Summer Conference Confirmation
Thank you for registering for the Annual Mazza Summer Conference!
July 13-15, 2020
Those of us involved with the Mazza Summer Conference love what we do – finding the best and brightest authors and illustrators of children’s books and bringing them to the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum to enrich other educators’ lives. Conference check-in starts on Monday, July 13th at 7:30 a.m. See below for direction information.
HOW TO GET HERE
Directions
University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum is located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion.
For directions use 201 College Street, Findlay, OH 45840.
- From I-75, travel east on SR 224/West Trenton Avenue for one mile.
- Turn right on Morey Ave.
- Turn left on College St.
- Continue until College St. ends.
- Parking lot/Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion on the right.
Conference Schedule
Monday, July 13
7:45 – 8:25 a.m., Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9 a.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
9 – 10 a.m., Javaka Steptoe
10 – 10:15 a.m., Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m., Kathryn Otoshi
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Breakout Sessions
12:15 – 12:45 p.m., Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 p.m., Autographing
1:45 – 2:30 p.m., Breakout Sessions
2:45 p.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
3 – 4 p.m., Matthew Myers
4 – 5:15 p.m., Autographing
5:30 – 7 p.m., Optional Reception
Tuesday, July 14
7:45 – 8:25 a.m., Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9 a.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
9 – 10 a.m., Carmen Agra Deedy
10 – 10:15 a.m., Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m., Don Tate
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Breakout Sessions
12:15 – 12:45 p.m., Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 p.m., Autographing
1:45 – 2:30 p.m., Breakout Sessions
2:45 p.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
3 – 4 p.m., Joyce Wan
4 – 5:15 p.m., Autographing
5:30 – 7 p.m., Optional Reception
Wednesday, July 15
7:45 – 8:25 a.m., Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9 a.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
9 – 10 a.m., T.L. McBeth
10 – 10:15 a.m., Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m., Il Sung Na
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Breakout Sessions
12:15 – 12:45 p.m., Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 p.m., Autographing
1:45 – 2:30 p.m., Breakout Sessions
2:45 p.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
3 – 4 p.m., Jacob Grant
4 – 5:15 p.m., Autographing
Lodging Information
On Campus Housing
The University has lodging available. Single or double rooms, all have air conditioning. Linens & pillows are not provided. Cost is $30 per night. For more information call Monica Birchmeier at 1-800-472-9502 (ext. 4458) or 419-434-4458.
Mention that you will be attending Mazza Conference for a discount at these hotels.
Country Inn & Suites, 903 Interstate Dr., Findlay, OH, 419-422-4200
Drury Inn & Suites, 820 Trenton Ave., Findlay, OH, 419-422-9700
Findlay Inn & Conference Center, 200 E. Main Cross St., Findlay, OH, 419-422-5682
Hilton Garden Inn, 1050 Interstate Dr., Findlay, OH, 567-250-2525
TownPlace Suites by Marriott, 2501 Tiffin Ave., Findlay, OH, 419-424-9545
Find out where to stay in Findlay!
Books Available for Purchase at Conference
Javaka Steptoe
Radiant Child
In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall
Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
Do You Know What I’ll Do?
A Pocketful of Poems
Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow
Matt Myers
Hum and Swish
A Dog Named Doug
BB-8 On the Run
Rules of the House
Battle Bunny
Carmen Agra Deedy
Rita & Ralph’s Rotten Day
14 Cows for America
The Library Dragon
The Rooster Who Would Not be Quiet
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
The Cheshire Cheese Cat
Don Tate
No Small Potatoes
Strong as Sandow
Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Poet
It Jes’ Happened
Carter Reads the Newspaper
Par-Tay!
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
Joyce Wan
Pug Meets Pig
Peep and Egg: I’m Not Hatching
The Whale in My Swimming Pool
Dream Big
Peek-A-Boo Farm
Sleepy Farm
You are My Cupcake
You are My Magical Unicorn
T.L. McBeth
Ducks!
Robot in Love
Ogilvy
Stegothesaurus
The Missing Donut
The Traveling Dustball
Smell the Daisies
Il Sing Na
Bird, Balloon, Bear
That’s My Carrot
The Dreamer
Welcome Home, Bear
Jacob Grant
Bear Out There
Bear’s Scare
Through with the Zoo
Owls are Good at Keeping Secrets
Cat Knit
Little Bird’s Bad Word