Waterford Public Library: Meet Children's Author Jerry Craft!

Waterford CT

16 June, 2022

6:32 AM

Description

Press release from the Waterford Public Library: June 15, 2022 This special event is being held in the auditorium at Waterford High School at 20 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT. Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Craft is coming to Waterford! Craft is the author of the popular graphic novels New Kid & Class Act. Come to this engaging presentation to learn more about his life and what inspired him to write and illustrate his popular books. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, meet the author and get a book signed. Our bookseller partner, Waterford's Books A Million (BAM!), will be onsite to sell Jerry's books. This event is supported with generous funding from an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant for Libraries! Our grant will also enable us to distribute a limited number of free books to program attendees. American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This press release was produced by the Waterford Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.