- Tuesday, November 10
- 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm CST
- Free
Cynthia Leitich Smith presents the 2026 ALSC/ALA Children's Literature Lecture
The Friends of the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota Libraries is honored to host the 2026 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) American Library Association (ALA) Children's Literature Lecture. Please join us on Tuesday, November 10, for an extraordinary evening in Elmer L. Andersen Library. This event will also be livestreamed- you're welcome to join online or in person.
Event program
Elmer L. Andersen Library and ONLINE
222 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- 5:30 p.m. - Doors open
- 6:00 p.m. - The program begins
- 7-8:00 p.m. - Reception and book signing with Birchbark Books and Native Arts
About the author
Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Nation) is The New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books for children and young adults. Her collection of interlinked stories, Legendary Frybread Drive-In, was awarded the 2026 Michael L. Printz Award and the 2026 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult Book. Smith is the curator of Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers focused on Native authors for children and young adults.