Authors in Chelsea through the years.

1. Authors in Chelsea
6 years, 18 Authors, Thousands of Readers

2.  A celebration of nationally known, award-winning authors
 A series of writing workshops held at Chelsea schools
 An evening Meet the Authors event, now at the WSEC
 An opportunity to explore the art and craft of writing
 A chance to encourage students to read and appreciate
literature
Authors in Chelsea is…

3. 2010
Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, Kate Klise,
& Paul O. Zelinsky

4. Authors Visit 2nd, 4th, 5th Grade Students at
North Creek, Pierce Lake & South Meadows

5. Evening Program with Signing

6. CEF Grant
 Received in 2010, 2012,
2013, 2014, & 2015
 Provides resources for
purchasing books for
participating classrooms

7. 2011
Gail Carson Levine, Jerzy Drozd &
Johanna Hurwitz

8. Program changes to include Beach
Middle School 6th graders

9. 2012
John Nickle, Tony Abbott, & Jim Ottaviani

10. Additional Programming
 Secrets of Droon Party
 The Ant Bully Movie &
Altered Book Craft
 Astronaut Tony England
visits the library with Jim
Ottaviani to discuss space
exploration

11. 2013
Dori Hillestad Butler, Tim Smith &
Kenneth Oppel

12. 340 Books in 20 Classrooms and 3
media centers

13. Complete Classroom Sets of
Silverwing for 6th Graders

14. Important Messages for Young
Writers

15. NEW Website
http://aic.chelseadistrictlibrary.org/

16. MCACA Grant
 Classroom Books
 Author Fees
 Website Development

17. 2014
Jennifer L. Holm, Sue Stauffacher, &
David Lubar

18. Website Updates

19. Worthington Foundation Grant
 $12,500
 Authors' Fees
 Classroom Book Sets
 Curriculum Development
 "Get Ready" Events
 Expansion to more grades
 Over 850 students!

20.  Authors visit North Creek, South Meadows, and
Beach over two days
 “Lunch with the Author” for 2nd grade North Creek
students with Sue Stauffacher
 “Lunch with the Author” for 4th and 5th grade South
Meadows students with David Lubar
 Writing Workshops with Jennifer L. Holm for Beach
Students
Authors in Chelsea
Becomes a 2 Day Event

21. First Annual Fun Fair!
 Beach Party for Turtle In
Paradise by Jennifer Holm
 David Lubar’s Monster
Campout
 Backyard Critters with
Eddy Discovery Center’s
Katie McGlashen,
celebrating the Animal
Rescue Team series

22. 2015
Nancy Shaw, Johnathan Rand,
and Gary Schmidt

23.  3rd grade students participate for the first time
 More than 1,000 students impacted by Authors in
Chelsea in 2015
 The evening Meet the Authors event moves to Room
100 at the Washington Street Education Center to
accommodate even more community members
Authors in Chelsea Expands Again!

24.  For the first time, all 3
authors hail from Michigan!
All Michigan Authors

25. Many thanks to: