Workshops

=A Sampling of Coming Attractions. . .=

Wheels of Wonder
===A school library on wheels? That's right! PS23Q in District 75 has come up with a very creative solution to providing school library services to its eight separate sites -- Wheels of Wonder -- PS23's new bookmobile! Take a look on October 11th or 12th at this 21st Century vehicle with internet access and a Web-based catalog. It will be parked outside of the Queens College Student Union -- you can't miss it!===

Mock Newbery for Middle Schoolers
===Lisa Von Drasek, librarian at the Bank Street College School for Children, will share how she conducts a mock Newbery Award selection process with her 8th graders. Discover new and wonderful children's literature at this workshop!===

The illustrators are coming! The illustrators are coming! On Thursday October 11th join --
=== **John Rocco**, author/illustrator of the 2007 title //Wolf! Wolf!// and illustrator of Alice by Whoopi Goldberg and the cover artist for the bestselling series by Rick Riordan, //Percy Jackson and the Olympians//. He has a new picture book coming in Spring 2008 called //Moonpowder.//===
 * [[image:Segal._John.jpg width="106" height="133"]]John Segal**, author/illustrator of //The Lonely Moose// (Hyperion 2007) and //Carrot Soup// (Orchard 2004). He also illustrated the Robert San Souci retelling of Kenneth Graham’s classic tale, //The Reluctant Dragon.// All three books have been included in the Society of Illustrators annual show of best illustrated picture books.
 * Elise Primavera** is an author illustrator, best known for her //Auntie Claus// books, has a new heavily illustrated chapter book series called Fred & Anthony.

**Patricia McCormick**, author of //Cut//, //My Brother’s Keeper// and National Book Award Finalist and 2007 Quill Award Winner //Sold// //.//
===**E. Lockhart,**E. Lockhart, author of //The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, Fly on the Wall, Dramarama//The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, Fly on the Wall, Dramarama and the forthcoming Spring 08 book //The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks//The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks===

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