Author & Ilustrator, Jerry Craft, a BCALA-CT Selected Author at CLA 2015

Cartoonist, Illustrator and Author, Jerry Craft, creator of the award-winning Mama's Boyz comic strip will be a guest speaker for BCALA-CT at the 2015 Connecticut Library Association (CLA) Conference on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 11:00am.  View the full conference program

Join us as he speaks on what lead him to his exciting career, the challenges of being a reluctant reader and what he did to overcome that to become a self-published author and much more!

His newest book is a middle grade novel co-written with his two teenage sons, called: "The Offenders: Saving the World While Serving Detention!" -- an action / adventure story designed to teach kids about the negative effects of bullying. [Order Books!]

• Official Jerry Craft Website
• About Mama's Boyz 
  
• Jerry Craft: From reluctant reader to celebrated cartoonist, author, illustrator, and more!
• MAKING OUR OWN MARKET: Jerry Craft’s Journey

CLA 2014- Good Movies Still Matter

GOOD MOVIES STILL MATTER

Presenters: Carolyn  Aucella and Tom LaSalle, The Ferguson Library, Stamford's Public Library
Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2014
Program: Good Movies Still Matter, Moderated by Elise Browne, Eastern CT State University.
Sponsored by BCALA-CT.


Resources and Recommendations mention at the program by Ms. Aucella are linked on the Ferguson Library's Reel Matter website (film reviews, film by genre etc).


Tom LaSalle list of  Latin & Foreign Film recommended sources


another great resource is "Can I Stream.it?"


More recommended websites by Carolyn: Rope of Silicon and GreenCine