Storyteller and Illustrator Wil Clay

Wil Clay’s illustrations have won many honors – including the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award for his illustrations in Little Eight John. Other books this artist illustrated include Tailypo, Auntee Edna, 213 Valentines, Themba, The Real McCoy, The House in the Sky, I Am Rosa Parks, as well as his being one of the illustrators in the I Have A Dream book of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech by that name. Mr. Clay will be telling some of the African American folktales he has illustrated and doing on-site drawing. Books will be available for sale and autographing.

These programs are free and open to the public.

Monday – November 17
East Lake Branch Library – 4:00 p.m.
Springville Road Branch Library – 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday – November 18
Birmingham Public Library – Central – 10:30 a.m.
North Avondale Branch Library – 4:00 p.m.
Avondale Branch Library – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday – November 19
Powderly Branch Library – 10:00 a.m.
Birmingham Public Library – Central Brown Bag Lunch Program - 12:00 p.m.
Smithfield Branch Library – 1:30 p.m.
Slossfield Branch Library – 4:00 p.m.

Thursday – November 20
North Birmingham Branch Library – 10:00 a.m.
West End Branch Library - 3:15 p.m.
Pratt City Branch Library – 4:30 p.m.

Friday – November 21
Five Points West Branch Library – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast (registration required), 10:00 a.m.
Inglenook Branch Library – 1:30 p.m.
Southside Branch Library – 4:00 p.m.

Call the Birmingham Public Library -Central for additional information at (205) 226-3655.