​Authors, need advice for your school visits? Want to create “value-added” content that teachers will appreciate? Need tips to engage and interact with students? Whether this is your first visit or you’re a veteran author, I’m here for you.

As a former K-12 school librarian, English teacher, children’s independent book seller, now children’s author, I know successful school visits from multiple viewpoints. 
Review my list of offerings or ask about a topic tailor-made for your specific needs.

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Ask Me About...

• School visits from a librarian’s POV
• Engaging children at book launches
•  Professional review of your PowerPoint/slide deck ​for content and appropriate  age leveling
• Preparing proposals for library and educator conferences that work
• Managing your audience
• What intermediate grade kids like to read
• What books school librarians need/want in their collections
• Comp titles for your work
• How a librarian is/isn’t a gatekeeper
• Connecting to the library community in your area
• Professional library organizations you should know and access
• How to volunteer in your school library
• Back matter school librarians would like to see in NF
• All the services you never knew your library provided. Libraries do SO MUCH. Most people know and use only a fraction of it.
• A topic tailor-made for your specific needs

Credentials

Kathy, a children’s author, is a former English teacher and K-12 school librarian with an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Supervision. While a school librarian, she coordinated 15 successful school visits. Currently Kathy serves on the State Library of Ohio's "Choose to Read Ohio" program and has written curricular toolkits for featured SLO award-winners.
 
Kathy is the Past President of The Ohio Educational Library Media Association and chaired the state-wide library conference when she was OELMA Vice President. Her background includes bookselling at a children’s bookstore, volunteering for the Buckeye Children’s Book Award, and speaking at literary and library conferences. Her first Work for Hire novelty board book releases fall 2023.
 
Get help from someone who bridges the gap between the writer's world and the school visit world. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Pricing

​45 minute Zoom or phone chat
 $75
Ask about discounts for multiple sessions
$125 -$150

​Please note that payment is due at the time of booking a consultation.   

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