ASPCA/Henry Bergh award-winning authors signing and reading
Southeast Area Animal Control Authority (SEAACA)
9777 Seaaca Street
Downey, CA 90241
All proceeds donated to the SEAACA animal shelter
Contact: SEAACA, 562.940.6898
June 30 (Monday), 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
ASPCA Henry Bergh Childrens Book Award ceremony
2008 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
www.aspca.org
July 24 (Thursday), 8:00 a.m.
2008 International Conference, Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Session -- "Blogging by Ear"
Chicago Marriott Downtown
www.aerbvi.org
August 13 (Wednesday), 7:00 p.m.
Wilmette Public Library
Total Diabetes Support Group
1242 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091-2558
www.wilmette.lib.il.us
September 17 (Wednesday), 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center
Day-long Training for School and Public Librarians
Alliance Library System Office
600 High Point Lane
East Peoria, Illinois
Contact: Karen Bersche, kbersche@alliancelibrarysystem.com
