Check out this great article about the Maverick Graphic Novel committtee:

http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/growing-graphic-novels-texas-feature-stories

And don't miss the Maverick Authors Get Graphic program at TLA on Friday, April 16 at 10 a.m. featuring Kazu Kibuishi, Ellen Schreiber, Chris Schweizer, and Mariko Tamaki.

YART has a huge slate of programs scheduled for the 2010 TLA conference in San Antonio! On Wednesday, April 14, we have a wonderful pre-conference and 2 great programs.

"This Ain't Your Mama's Library: Reaching a New Generation" features YA librarian and author Michele Gorman talking about ways to jumpstart your library programming.

At 2 p.m. we have Susan Allison and Nancy Kubasek presenting "If You Give a Kid a Book: Booktalks for Tweens and Teens." Don't miss this session to hear about new and exciting books for your teens.

At "Young Adults Get a Clue: Latino Authors of Mystery Fiction", authors Sarah Cortez, Rene Saldaña, and Ray Villareal will share their insights into writing mysteries for young adults.

Hope to see you at TLA in SA!

Check out these great pics from YART's preconference at the 2010 TLA Annual Conference -- "This Ain't Your Mama's Library!"

http://picasaweb.google.com/YART.Historian/TLA2010SanAntonio#

The Lone Star booktalks, both digital and tradtional, that were presented at conference are now on the Lone Star wiki. You can locate them through the Lone Star web page or by going directly to http://lonestarreadinglist.wikispaces.com/

You do not need to be a member of the wiki to view or edit. Feel free to share programming ideas using the Lone Star list.

Enjoy!
Lori Loranger
Chair, Texas Lone Star Reading List Committee