Advisory Board

The Friends Advisory Board is comprised of individuals interested in helping the Center fulfill its mission of nurturing a love of books and reading by providing the best and latest in children's literature.

Our Board is comprised of volunteers that are educators, business people and community volunteers. Each year, quarterly meetings are held to discuss the opportunities and challenges in continuing to help the Center grow and flourish.

• Roxane Bartelt
  Kenosha Public Library

• Kathy Meyers
  Hedberg Library liaison

• Barbara Michaels
  Retired Bayside Teacher

• John Warren Stewig
  Carthage College

• Sharon Tilton
  Union Grove Elementary School

• Marilyn Ward
  Carthage College

Student Advisory Board

The Center for Children's Literature also has a Student Advisory Board:

• Blaine Cornelius, library liaison, bcornelius@carthage.edu
• Carly Crittendon, ccrittendon@carthage.edu
• Daena Voelz, dvoelz1@carthage.edu
• Karlie Johnson, kjohnson4@carthage.edu
• Katelyn Schafernak, historian, kschafernak@carthage.edu
• Katie Larson, klarson@carthage.edu
• Kyla Hylinski, khylinski@carthage.edu
• Maggie Hunsinger, mhunsinger@carthage.edu
• Marielle Stock, mstock@carthage.edu
• Miranda Szcepanski, mszcepanski@carthage.edu
• Marilyn Ward, faculty advisor, mward@carthage.edu

Drafts on Display

Exhibit featured original work by children's book authors and illustrators.

Tea & Conversation

The center hosted Laura Numeroff, best-selling author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" series, in September.

Seuss-a-thon

Annual Seuss-a-thon event draws book-lovers of all ages to the Center for Children's Literature.