Metropolitan Reading Council

The Metropolitan ReadingCouncil
will host metro area children and their parents at our annual
“Meet the Author” event.

Engaging in the Fantasy of Literacy
is this year’s theme.
Our featured author and guest speaker will
be Roderick Townley, noted for the fantasy “Sylvie” series. He will
also present the awards to the winners of the Young Writers contest.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the program starts at 9:00 a.m.
This is a free event open to the public with a special invitation
to all students who participated in
MRC’s city-wide writingcontest.

Meet the Author will be held at the Strauss Performing Arts
Center at 6305 University Drive North on the UNO campus. The
most convenient parking is a lot to the southwest of the building as
well as a smaller lot just to the west.
Parking garages are also free on the weekends.

Roderick Townley's first book about Sylvie, The Great Good Thing, was a Top-Ten Book Sense Pick,
praised by Kirkus Reviews as "utterly winning...a book beloved from the first page."
Its sequel, Into the Labyrinth, was hailed by the New York Times as "a hopping fine read."
The Red Thread was published in 2007.

Mr. Townley has also published the novel Sky, as well as volumes of poetry, nonfiction, and literary criticism.
He has two children, Jesse and Grace, and is married to author Wyatt Townley.

Metropolitan Reading Council Presents:
Educator's Leadership Night
April 22, 2010

DC Centre
11830 Stonegate Circle
( a few blocks north and east of 120 th and Blondo)
Omaha, NE
6:00 p.m.
$10.00 Members
$15.00 Non Members

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rick Kolowski
Click Here for Leadership Night Registration and Membership Form

“Meeting the Needs of all Learners” Dr. Kolowski currently serves as
Chairman of the Learning Community
of Douglas and Sarpy Counties.
Dr. Kolowski recently re tired from a 41 year career in public education.
He was the founding principal of Millard West High School.
He is an active member in academic organizations-most notably the
National Association of Secondary School Principals
and in the educational association Phi Delta Kappa.
Dr. Kolowski will bring us current news about the
Learning Community and the challenges it faces to meet the needs of all learners.

The Night’s Festivities Include:

6:00 p.m. hors d’oeuvres, dessert, cash bar

7:15 p.m. Dr. Rick Kolowski – presentation, including question/answer session

8:00 p.m. Literacy Leader Awards