Meet Lee & Low at the 2018 International Literacy Association Conference

If you’ll be at the International Literacy Association Conference from July 20 – 23 in Austin, Texas, come see our staff and authors!

Panel: Classroom Libraries as Windows and Mirrors: Ensuring 

ILA Panel: Classroom Libraries as Windows and Mirrors

Diverse, Representative Books for Our Students
Lee & Low Director of Marketing Hannah Ehrlich will moderate a panel on the research supporting inclusive libraries and how to build a diverse library using Lee & Low’s popular Classroom Library Questionnaire. Come join us to hear from experts in the field and come away with practical tips about building and evaluating your library.
Sunday, July 22 • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Austin Convention Center, 18B-Banquet

Equity in Education Program: Beyond the Bookshelf: The Transformative Power of LGBTQ Children’s Literature

Join ninth-grade ELA instructor Henry “Cody” Miller for a provocative conversation with some of today’s hottest authors including Lesléa Newman (Sparkle Boy) about how thoughtful, intentional integration of LGBTQ texts can help create transformative spaces for all.

Sunday, July 22 • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Austin Convention Center, Ballroom B

Here are a few of our authors who will be at Children’s Literature Day on Monday, July 23rd:

ILA Children's Literature Day

Emma Otheguy (Marti’s Song for Freedom/ Martí y sus versos por la libertad) – ILA Book Awards Luncheon

Lesléa Newman (Sparkle Boy) – Early Reader Author Meetup

Guadalupe García McCall (Summer of the Mariposas) – Putting Books to Work Panel, Older Young Adult

Hope to see you there!