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Hi, Rebekah, and All,

We have to remember that LOC sponsors some visits and that JR's publisher
will sponsor others touting not only his current book but also his status
as the Ambassador.

When we hear of these visits, I think our best course is to try to attend,
if possible, introduce ourselves, and make that connex.  When JR decides on
his particular outreach priorities, perhaps he will say "Hey, let's work
with that great person in Texas I met when I was in Austin," or let's work
with ... fill in your name.

Cheers, S

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Sharon Shaloo, Executive Director
Mass Center for the Book
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On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 11:29 AM Rebekah Manley <[log in to unmask]>
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> Team,
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> Facebook just let me know that our *National Ambassador for Young
> People's Literature, *Jason Reynolds, is coming to Texas (specifically to
> our amazing bookstore in Austin, BookPeople). I’m very happy for Austin.
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> For potential collaboration or just to welcome them, I must admit that I
> thought the Center for the Book director in the state might be made aware
> if the National Ambassador is visiting their state. Did I just pull this
> out of the sky? Has this been done before? At this point, I don’t think we
> can plan an event, however, for the future is this valid? As the “Library
> of Congress in our community” is this heads up something we can hope for?
> Aim for? If we are wanting to tie our partnership with the LOC and keep it
> strong, I feel like this sort of connection could be valuable.
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> Thank you for your thoughts,
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> Rebekah
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> https://www.bookpeople.com/event/jason-reynolds-cpc-stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you?fbclid=IwAR1WdCgJAcW4ff8GuT0GMcEFmjEbIE_c-vE-WTbFpJD6HCdsz2040NU0zaQ
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