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SWAL Conferences
Fall 2001 SWAL Conference Agenda
Generation 'Y': Who are they?
And what do they want from us?
October 11, 2001
8:50 - 3:30 pm
White House Supper Club
Richland Center, Wisconsin
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Registration, Continental breakfast with exhibitors
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| 8:50
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Welcome
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| 9:00
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Love, Life and Potato Salad: Reality and the Young Adult Novel
Get a peek into the minds of young adults with Alden R. Carter, Award-winning author of nine novels and twenty nonfiction books.
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| 10:15 |
Introduction of Exhibitors
Visit with exhibitors, View sale items: Puppets, adult and children's books, adaptive equipment, software, educational games, and toys.
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| 11:00 |
SWAL Business Meeting and Announcements, Door prizes
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| 11:45
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Buffet Luncheon, Vendor prizes
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| 12:45
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Kids on the Block Puppet Show
A disabilities sensitivity program performed by the Kids on the Block puppet troupe.
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| 1:00
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Strengthening Your Collections for Youth with Special Needs
Highlights of some of the best books, videos, books on tape and software for or about youth with special needs. Presented by Nikki Schermacher, Special Education Media Center Coordinator for CESA #3, and Sharon Charles, Southwest Wisconsin Library System Special Needs Consultant.
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| 2:00
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Special Books for Special Kids: Creating Photo-Essays about Handicaps
A slide presentation by Carol S. and Alden R. Carter on asthma, Down's syndrome, vision disabilities, cerebral palsy, and juvenile diabetes. This Wisconsin-based photographer/author team specializes in documentary photography for children's books.
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| 3:00
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Mingling with the Authors
Alden and Carol Carter will be available to sign books and answer questions.
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