Webinar with the New York Public Library Center for Educators & Schools.

Kirkwood will discuss how her life experiences and literacy intiatives combined, inspired her to write a middle-grade memoir in verse, Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day

Speaker: Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round: Connecting History and Activism for Young Readers. Sharing my experiences of activism and, using “Ain’t Gonna” as a model, discussing how librarians and teachers can move beyond dry "names and dates" and help kids see the past as a vibrant story that reverberates in our own time.

Free Community Event. Come experience an immersive book reading of “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me “Round.” Doors open at 5. Show starts at 6. Register at www.thislovething.com.

Book presentation at 7:30pm before the General Session and book signing after the event.

Come meet author and educator Kathlyn Kirkwood and take home a signed copy of her new memoir, Ain’t Nobody Gonna Turn Me ‘Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day!

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Join us to celebrate the launch of Ain’t Nobody Gonna Turn Me ‘Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day!

Come together at the historic National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis for a reading from the memoir, string music from the acclaimed Rootstock Republic, a Q&A with the author, and more.

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