[ISLMA-Share] Author Visit by Gene Luen Yang

Wed Apr 4 18:41:03 CDT 2018

Here is the reply I received today...

*He will be at the Illinois Reading Council conference and the Illinois
Library Association conference -- both in October. I'm not sure how close
those are to Chicago.*

*An additional event at your school costs $10,000 for up to three
presentations, plus travel expenses that we would split with any other
venues.*

*If you're interested in moving forward for an adjoining October date, I'd
love to jump on the phone. Otherwise, you can fill out our attached firm
offer form for a separate event booking.*

*Warmly,*
*Julianne*

I'm not sure this means he would split the 3 presentations between
districts or not, but I would be interested if so...:)

Tabatha Otto
totto at d103.org
Daniel Wright JHS
Lincolnshire, IL

On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I am in River Forest, IL. I am interested in partnering with anyone near
> me, if they are also interested, in bringing Mr. Yuen to your library. I am
> in a 450 student high school. I'd have him part of the day, you would have
> him another part.
>
> Thank you,
> Lori
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 8:33 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I got a quote from him about 2 weeks ago that he cost $10,000.
>> I wonder if he raised it recently?
>>
>>
>>
>> Mariela Siegert
>> Adjunct Faculty, SOIS at Dominican University
>> AISLE Board Member
>> 
>> School Librarian
>> ,
>> Westfield Middle School
>>  in Bloomingdale, IL
>> marris116 at gmail.com
>> @marris116
>> Instagram:  msiegert_WFMS_Library
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> His speaking fee was $7500 for the day plus travel and hotel. He worked
>>> from 8:30 am-9 pm with no break. He had a lunch with ISU faculty and dinner
>>> with HS English teachers. He spoke three times and signed books three
>>> times. The public library hosted a Reading Without Borders Challenge. The
>>> public library's foundation paid $3000, the ISU English dept wrote a grant
>>> for $3000, our Freshmen Program paid $3000 and I fundraised $1000. That's
>>> how we made it happen.
>>>
>>>
>>> G
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info <
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>>> Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.inf
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>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:31:14 PM
>>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>>> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] Author Visit by Gene Luen Yang
>>>
>>> How much?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>>
>>> Earlier this month, our school hosted Gene Luen Yang, author of *American
>>> Born Chinese *and the *Secret Coder *series.  He was amazing--funny,
>>> accessible, informative. He was one of the most giving and humble human
>>> beings I've ever met. I saw him give three different presentations to three
>>> totally different audiences in one day while being engaging and kind at
>>> every turn. He was tireless in his promotion of representation, comics in
>>> education and creativity. His story is one of perseverance and hard work.
>>> His work resonates with our students and is part of our Freshman English
>>> curriculum. He spoke, answered questions and thanked each student for
>>> reading his work as he individualized their books.
>>>
>>>
>>> Presenters like Gene are not cheap. I built a partnership with our
>>> public library and the College of English at ISU in order to bring him
>>> to our campus. It took us 18 months to write the grants and find a date
>>> that worked for all three groups and Gene. Planning and executing his visit
>>> was a lot of work, but his agent was great to work with and the event was
>>> WORTH EVERY PENNY!
>>>
>>>
>>> If you are looking for an author or planning a larger event, I
>>> whole-heartedly recommend you consider Gene Luen Yang. (You will not be
>>> disappointed.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Gretchen Zaitzeff
>>> Librarian
>>> University High School
>>> Normal, IL
>>>
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>>>
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Tabatha A. Otto, Teacher/Library Media Specialist
Daniel Wright Junior High School
1370 Riverwoods Road
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
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