Literacy Without Borders

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We are working with the Parmly Billings Library. Check out upcoming dates and books being featured this year.

September 12, 2011

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September 22 Tangerine by Edward Bloor October 27th A Raisin In the Sun by Lorainne Hans Berry December 1st Sounder by William H. Armstrong January 19 The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkein
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Midland Empire Reading Council

MEET THE BOARD:

Ruth Ferris

President

ferrisr@billingsschools.org

Vice President
Janelle Wilson

Secretary
Joanne King

Treasurer
Corrie Douglas

Membership
Elizabeth Fellerer

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Dues for 2011 2012

Educators - $20.00 Students / Parents - $10.00
Certificate of Renewal Units will be available through the Montana Office of Public Instruction for participating in a minimum of 5 meetings. For a hardcopy of the membership form, please contact us at mercbillings@gmail.com

MERC IS LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP!!!

We are asking for any volunteers to assist with the State Reading Conference. Any time you can offer is appreciated. Please contact the board for more information.

HELPFUL TIP
REMEMBER TO PRINT YOUR LABELS TO PUT ON YOUR TICKETS FOR THE READING CONFERENCE. YOU WILL NEED 20 TOTAL. SNEED COLLARD Well-renowned author of Shep will be at the Parmly Billings library on Oct. 15th. Contact the reference desk for more information.

Upcoming Agenda for 2011 - 2012

SEPTEMBER 24th Saturday Live at Pioneer Park from 10 am to 4 pm SEPTEMBER 27th First MERC general meeting featuring Ron and Barb Scherry 4:30 to 5:30 at Bones Brewery Meeting Room OCTOBER 20 -21 MSRC Reading Conference - NOVEMBER 15th MERC general meeting on NaNoWriMo at Bones Brewery from 4:30 to 5:30 - DECEMBER 13th MERC general meeting on Operation Military Kid at Bones Brewery from 4:30 to 5:30

ALL GENERAL MEETINGS WILL BEGIN WITH A NO HOST SOCIAL FROM 3:30 TO 4:30.

Literacy Without Borders

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MONTANA STATE READING CONFERENCE Oct. 20 & 21, 2011 in Billings, Montana
download a brochure.
James Dashner Thursday, October 20, 2011 Author of The Maze Runner, Scorch Trials, and the Jimmy Fincher Saga. James is an author who still cant believe people will pay him for doing something he loves.

Visit MSRC at: http://www.montanareads.org/ to register online or

AUTHOR LUNCHEON / KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Anne Issac Friday, October 21, 2011 As a child Anne was shy and usually lost in a world of her imagination. Her recent books are Swamp Angel and Dust Devil. Terrell Young Terrell A. Young is a professor of literacy education at Washington State University. He is serving as a member of the International Reading Association Board of Directors from 2009 2012. Linda Rief Linda is the author or coeditor of five Heinemann titles. She is also a national and international consultant on issues of adolescent literacy. In 2000, she was the recipient of NCTEs Edwin A. Hoey Award for Outstanding Middle School Educator in the English/Language Arts.

If you can or if you know someone who can donate an item to be used as a door prize for the conference, please contact the board at mercbillings@gmail.com

Great Northern Books

Ron and Barb Scherry Come support our sponsor on September 27th, 2011 at Bones Brewery promptly at 4:30.

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CHECK OUT THE NEW LOCATION!
1551 Zimmerman Trail Turn north on 32nd from Grand Ave.

MEET OUR SPONSORS

Thomas Books Bones Brewery Exxon/Mobil Kings Ace Hardware Great Northern Books The Yellow Bus

Your Educational Supply Store 670 King Park Drive, Suite Billings, Montana 59102 406-656-4300 Tamara Spillum, Owner

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