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BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Parents, educators, librarians, storytellers, authors and illustrators are invited to The 32nd Annual Conference on Children’s Literature from 8:30AM to 4:30PM on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444.
The 32nd Annual Conference on Children’s Literature: Nurturing Our Sense of Community is a free, daylong professional development opportunity open to anyone interested in literacy for youth. The training and exposure offered is of particular interest to teachers, including early childhood educators, literacy coaches, library media specialists, public librarians, caregivers and parents. The 2019 special guests are Oge Mora, Angela Dominguez, and Ekua Holmes.
Holmes is presenting at the Conference on Children’s Literature in collaboration with the 17th Annual Ashley Bryan Art Series, the focus of which is books written and/or illustrated by persons of African descent.
This year, Broward County Libraries celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, along with Hispanic Heritage History Month, by featuring the following distinguished authors:
- Oge Mora is a painter and an award-winning author and illustrator. Her debut book, Thank You, Omu! received a 2019 Caldecott Honor, 2019 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, and a 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. Thank You, Omu! will be Jumpstart’s Read for the Record book and will be shared across Broward County on November 7, 2019.
- Angela Dominguez is the author and illustrator of several books for children and a two-time recipient of Pura Belpré Illustration Honor. Her debut middle grade novel, Stella Díaz Has Something To Say, was a New York Public Library and a Chicago Public Library pick for Best Books for Kids in 2018, winner of SCBWI Sid Fleischman Award, and an ALA Notable. It is also on the 2019-2020 Sunshine State Readers List.
- Ekua Holmes is a painter, collage artist, and award-winning illustrator of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement; Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets; and The Stuff of Stars. Her books have won the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, a 2016 Caldecott Medal Honor, the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and the 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Currently Holmes serves as Assistant Director of MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships and manages its ArtMobile.
There is no charge for attending The Conference on Children’s Literature; Eventbrite preregistration is required. For additional information, contact the Community Engagement Youth Services Administration at YSA_CE@broward.org or 954-357-7470.
The joint Conference on Children’s Literature and Ashley Bryan Art Series is sponsored by the Friends of Broward County Library, the Friends of the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, the Broward Public Library Foundation and Broward County Cultural Division. Additional funding is provided through the Project Welcome Grant. Books & Books is the book vendor for the event.
About Broward County Libraries Division
Broward County Libraries Division, named 2015 Library of the Year by the Florida Library Association, was founded in 1974 and is the largest library system in Florida by square footage and one of the busiest, with more than 7.5 million walk-in customers visiting its 38 locations annually. Broward County Libraries Division provides convenient access to a full range of innovative and cost-effective services that satisfy the changing needs of the people of Broward County for information, education and recreation. Visit our website, Broward.org/Library, or follow Libraries on Facebook and Twitter
DATE:August 1, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine McElrath
Libraries Division
PHONE: 954-357-7402
EMAIL: cmcelrath@Broward.org
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