I heard him speak at that Spring Institute. He seemed so-o-o young and enthusiastic. I heard of his suicide a few days ago, and it really got to me too. Sally Smith -----Original Message----- From: Colleen Leddy <ctbleddy@gmail.com> To: michlib-l <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Sent: Fri, Dec 27, 2013 12:13 am Subject: [Michlib-l] Ned Vizzini Some of you may remember the Young Adult author Ned Vizzini ("Teen Angst," "It's Kind of a Funny Story") who spoke at an MLA Spring Institute several years ago. Our schools and library had a special relationship with him (He visited Morenci at least four times) and were so shocked and sad when we learned that he committed suicide last week. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/21/books/ned-vizzini-author-of-teenage-novels... Colleen -- Colleen Leddy, Director Stair Public Library 228 W. Main St. Morenci, MI 49256 517/458-6510 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@lists.mcls.org http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l