The Broward County Library's 2025 Conference on Children's Literature is an all-day event full of excellent and engaging creators. Register now, lunch will be served while supplies last.
The 2025 Conference on Children's Literature is free to attend and open to educators of all kinds - librarians, teachers, and parents. The Conference will provide professional development, research and innovation in children’s literature and support networking, collaboration and contribute to a national dialogue. Please register- a complimentary light lunch is included and you may win signed copies of some the featured titles!
Featured Authors and Presenters (Please check back often!)
The daughter of a printer, Carole Boston Weatherford was practically born with ink in her blood. She began writing at age 6 and soon after saw her poems in print. Her 80-plus books have garnered 2 NAACP Image Awards and 18 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, including a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award and 4 Caldecott Honors. Her career achievements have been recognized with the ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and the Nonfiction Award from the Children’s Book Guild. The 2024 Young People’s Poet Laureate and a retired HBCU professor, she lives in Baltimore.
Jeffrey Boston Weatherford is an award-winning children's book illustrator and a rapper. His latest book, Rap It Up! was inspired by workshops merging writing and technology. KIN: Rooted in Hope won a Coretta Scott King Honor and the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Poetry. His debut book, You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen, was named an ALSC Notable Book and a best book of the year by National Council for the Social Studies and Kirkus Reviews. Jeffery's art has been exhibited in Washington, DC, Georgia, Maryland and North Carolina. Formerly a National Book Foundation teaching artist, he holds an M.F.A. from Howard University where he was a Romare Bearden Scholar. He lives in North Carolina.
Carole and Jeffrey Boston Weatherford will be joining us as part of The Ashley Bryan Art Series: Dreams take Flight through Art and Literature. Learn more about Carole and Jeffrey Boston Weatherford at their official website.
Marcus Bridgewater, known on social media as Garden Marcus, is the author of See Marcus Grow and How to Grow: Nurture Your Garden, Nurture Yourself. Media outlets that have featured his work include Vogue, Dwell, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and The Drew Barrymore Show. A creator, educator, motivational speaker, and plant enthusiast, he is also the founder and CEO of Choice Forward, a company that offers life coaching, seminars, and workshops. He lives in Texas with his wife, son, and a thousand plants. Learn more at Marcus Bridgewater’s official website and Jumpstart.
The 2025 Conference on Children's Literature is generously funded by the Broward Public Library Foundation. This program is presented through collaborations and partnerships with Ashley Bryan Art Series, Broward Reads: The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading; Jumpstart for Young Children and Books & Books.
Books will be available for sale through Conference on Children's Literature book provider Books & Books.
AGE GROUP: | New Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Workshop | Literacy/Learning Services | Discussion/Lecture | Books | Author Events |
TAGS: | Back to School |
Mon, Jul 28 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
Tue, Jul 29 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Wed, Jul 30 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
Thu, Jul 31 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, Aug 01 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Aug 02 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, Aug 03 | Closed |