The Effie Lee Morris Children’s Literature Lecture features thought-provoking conversations with today’s top authors and illustrators of books for children. This annual series offers the book-loving public an opportunity to enrich their understanding of how writers and artists create great works for young readers. Funded by The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco chapter of the Women’s National Book Association.
Previous guest speakers and programs
- Tricksters : Gerald McDermott and the Art of the Folktale
- 2011
- Sunrise/Sunset : Exploring the Many Cycles of Life in Picture Books
- 2010
- The Zing of Writing
- 2009
- Storytelling, the Heart of Literacy
- 2008
- On the creation of Swan Lake, the classic story retold by Walter Dean Myers and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
- 2007
- What Haven’t I Done Yet
- 2006
- Dreams, Discoveries and Daring Women
- 2005
- Does the World Really Need Another Book
- 2004
- Creative Collaboration with the Picture Book : An Inside View
- 2003
- Hay Choy: A Feast for Readers
- 2002
- Art Dogs and Alligators: Bringing Books to Life
- 2001
- One Life, Many Voices: An Author’s Journey
- 2000
- Deep Like the Rivers : African Tales, Black American Poetry and Spirituals
- 1999
- Yes, Virginia, There Is a Godzilla: Talking About Children’s Literature
- 1998
- A Celebration of Children’s Literature
- 1997 - Featuring treasures from the Effie Lee Morris Historical and Research Collection of Children’s Literature
