Leonard Marcus to Speak September 16
The annual meeting of ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, will be held Friday, September 16, 2011, with a talk by Leonard Marcus. This event will mark the opening of the Arne Nixon Center’s exhibition “Down the Rabbit Hole with Lewis Carroll and Leonard Weisgard.” The program,... - August 13, 2011
Fresno State to Host International Conference
The International Board on Books for Young People will hold its 9th United States Regional Conference, co-sponsored by the Arne Nixon Center, at California State University, Fresno, October 21-23, 2011. The conference theme is “Peace the World Together with Children’s Books.”... - July 30, 2011
Down the Rabbit Hole with Lewis Carroll and Leonard Weisgard
The Arne Nixon Center at California State University, Fresno, will offer two coordinating exhibitions in the Henry Madden Library from September 16-October 26, 2011. The second-floor Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery will display Lewis Carroll materials from the Arne Nixon Center’s extensive... - July 23, 2011
Two Authors Donate Two Thousand Books
Globe-trotting authors Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy have donated 2,000+ rare children’s books from their personal collections to the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno. The books date from the 1950s to the 1980s. The gift includes nearly 200 titles written by one or both authors. - May 28, 2011
Friends of Freddy to Gather in Fresno
The Friends of Freddy will gather at the Arne Nixon Center at California State University, Fresno, from March 19-20, 2011, to celebrate Freddy the Pig, the talking animal hero of 25 children’s books written by the late Walter R. Brooks and published by Alfred A. Knopf from 1927 to 1958. Brooks was also the author of more than 200 short stories for adults, 20 of them featuring Ed the Talking Horse, whose adventures formed the basis of the kitsch classic TV show of the 60s, “Mr. Ed.” - October 07, 2010
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Fresno
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno, and The International Wizard of Oz Club will host a national Oz conference, “Oz: The Books,” May 14-16, 2010, on the Fresno State campus, featuring talks by authors such Gregory Maguire, John Fricke and more. - November 07, 2009
Picture Book Author/Artist Aliki Donates Art to the Arne Nixon Center
California State University, Fresno Henry Madden Library Aliki donates art to the Arne Nixon Center Picture book author/artist Aliki has donated 21 pieces of original art—as many pictures as for one of her famous picture books—to the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of... - June 27, 2009