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Daniel Beaty is the keynote speaker for the March Saturday Reunion. He is an award winning performer, writer, and community activist. His publications include the childrens book, KNOCK KNOCK, the motivational book, Transforming from Pain to Power, and the play Through the Night. He is also the creator of I Dream, a nationally recognized social justice initiative.

Renowned childrens book and YA author, Sarah Weeks, will be joining us for the closing keynote. Sarah is the author of several books including PIE, Oggie Cooder, Save Me a Seat, and So B. It, which was recently turned into a major motion picture.

This is a day when literacy educators from across the globe come together to learn. It is a fast-paced day, brimming with workshops that can help you find horizons to work towards, whether your focus is on higher level comprehension, content area literacy, units of study in writing, assessment-based instruction, increasing student engagement, or bringing books to life. In one short day you can stand on the shoulders of the profession. We offer keynotes and sessions led by renowned authors and leaders in the field of education, senior Project staff, including Lucy Calkins and all TCRWP staff developers.

The day begins at 9:00 a.m. at Riverside Church, one block west of Teachers College, and continues throughout the entire College.

The day is free of charge, without registration. It is a gift offered to the TCRWP community.

Parking:
The Rapid Park Garage, located beneath Riverside Church’s south wing entrance on 120th Street between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue, is $35 for all day parking (plus an additional fee for oversize vehicles). However, if you click the link below and print out the coupon the price drops to $30 for regular sized vehicles and $42 for oversize vehicles. Please see details on coupon. 

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Connecticut Book Festival

The first-ever Connecticut Book Festival, celebrating our State's continuing cultural heritage by focusing on authors, books literary sites and cultural institutions, will be held on the UCONN Greater Hartford Campus in West Hartford on Saturday and Sunday, May 21st and 22nd. Over the course of two days, three dozen authors will talk about their work; there will be performances by DANCEENLIGHT, Mystic Paper Beasts, and five State Troubadours. Children will be entertained at the unique "instrument petting zoos" provided by the Hartford and New Haven Symphony Orchestras and children will have a chance to make chalk drawings with author/illustrator Bill Thomson. Children can also read to pet therapy greyhounds. Parents, teachers,b and students will attend the annual ceremony marking the conclusion of the Letters About Literature program sponsored by the CT Center for the Book. Exhibitors and food vendors will add a "festival" atmosphere. The event is free of charge.

The Festival has been planned over the past two years and is patterned after the National Book Festival held in Washington, D.C. each fall. The festival is sponsored by CT Center for the Book at Hartford Public Library, CT Commission on Culture and Tourism, CT Humanities Council, CT Library Association, CT State Library, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, UCONN Co-op Bookstore, and UCONN Greater Hartford. More information and details are available at www.ctbookfestival.org.