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Get Lit Lunch & Learn about New Children's Books by Local Authors:  Billy Fellin’s Great Catch

Get Lit Lunch & Learn about New Children's Books by Local Authors: Billy Fellin’s Great Catch

"Splash! Billy hurried to the window. In the faint glow of a crescent moon, he could make out ripples in the farmer's pond. This fish had to be huge. Billy knew then and there he must catch the big fish. So begins Billy's adventure to get the big one!"

Richmond Author Jon Rakestraw and Illustrator Clara Hart talk about their delightful new Children's Book, Billy Fellin’s Great Catch. Jon also co-authored the YA collection, The Mostly True Stories of Trudi Hierholzer. His first novel is Return of the Richmond Vampire.

Date:
Monday, December 13, 2021
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Categories:
Author Visit   Book Discussion   Virtual  
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Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Meldon Jenkins-Jones is the Richmond Public Library / Community Services Manager at Hull Street Branch Library. 

Meldon also chairs the Get Lit Advisory Committee which supports the Richmond Public Library Get Lit Reading Initiatives including the Black Male Emergent Readers (BMER) program and the Lit Chicks Read book clubs.

Meldon is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2022. She was the first recipient of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) Librarians of Color Forum Award in 2021 and is an active member of VLA. She presented “Libraries Bringing Community Together” at the 2023 VLA Annual Conference.

In 2011, Meldon received her Master of Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law—Newark and practiced law in New Jersey until her retirement in 2003. Meldon received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied African American Studies and Russian Civilization.

A Metro Richmond resident, Meldon is the mother of two adult children and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.

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