Know Children? Love Little Golden Books? Save these Dates! The University of Michigan-Dearborn's 2017 Young Authors’ Festival <http://library.umd.umich.edu/yaf/> (YAF) has multiple special events this year: • Writing contest <http://library.umd.umich.edu/yaf/writingcontest.php> for children in grades 3-5 • Half-day event featuring Kris Remenar <http://kristenremenar.com/> and Matt Faulkner <http://www.mattfaulkner.com/>, the author and the illustrator of the children’s book “Groundhog’s Dilemma,” along with fun breakout sessions for children and adults, a ceremony for the winners of the writing contest, and a book signing • "Golden Legacy: Original Art from 75 Years of Golden Books <http://library.umd.umich.edu/berkowitz/exhibitions/2017/goldenbooks.php>" Exhibition of 65 pieces of original art work used in Little Golden Books (celebrating their 75th anniversary). • Exhibition reception with special guest speaker Diane Muldrow <http://www.dianemuldrow.com/>, editorial director of Golden Books and author of “Everything Thing I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book” • "Family Afternoon with Little Golden Books" event with activities for children in grades K-2. Important 2017 dates to remember: • Oct. 9 (Monday) is the first day of registration for the festival (highly recommended) • Oct. 13 (Friday) is the deadline for writing contest entries • Nov. 3 (Friday, 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.) is the reception for the “Golden Legacy” art exhibition; Berkowitz Gallery, located on the 3rd floor of the Mardigian Library • Nov. 11 (Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) is the half-day festival in the Mardigian Library • Nov. 18 (Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.) is the half-day family event in the Berkowitz Gallery • Oct. 27 – Dec. 17 is the “Golden Legacy” art exhibition in the Berkowitz Gallery A special grant from the Michigan Humanities Council (MHC), an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is enabling us to expand the activities for this year’s YAF. The MHC’s mission “connects people and communities by fostering and creating quality cultural programs.” For more information, visit our website http://library.umd.umich.edu/yaf Or contact Barbara Kriigel (bkriigel@umich.edu 593-56124) or Raya Samet ( rsamet@umich.edu 593-4936). We hope to see you!