This is the first session in a five part series for homeschool students. Please click the link above for more information about this series!

Tuesday, January 17th, 1pm:  Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) discussion and book introduction with Alison Johnson, IRW Director of School Programs and certified VTS facilitator (Zoom).

This program series for homeschooling students explores The Traveling Camera: Lewis Hine and the Fight to End Child Labor by Alexandra Hinrichs, with writing, photography, and local history. Sessions will be held both over Zoom and at the Jesup Memorial Library, culminating in an author visit with Alex! Each participant will receive a signed copy of The Traveling Camera. We recommend this program to homeschooling students aged 5–15.

Participation free of charge, but space is limited; registration is required. This program is cohosted by Island Readers & Writers and the Jesup Memorial Library.

About Alex

Alexandra Hinrichs is a children’s book author and middle school librarian. Alex has worked as a historical researcher at American Girl, a children’s librarian, and a children’s bookseller among other things. She earned MAs in United States History and Library & Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed her undergraduate education at Colgate University, where she majored in History and French. Alex grew up in Princeton, Massachusetts. She has also lived in France and Thailand. She now makes her home in Bangor, Maine with her spouse and their three sons.