FM #1424 - 3rd Annual Pen 2 Picture - 03/26/25
This session shares my conversation about the 3rd Annual Pen to Picture event scheduled for the Franklin Public Library May 10, 2025. We talk with Bree Comeau, Erin O’Leary and Pam Allard about this event with graphic novelist and illustrator Raul the Third. We recorded this conversation virtually on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
- Bree Comeau, Assistant Youth Services Librarian
- Erin O’Leary, Reading Specialist at Horace Mann Middle School
- Pam Allard, Reading Specialist at Remington Middle School
We cover the following in our conversation
- Details of the event May 10
- Graphic novels an entry point for some readers
- Collaboration between Library and the schools
- Event is funded via grant from Mass Cultural Council
The recording runs about 29 minutes.
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Pen 2 Picture info -> https://franklinma.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/pen-to-picture/
Download a copy of the flyer as a reminder or to share ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xhxb-vsN1yyqijCm34Rjwyvd_Tq67YIj/view?usp=drive_link
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