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October 2008 - June 2009 album |
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Fifth grade presentations at Abelard Reynolds School #42, as part of the Rochester Children's Book Festival "Festival to Go" program
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Brighton Library: Rochester, NY - October 14
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October 25, 2008 Children's Book Fest: Syracuse, NY: VVV with Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators regional advisior Amy Emm.
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Brighton Library Hallow-Teen Party: Rochester, NY - October 30: Me, in my version of medieval dress, and my daughter Beth as a pirate...
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...and organizer of the event, Deena Lipomi, Circulation & Young Adult Services Librarian
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Rochester Children's Book Festival: Rochester, NY - November 8
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RCBF: MJ Auch, with a young fan who made an illustrated copy of one of MJ's books
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RCBF: Herm Auch
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RCBF: Susan Williams Beckhorn
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RCBF: Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt
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RCBF: Kathleen Blasi
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RCBF: Dr. Fred Bortz
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RCBF: Judy Bradbury
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RCBF: Tamora Pierce and Bruce Coville
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RCBF: Julie Cummins
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RCBF: Jacky Davis
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RCBF: Cynthia DeFelice
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RCBF: Elizabeth Sullivan Falk
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RCBF: Donna Farrell and Marsha Hayles
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RCBF: Scott Gibala-Broxholm
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RCBF: McNevin Hayes
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RCBF: James Howe
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RCBF: Will Hubbell (who also writes under the name Morgan Howell)
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RCBF: Sheila Jarkins
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RCBF: Carol Johmann--author, and also organizer of the festival!
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RCBF: David Klavitis
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RCBF: Rose Kent
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RCBF: Michelle Knudsen
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RCBF: Eric Luper
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RCBF: Jeff Mack
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RCBF: Daniel J. Mahoney
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RCBF: Linda Sue Park with Rafe Martin, holding his Empire State Award
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RCBF: Matthew McElligott
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RCBF: Charles Noland
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RCBF: Chris Pallace
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RCBF: Linda Sue Park and Kyra Teis
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RCBF: McNevin Hayes and Robin Pulver
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RCBF: Virginia Elizabeth Rose and Leander Watts
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RCBF: Kevin Serwacki, carrying his rabbit Doorknob (with Chris Pallace in the background)
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RCBF: Mark Shulman, Jeff Mack, Paul O. Zelinsky
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RCBF: Stu Smith (If you know Stu, no explanation is needed.)
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RCBF: David Soman
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RCBF: Joe Sottile
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RCBF: Peggy Thomas
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RCBF: Ellen Stoll Walsh
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RCBF: Paul O. Zelinsky
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Palmyra-Macedon Middle School: Palmyra, NY - November 18
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Seated: Scott Gibala-Broxholm, Marsha Hayles, Carol Johmann
Standing: Sheila Jarkins, Robin Pulver, MJ Auch, Vivian Vande Velde, Will Hubbell
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Feb. 1 - 15, Jim and I took a cruise through the Panama Canal
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Panama Canal locks
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Northwood Elementary in Hilton, NY - March 6: with Pat, Janis, and Julie
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Village Elementary in Hilton, NY - March 9 and 10
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Quest Elementary in Hilton, NY - March 9
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Children's Literature Festival (University of Central Missouri), Warrensburg, MO - March 15 - 17: I joined 47 authors at the 41st Festival, including Cheryl Harness, Vicki Grove, J.B. Cheaney
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Lit Fest: Shelley Gills and Carole Adler
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Lit Fest: Bill Anderson
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Lit Fest: MJ and Herm Auch
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Lit Fest: Dan Burr and Robin Brickman
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Lit Fest: Mary Casanova and Elisa Carbone
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Lit Fest: Jill Esbaum
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Lit Fest: Alane Ferguson (seen here with a young fan)
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Lit Fest: Susan Casey, me, and Sneed Collard
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Lit Fest: Carole Gorman
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Lit Fest: Kelly Milner Halls (holding onto Bill Anderson)
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Lit Fest: David Harrison
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Lit Fest: Richard Jennings (with volunteer Dennis)
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Lit Fest: Mary Downing Hahn, Patricia Hermes, Jan Greenberg
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Lit Fest: Veda Boyd Jones
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Lit Fest: Jane Kurtz
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Lit Fest: Kirby Larson
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Lit Fest: Claudia Mills
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Lit Fest: Alexandria LaFaye
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Lit Fest: P.J. Petersen
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Lit Fest: Barbara Robinson
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Lit Fest: Carole Adler and Brenda Seabrooke
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Lit Fest: Michael Shoulders
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Lit Fest: Brad Sneed and Gloria Skurzynski
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Lit Fest: Marie Smith and Judy Young
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Lit Fest: Roland Smith and Sneed Collard
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Lit Fest: Michael Spradlin
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Lit Fest: Stephanie Tolan
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Lit Fest: Roderick Townley and Michael Shoulders
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Lit Fest: Terry Trueman (with me and 2 of the many Festival volunteers)
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Lit Fest: Lea Wait
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Lit Fest: June Rae Wood
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Lit Fest: Leslie Wyatt
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Lit Fest: Judy Young
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Hilton Schools' Spring Story Festival in Hilton, NY - March 19
Back row: Village Elementary School Media Specialist Deb Lynch, author/editor Margery Cuyler, Northwood Elementary School Library Media Specialist Julie Rapp
Front row: Northwood Elementary School Language Arts Specialist and past chair Hilton Story Festival Janis Hyland, VVV
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Alden Intermediate School: Alden, NY - March 31
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April 3 - The NYLA YSS Spring Conference in Rochester, NY, presented Linda Sue Park with the Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People.
Me, Julie Cummins, Linda Sue Park
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Our Lady of Mercy: Rochester, NY - April 7
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Iroquois School: Irondequoit, NY- April 14
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St. Joseph's Villa: Rochester, NY - April 16
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Veronica Connor Middle School: Grand Island, NY - April 22
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May 1 - Pine Bush Elementary: Guilderland, NY: Library Media Specialist Kim Harmon, VVV, PTA volunteer Karen Covert-Jones
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Our daughter Beth at her graduation from the vet tech program at Medaille College in Buffalo, NY: Graduate, with proud parents and proud fiance.
One week later: the wedding!
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From left to right: Josh's mom Melody, VVV, Elizabeth and Joshua Dempsey, Jim, and Josh's dad--also Jim.
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In front of the train station at Rhinecliff, NY, with Judy Gafney (Media Specialist at Sharon Center School), who organized a visit to several schools in northwestern Connecticut because Three Good Deeds had been nominated for the state's Nutmeg Award. In May, I met with students from Sharon Center, Cornwall, North Canaan Elementary School, Kent, Salisbury Central, and Lee H. Kellogg.
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June 10, I spoke at the RASL (Rochester Area School Librarians) Spring Banquet, in Rochester, NY.
Teen Book Festival Honoree Stephanie Squicciarini, Rochester Children's Book Festival Honoree Carol Johmann, Vivian, RASL President Bonnie Kay
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June 26, I spoke at a meeting of the American Association of University Women in Rochester, NY.
With Pat Thompson, Chair of the Public Policy Committee and Community Liaison
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