Walter Dean Myers' National Ambassador Schedule

2012

February

• 2  |  Port Washington-Saukville School District
• 7  |  Interview with Jeff Glor for CBS Author Talk Blog
• 12-13  |  Black, White, and Read All Over, Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh
• 26  |  Deborah Smith Pollard Radio Show “Strong Inspirations”

March

• 2  |  Read Across America Day, Newark, N.J.
• 7  |  World Read Aloud Day
• 12  |  Interview with Dr. Roscoe Brown, Jr. for CUNY-TV, New York City
• 13  |  Everbind Annual NYCAAPSE Luncheon. NYCAAPSE is the association of the English Department Heads for the more than 350 high schools of New York City.
• 16  |  PBS Celebration of Teachers & Learning

April

• 20  |  Community Talk at High School Theater, Longview, WA
• 21  |  A Conversation with Walter Dean Myers at Town Hall Seattle — Washington Center for the Book — Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA

May

• 4-5  |  Hudson Children’s Book Festival, Hudson, N.Y.
• 7-8  |  Children’s Book Week, New York City
• 11  |  Jonah S. Eskin Ambassador Lecture Series in Celebration of Children’s Book Week
• 17-19  |  Racine READ A MILLION BOOKS! Challenge, Racine, WI
• 22  |  Newgrange School, Hamilton, N.J. Skype Session

June

• 4  |  School Library Journal Day of Dialogue Keynote, New York City
• 6  |  Opening Remarks at BookExpo America, New York City
• 11-12  |  Warren County Public Library and Detention Center, Tennessee

July

• 10-13  |  National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta Fulton Central Library

August

• 8  |  Columbia Reading Institute, New York City

September

• 22-23  |  National Book Festival, Washington D.C.

October

• 25-28  |  Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, La.

December

• 11  |  Newcastle Detention Center, Wilmington, Del.