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.

(The list below includes an archive of all past events with newest additions at the beginning for your convenience.  Please scroll to see an archive of past events chronological order)

Host-Contact Location Information

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

Johnson County Community College
Hiersteiner Child Development Center
12345 College Blvd, Room 128, Overland Park, 6:00 p.m., Dec 9

Archive Listing of Past Events
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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