Greetings! Registration is now open for the 44th McConnell Youth Literature Conference featuring the fabulous M.T. Anderson, Jennifer Holm, and Lisa Desimini. The Conference will be at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Lexington on March 23-24, 2012. Registrations will be accepted through March 16, 2012, but early registration is encouraged. Please note that registration rates will increase on February 6, 2012. Conference Information & Registration: http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/McConnellConference/2012/ The deadline for registering for the Connecting with Characters Contest is February 1, 2012 Please visit the Contest page for more information: http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/McConnellConference/2012/contest.html Hotel reservations can now be made. Please be sure to use the special McConnell Conference reservation page: http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/McConnellConference/2012/hotel.html Happy Holidays! We hope to see you in March 2012! Apologies for crossposting! Stephanie D. Reynolds, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Coordinator, McConnell Center/Conference School of Library & Information Science University of Kentucky 333 Little Library Building Lexington, KY 40506-0224 [log in to unmask] 2012 McConnell Conference Info The McConnell Center/Conference on Facebook Dr. Reynolds' Student/Advisee Group on Facebook Twitter/GoogleTalk: youthlitprof Skype: sdreynolds28