If you're planning to get books signed at conference there are a few things you should know about the Authors Area:

*Each person can have five books signed per author.

*Some authors will sign name only and others will personalize. It depends a lot on time.

*There will be a handout at the Information Booth, giving the times the authors are signing. Also, there will be a big sign at the Authors Area.

*Authors are scheduled for up to 2 hours to sign. The schedule is very tight and the authors will not be able to sign beyond their time limit.

*For popular authors, people get in line hours before the author is scheduled. This is true for authors like Tomie De Paola, Rosemary Wells, Kevin Henkes-the Caldecott winner, Lynne Rae Perkins-the Newbery winner, and the Bluebonnet winner-Lucy Nolan Marshall.

The Authors Area is sponsored by Librarian's Yellow Pages.