[Conntech] Mini Conference Children's Literature

[Ida McGhee]

Please excuse cross postings.
  This year, CORNUCOPIA OF RHODE ISLAND (CORI) program activities focus on Native American children's literature. Three functions are planned: a kick-off mini conference at the University of Rhode Island (URI), a day-long field trip to the Mashantucket Pequot Children's Library and Research Center, and a community service project. Our kick off conference is Friday, November 16, 2007 from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon at the University Club, URI in Kingston, RI. (Directions are available at:  www.uclub-uri.org). The program focus is publishing trends and selection criteria for children's books about or depicting Native Americans. Registration includes a light breakfast buffet with time to "meet and greet" from 9 to 10 AM. 
  Conference Speakers
           Naomi R. Caldwell is an associate professor of library and information studies at the University of Rhode Island, a past president of the American Indian Library Association and an enrolled member of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation in Mahwah, NY. Dr. Caldwell co-authored I is Not for Indian, which has been cited on the American Library Association web page fall 2006 as a seminal work. Since the first release in 1991, she has continued to observe the field and contribute to its' scholarship. 
              GABRIELLA (Gaby) KAYE is an alumnus of URI-GLIS. She has been Reference/Children's Librarian at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center since 1996, where she manages the collections, activities, and programs of the Children's Library and oversees the Research Library staff. The Children's Library is noted for its unique, multifaceted materials by and about Native Peoples of North America. Ms. Kaye has done many workshops for teachers and students on this subject. 
           Donna L. Gilton, the Moderator for the Program, is a professor of library and information studies at the University of Rhode Island and a founding member of CORI. Dr. Gilton is the author of Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the United States, published by Scarecrow Press, July 2007. Her book, which is a detailed and readable reference, describes the history and characteristics of ethnic and multicultural children's literature in the United States. 
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  Registration
$10.00 / $5.00 students
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Mail to:   Conference Registration c/o Patricia Watson, 197 Holland Street, Cranston, RI  02920
  Inquires contact:  Patricia  pwatson at providenceathenaeum.org  Phone: 401.421.6970, ext. 25


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