[Neasis-l] Simmons GSLIS CE Workshop: Bring an Author to Your Library on October 4th

[GSLIS CE2]

Bring an Author to Your Library
Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Simmons College Campus, One Palace Road Bldg, P-415
Cost: $160 (Simmons GSLIS Alums $125)

Author visits are invigorating both for visiting authors and program 
participants. In this workshop learn how to select an author appropriate 
for your audience, locate the author, negotiate a speaking fee, and 
publicize the visit. Class participants should bring with them the names 
of 3 authors whom they would like to contact.

Faculty: Stephen Weiner is the Director of the Maynard Public Library in 
Maynard, Massachusetts. Over the past 20 years he has sponsored over 100 
author visit programs. His book, Bring an Author to Your Library, was 
published by Highsmith Press in 1993; SWeiner at minlib.net

For more information please see 
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/

-- 
Kris Liberman '87LS
Program Manager
Simmons GSLIS CE
T - 617-521-2803
F - 617-521-3192
gslisce at simmons.edu
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/