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About the Authors
Missy Edgmon
Missy Edgmon is the author of the puppet show, "The Ballad of Ginger
Fella." She was formerly a children's librarian from the Harris County
Public Library System and is currently staying home with her two young children
and working part-time at Tomball Community College.
Paola Ferate-Soto
Paola Ferate-Soto, co-author of the Bilingual Programs chapter, grew up
in Colombia, South America, where as a child she learned many of the rhymes
shared in the chapter. She holds an MLIS from the University of Arizona and
worked as a reference librarian in the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
in Las Vegas, Nevada and was the Youth Department Head at the Carson City
Library in Carson City, Nevada. She is currently the Youth Librarian at the
Terrazas Branch of the Austin Public Library where she conducts bilingual
storytimes. Ms. Ferate-Soto was one of the founding members of the REFORMA-Nevada
Chapter as well as it's first President. She was also one of the founding
members of the new Central Texas REFORMA Chapter El corazón de Tejas.
She served as National REFORMA Organizational Development Chair from 1998
to 2001, and as a committee member for the 2001 El día de los niños
Austin Celebration.
Lelaña Foley
Lelaña Foley was formerly with the Harker Heights Public Library
and now lives in Missouri. She is the author of the "Celebrations Programs"
chapter.
Tina Hager
Tina Hager, author of the Preschool Programs chapter, holds an MLS from
Texas Woman's University and has been a youth services librarian at the Carrollton
Public Library. She has over 20 years experience working in many types of
libraries in many capacities from page to library director. Her career dream
is to be a professional storyteller and children's author.
Adriana Heard
Adriana Flores Heard, author of the Young Adult Programs chapter, graduated
with an MLIS from the University of Texas at Austin with a specialization
in children and youth services. Ms. Heard has worked for the San Antonio Public
Library for the past six years as a reference librarian, children's librarian,
and youth services librarian. Currently she is at the Westfall Public Library
working with teens and adults and performing outreach to local high schools
and middle schools and she loves to booktalk. Ms. Heard helped to create the
San Antonio Public Library's first Youth Services department which offers
teens the opportunity to participate in an annual summer reading program,
a monthly book club, a teen advisory board, and the Teen Friends. She has
been trained as an ALA/YALSA Serving the Underserved Trainer.
Donna Ingham
Donna Ingham is the author of the story, "Babe of the Alamo." She is a retired
university professor turned storyteller and travels throughout Texas telling
stories and offering workshops in schools, libraries, festivals, conferences,
and wherever else people will gather to listen. Her programs include personal
narratives about growing up in the Panhandle; Texanized myths, legends, fairy
tales, and other classics; and multicultural tales drawn from the lore of
Native Americans and Hispanic, European, and African-American settlers.
Nohemi Lopez
Nohemi Lopez, co-author of the Bilingual Programs chapter, is currently
the children's librarian at the Memorial Branch Library of the San Antonio
Public Library System. After receiving her MLIS from the University of Texas
at Austin, she worked as a reference librarian for the San Antonio Public
Library and then as a children's librarian in the Austin Public Library where
she conducted bilingual storytimes in Spanish and English for the East Austin
community.
Dorothy McMahon
Dorothy McMahon, author of the story, "Going to Round Rock," has a BA in
Education and an MLS. She worked in the educational field for over 30 years
as a teacher and as an elementary school librarian. She has presented workshops
on storytelling, reading aloud, poetry, and puppetry for independent school
districts, associations for the education of young children, parents, and
for storytelling and puppetry organizations.
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Elizabeth McMahon
Elizabeth McMahon is the illustrator for the crafts in the 2002 Texas Reading
Club Manual. Ms. McMahon received her MLA from the University of North Texas
in 1990 and worked at Galveston's Rosenberg Library for about 6 six years.
She is currently the Outreach/PR Librarian at the Grand Prairie Main Library
where she supervises the Bookmobile and Aging program and provides publicity
and public relations for the library. She also organizes adult and young adult
programs and arranges the displays within the library.
Sally Meyers
Sally Meyers, author of the theme song, "Read Across Texas!" has been the
Children's Services Coordinator for the Tom Green County Library System in
San Angelo for ten years. Previously she was teacher-director of La Escuelita
Preschool. Ms. Meyers served on the Texas Reading Club Advisory Committee
from 1994-1998 and has written the summer reading theme song since 1995. She
is a member of Children's Round Table's 2x2 Committee.
Maricela Moreyra-Torres
Maricela Moreyra-Torres, co-author of the Bilingual Program chapter, was
born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She graduated from the Universidad Autónoma
de Guadalajara with a Library Science degree and worked for 15 years as a
librarian in a primary school. She has been an active member of the Jalisco
Library Association. Ms. Moreyra-Torres was a founding member and Vice President
of the International Reading Association's Jalisco Chapter.
Leila Parrish
Leila Parrish, author of the Toddler Programs chapter, is a former children's
librarian who has worked for both the Houston Public Library System and the
Harris County Public Library System. Since leaving her professional role,
Ms. Parrish actively works with children and parents through planning and
presenting children's programs for a church-affiliated Mother's Day Out Program.
Josefina Rodriguez-Gibbs
Josefina Rodriguez-Gibbs, co-author of the Bilingual Programs chapter, graduated
from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Spanish and Portuguese.
After receiving her MLIS, she worked for the Office of Bilingual Education
at the University of Texas. While her children were growing up, she was active
in school programs and in church related programs for children. She is now
a youth librarian at the Cepeda and the Oak Springs branches of the Austin
Public Library and has the opportunity to present Spanish story hours for
children of both communities.
Gayle Travis
Gayle Travis is the author of the Elementary Programs chapter, two readers
theater script, and one puppet play for the 2002 Texas Reading Club Reading
Program Manual. She is also the author of the 1995 Summer Reading Program
Manual "Once Upon a Planet" and contributing author of the 2001 Texas Reading
Club manual. She presented workshops throughout the state based on the 1995,
2000, and 2001 manuals. Ms. Travis, who received her MLS from Texas Woman's
University, has been a children's librarian in public libraries for over ten
years and is an accomplished storyteller and story weaver.
Willy Welch
Willy Welch composed a theme song that will be used for the 2002 and future
Texas Reading Clubs. It is entitled, "Reading Across Texas" and will appear
on his next musical CD. Mr. Welch is an author, songwriter, singer, storyteller,
and actor with a degree in theater from Boston University School for the Arts.
He has published three children's picture books, Playing Right Field, Dancing
with Daddy, and Grumpy Bunnies. His next book scheduled is Home Made Cookie,
from Scholastic, Inc. Mr. Welch has also written songs for (among others)
the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, the Barney & Friends PBS-TV series,
Peter Paul & Mary, Celebration Shop, Habitat for Humanity, and his talented
singing wife, Wendy Welch. He loves to visit schools and libraries to sing
songs, read books, and tell stories.
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