Watch & Talk Parties
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The following sites have registered to host public Watch and Talk Parties for the KLFA-KTWU program "Reading, Writing and a Worthwhile Education for Kansas Kids."  If you plan to host a public watch party, please register your event to be added to the list of Locations below.

(Please scroll to see future events listed in chronological order)

Host-Contact Location Information
Sherry L Reed
reedsh1@usd437.net
Shuler Education Center
USD 437 Auburn-Washburn
5928 SW 53rd St., Topeka, KS  66610
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Sep 23
Kay Lassiter
kelassiter@valleyfalls.lib.ks.us
Delaware Township Library
421 Mary St., Valley Falls, KS  66088
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Sep 23
Carol Swinney
cswinney@swprsc.org
Southwest Plains Regional Serv. Ctr.
900 Lark Ave, Sublette, KS  67877
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Sep 23
Heather Collins
heather.collins@washburn.edu
Washburn University Mabee Library
1700 SW College Ave, Topeka, KS 66621
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Sep 23
Judy Beedles-Miller
miller.judy@usd443.org
USD 443 The Learning Center
(SWPRSC)
Dodge City, KS 67877
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Randall Steinle
steinler@usd215.pld.com
Lakin High School (SWPRSC)
407 N Campbell, Lakin, KS  67860
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Jane Groff
jgroff@kpirc.org
Topeka Public Library Marvin Aud. 101
1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS  66604
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
John Severyn
jseverin@usd415.org

Hiawatha High School Commons
600 Red Hawk Dr, Hiawatha, Kansas 
7:00 p.m., Sep 23

Beth Reust
Board of Ed, USD 270 Plainville
breust@ruraltel.net

Plainville High Auditorium
202 SE Cardinal Ave, Plainville, KS
7:00 p.m., Sep 23

Dr. Justin B. Henry
jhenry@usd306.org

Southeast of Saline School District
5056 East K-4 Highway, Gypsum, KS
7:00 p.m., Sep 23

Dr. Melissa Reed
mreed@emporia.edu

Emporia State University, Dept. of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Visser Hall, Room 330, Emporia, KS
6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Sep 23

Dr. David Brax
dbrax@buhlerschools.org

Buhler USD 313, Prairie Hills Middle Sch
3200 Lucille, Hutchinson, K
S
7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Sep 23

Anna Moon Bradley
abradley@usd456.org

Melvern Community Center
102 NE Main, Melvern, K
S
6:45 - 9:00 p.m., Sep 23

Duane Dorhorst
ddorshorst@usd294.org
Decatur Community Junior/Senior High School Library
605 E Commercial, Oberlin, KS
6:45 PM, Sep 23

Terrel Harrison
tharrison@colbyeagles.org

 

Colby High School Auditorium
1890 S Franklin Ave, Colby, KS 67701
7:00 PM, Sep. 23

Judy Burgess
jburgess@abilenelibrary.org 

USD 435
dguy@abileneschools.org

Abilene Community Center
1020 NW 8th Street, Abilene, KS
7:00 p.m., Sep 23

Later Events Location Information

Kim Crooks
scrooks@usd345.com
Greg Harmon
gharmon@usd345.com

Logan Elementary (USD 345)
1124 NW Lyman Rd, Topeka, KS
6:00 p.m., Sep 30

Nancy Bolz
nbolz@ncacasi.org
Sharon Bell
sbell@ncacasi.org

Wichita Marriott Hotel
Kansas North Central Association Conference (Wichita State University)
9100 Corporate Hills Dr, Wichita, KS
Breakout Session, Oct 7

Lisa Slavin
lisa.slavin@ottawalibrary.org
Ottawa Library, Room 104
105 S. Hickory St., Ottawa, KS 66067
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Oct 15

Diane Leupold dleupold@topeka.k12.ks.us 
Debbie Maddy MaddyD@usd204.net

Kansas Association of School Librarians, Ramada Hotel & Conv. Center, 420 SE 6th Ave, Topeka, KS,  4:30 p.m., Oct 16

Shelley Hale
shale@usd250.org
Pittsburg Community Middle Sch. Library
1310 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS  66762
6:00 - 7:30 PM, Oct 19

Tim Marshall
tmarshall@usd339.net

Jeff County N. High School Band Room
302 5th Street, Winchester, KS
5:30 p.m., Oct 21

Marjie Hill
marghill@ku.edu

Kansas Assoc of Teachers of Math Annual Fall Conference
Hays
High School, 2300 E 13th, Hays, Ks 
2:30 p.m., Oct 23

Suzanne Knorr
skorr@kpirc.org

Lawrence Public Library,  707 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS, 7:00 p.m., Oct 26

Suzanne Knorr
sknorr@kpirc.org

Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS
11:45 a.m., Oct 27

Marcia Dvorak,  mjdvorak@ku.edu
Diana Hurst, dhurst1@jccc.edu

Johnson County Community College, Hiersteiner Child Development Cente, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS, 10:30 a.m., Nov 6

 
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