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Join us in person or online for the 2026 ALSC/ALA Children’s Literature Lecture: “Indigenous Voices: On the Page & Behind the Bylines.”The Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries will host Cynthia Leitich Smith for the ALSC/ALA Children’s Literature Lecture, “Indigenous Voices: On the Page & Behind the Bylines,” at the Elmer L. Andersen Library. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The program begins at 6 p.m. followed by a reception and book signing with Birchbark Books and Native Arts from 7 to 8 p.m.
Please register if you plan to attend in person or online.
The ALSC/ALA Children’s Literature Lecture is an annual event featuring an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of children’s literature, of any country, who shall prepare a paper considered to be a significant contribution to the field of children’s literature.
Cynthia Leitich Smith is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Firefly Season, Jingle Dancer, Indian Shoes, On a Wing and a Tear, Sisters of the Neversea, the Blue Stars series, Rain Is Not My Indian Name, Harvest House, and Hearts Unbroken, which won the American Indian Youth Literature Award. Cynthia is also the anthologist of Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids. She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, an acclaimed Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books, featuring stories for children and teens by Indigenous authors and illustrators. Heartfelt, groundbreaking, and unexpected, these beloved books emphasize the present and future of Native peoples and the strength of young Indigenous heroes.
Thank you!
The Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature and the Friends of the Kerlan thank the Children’s Literature Lecture Committee for selecting the University of Minnesota Libraries as the hosting site and we look forward to an extraordinary evening together.
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Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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