Leslie blogged about her visit in a post on Talking to Strangers on ALA Buses and put up a picture as well. Michael Stephens then mentioned her post and then Karen Schneider mentioned it on her blog. Michael was just using it as an example of her posts, but we were still glad that he chose the one about our event.
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Update: Leslie Burger’s visit and the Kerouac scroll
Thank you very much to the Graduate and Professional Student Federation for their generous sponsorship of this event. Interestingly, their site is a Wiki. Maybe it was good luck that Jimmy Wales was visiting when they made their decision. Thank you also to all the other folks who helped in this process.
We have also gotten confirmation on when her flight will be arriving which makes it possible to continue with planning the details of her visit. It looks like she will be arriving in time to have the brown bag lunch that we hoped to have for students that can’t make the talk.
One of the places we hope to show her while she is here is the scroll that Jack Kerouac typed On the Road on. The scroll will be on display as part of a display at the Melba Remig Saltarelli Exhibit Room on the third floor of Wilson Library until mid-December. The press release for the event can be read here.
Working to plan a visit by Leslie Burger, President-Elect of the ALA
For the past few weeks I have been working with my colleague Stefanie to organize a visit by Leslie Burger. Event planning is not easy. Everything is coming along relatively smoothly I guess. Unless something major changes, Leslie will be speaking at 5:30pm on Monday November 7 in Manning 209. A reception will follow. We are still working out the rest of the details. I will post when I know more.