LIBRARY NOTES
Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock
History - It Can't Happen Without You
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 4:30 PM
Members' Room; $5 per person
In this program, Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock will talk about young people who have made history from Pocahontas to Lynda Lowery, the youngest marcher in the 1965 Selma march, and show audience members how they, too, are history makers. "Kids have been making history in the United States for centuries," says Buckley. "Our goal is for kids to see they are part of history."
Elspeth Leacock's interest in journeys and history began on a childhood trip to Naskapi Indian country in Canada. She holds a degree in American history and has been praised by critics and teachers for her innovative textbooks and educational tools. Buckley, a Library member since 1978, has worked in educational publishing for almost four decades, directed programs for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and acted as general editor of the major textbook series We the People.
Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley are co-authors of
Kids Make History and
Journeys for Freedom, as well as the award-winning
children's historical atlases
Journeys in Time and
Places in Time.
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