Posts Tagged “University of Illinois”

Library love

October 15, 201011 CommentsPosted in blindness, Uncategorized, visiting libraries, writing

Seems like Hanni and I had just returned home from that Youth Festival in Champaign when we found ourselves boarding a train again Monday morning. This time, our destination was Glencoe, IL. Librarian Melissa Henderson met us at the train station and led us to a local coffee shop for a snack before our morning […]

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Feelin’ stronger every day

October 10, 201014 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, Seeing Eye dogs, Uncategorized, visiting schools

Whew! That Youth Literature Festival put on by the College of Education at the University of Illinois the past few days sure kept us busy. Hanni and I visited four classrooms Thursday, three classrooms Friday, and then attended an oo-la-la reception for guest authors Friday night. To cap off the festival, we gave two presentations […]

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