[LM_NET] TAR: author websites for author visits

[Bryn Samuels <brynmarie@YAHOO.COM>]

This post from Barbara about Liz Levy got me thinking. I thought so much I posted a 
blog about it (scholarlybrio.blogspot.com). And then I asked myself if maybe I 
couldn't do more. I loved Levy's author website. I think it's a great model of how 
an author can promote her/himself to the world, especially schools, we who will 
hire her/him. It's organized well for the feeling-overwhelmed teacher librarian to 
feel confident about an author visit choice. And my question, to later post a HIT 
if I ever figure it out, is in your searching for an author perfect for your school 
and kiddos, what author websites are especially informative and compelling? What is 
it you look for to know whether or not you want to continue pursuing this author to 
come visit? What would sell you? I'm more interested in thoughts on the website or 
other promotional materials and not word of mouth. Something I found interesting on 
Levy's site was a short required materials list of an overhead projector and
 possibly a slide projector. Would that be too outdated for some of you? Just a 
curiosity.  
Is this a HIT that would even be helpful, I wonder?  Respond off-list, I'll post a 
HIT and would like to try posting to the wiki or ning, too.

Bryn Samuels 
recent Vandy grad 
soon-to-be library school student at UT Knoxville 
soon-to-be-hired library assistant in Nashville (fingers crosssed) 

~bryn 
scholarlybrio.blogspot.com 



----- Original Message ---- 
From: Barbara Fritz <fritzlibrary@YAHOO.COM> 
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU 
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:52:09 AM 
Subject: Share : Author Visit Elizabeth Levy 


We just had Liz Levy at our K-5 school this week. What 
a great day! Liz had the students so involved and was 
great with our teachers during lunch time. I highly 
recommend her. Book her though Scholastic rather than 
any of the other publisher who represent her. She 
encourages children to send her letters via email. Liz 
lives in NYC and does not drive. We had a great 
adventure picking her up from the train station and 
driving back to our rural school. 

http://www.elizabethlevy.com 

Barb 

"Librarian. Genetically predisposed to answer questions and correct misconceptions 
- whether asked or not." 2 01 2007 blf 

Barbara Fritz 
Elementary Librarian 
Bloomsburg Area School District 
Bloomsburg PA 
fritzlibrary@yahoo.com 



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