I have to say that I went to the National Book Festival and was
disappointed. Each state was represented but for the most part all they
did was hand out free bookmarks, posters, pencils, oh and I don't want
to forget the state travel guides which I found amusing, etc. The one
exception was the LOC which did have some interesting exhibits. I saw
very little focus on actual library services and reading. This was of
course intermingled with the hand-full of authors from each genre
reading from their books or discussing the writing process, but they
were only given a very limited amount of time (about 30-40 minutes if I
remember correctly). There were a couple of book sale tents too, but I
can go to a bookstore anytime.
Emily
Emily Strong
Librarian
Burke Center School
Burke, VA
emily.strong@fcps.edu
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Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Mrs. Bush/literacy
I went to the National Book Festival in DC last October and thought it
was wonderful. I hope to go this next fall too - and it costs big bucks
to get there from St. Louis. Something like 70,000 people attended! I
am very pleased that the LOC and Laura Bush are co-sponsoring this
event!!
Barb Uhlman
Barb Uhlman
Library Media Specialist
Parkway South Middle School
760 Woods Mill Road
Manchester, MO 63011
314.415.7232 phone
314.415.7234 fax
buhlman@pkwy.k12.mo.us
>>> Ellen Wickham <ewickham@INDEP.K12.MO.US> 01/28/05 07:18AM >>>
On Friday, January 28, 2005, at 08:25 AM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:
>
> ... the recent thread about contacting Mrs. Bush and asking for help
> -- what exactly has she or her husband done in the last four years
to
> actually help library funding or literacy other than pay it lip
> service.
>
I completely agree. Why do we think that's going to change this term?
Just because they say literacy is the focus? ... and, shouldn't
literacy efforts start at home? :-)
Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?
-- Florence, South Carolina, Jan. 11, 2000
http://tinyurl.com/3l2kn
C. Ellen Wickham
Library Media Specialist
Bridger 8th Grade Center
Independence, MO 64057
816-796-4800
ewickham@indep.k12.mo.us
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. Goethe
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