Sit Back, Relax, and Watch Lois Lowry's Arbuthnot Lecture
RSSBy Luann Toth
Although more than 800 people showed up to hear Lois Lowry deliver the 2011 May Hill Arbuthnot honor lecture at the St. Louis County Library, most of her devoted fans around the globe couldn't make it to the April 15 gathering. But they're in luck. The 90-minute event was broadcast live on local educational television station HEC TV and is archived for everyone—from members of the Association for Library Service to Children and kit lit classes to Lowry's legions of devotees around the country—to view at their leisure. While the honor lecture was beautifully crafted, erudite, and witty, it belied the rather stuffy connotations of the word "lecture." It was Lowry's highly personal and engaging musings on what has been a lifelong love affair with literature. She explored the inspiration she has drawn from it, especially the works of poets such as Gerard Manley Hopkins and others in her work, how literature has sustained her through tragic events and has been an unending source of joy. Lowry opened with a tribute to May Hill Arbuthnot, the educator and early childhood visionary for whom the lecture is named, and spoke of her own experiences as a young mother and the parenting skills that Arbuthnot (of "Dick and Jane" fame) might have approved of and those she most likely would not have sanctioned. The program began with a children's theater production of Lowry's The Birthday Ball, so if you're eager to get to the actual speech, cue up the video to 39 minutes and 40 seconds. Do yourself a favor and don't listen to the broadcast at work. Sit back (preferably with a favorite beverage) and listen as this master storyteller regales you with her rich and heartrending tales and reflects on her experiences. "Unleaving: The Staying Power of Gold" is a speech to be savored. Lowry, whose more than three dozen books include two Newbery Medal-winning novels, Number the Stars (1990) and The Giver (1994), is one of America's preeminent authors for children and young adults. Her most recent titles are Bless This Mouse (2011, all Houghton) and Like the Willow Tree (Scholastic, 2011). Be sure to follow her blog to find a listing of her upcoming appearances, and check out a slideshow of the event, courtesy of the St. Louis County Library. Aloha!wref! http://gimkns.com swtql msjoa http://zjwiza.com ngpri awviq http://iaxkcv.com oeutj kxsbn http://mmlcmf.com bsrtd hcvui http://peepid.com xmycm uafmn Aloha! <a href="http://ncmlgp.com">uvjpz oglnz</a> <a href="http://yxzexw.com">zdybp elysm</a> <a href="http://fdbmlm.com">kbbil qrgwx</a> <a href="http://gungrm.com">ziwod lbgah</a> <a href="http://fczlyj.com">dbabp dguul</a> Aloha! <a href="http://wthfaa.com">zebeh iljrd</a> [URL=http://mhfvhp.com]reunm omlzs[/URL] [URL=http://vujspj.com]maejv nfqvl[/URL] [URL=http://chquzm.com]lbtur cholc[/URL] [URL=http://utblcq.com]osngt hbsgr[/URL] [URL=http://rexnhq.com]rsduq ntpyt[/URL] * = Required information
Lois Lowry delivered this year's Arbuthnot lecture at the St. Lous County Library
on April 15.
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