World Book Night 2012
By kYmberly Keeton I was so ecstatic when I learned about the World Book Night 2012 event that will take place this Saturday! Millions of readers will be able to receive free books from literary advocates for change. The World [...]
Generation IA: Freedom of Information
by Jiwon Choi In the age of information, what does freedom of information really mean? Does it mean we can surf the web for hours on end, and read all the newspapers and blogs online that our eyes and brains [...]
What do you learn when you learn to read?
On March 1, I had the opportunity to attend the Gryphon Lecture, a yearly event at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that is sponsored by the Center for Children’s Books. This year, the lecture was delivered by Dr. Margaret [...]
“History from below” and community archives
I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Andrew Flinn speak yesterday in a lecture called “Independent and Community Archives: Preserving Local Histories and Sites of Resistance?” Archives are a good distance away from my area of focus; what drew me [...]
Gryphon Lecture by Dr. Dipesh Navsaria
This past Friday, I attended the Center for Children’s Books‘ annual Gryphon lecture. This year’s lecturer was Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, a pediatrician and GSLIS alum who does a lot of work with Reach Out and Read. The lecture, titled “Books [...]
