Children's Literature Festival of the Ozarks
The Children's Literature Festival Committee is responsible for organizing the festival each year. Most of the committee members have been on the committee for several years because they love seeing students and authors interact on the day of the festival.
If you would like to get involved in the festival there are two different ways.
1. Join the committee.
2. Volunteer to help the on day of the festival. Volunteers can work all day, or part of a day. They get to meet the authors as most of our volunteers work in one of the authors rooms.
If you are interested you can contact Rebecca at beccarrose.14@gmail.com
Rebecca Crowder
Registration
After 22 years, Rebecca has retired from teaching. She is a voracious reader and loves getting to be a part of bringing authors and students together.
Jessica Crowder
President, Historian, Author Contact
Jessica is an assistant teacher at Cox Day Care. She has participated in the lit fest for many years and loves seeing the excitement of the students when they arrive on campus. She has also begun her own business and donates part of her proceeds to lit fest from the sale of themed bracelets. She loves making jewelry, traveling, and reading.
Megan Gamett
Vice President, Secretary
Coming Soon
Committee Member
Sue is a vital part of the committee as the steward of our finances. She has been a part of Lit Fest for many years.
Ruth Spargo
Autograph Party
Ruth Spargo retired as librarian at Galena (MO) Elementary. The next year she began subbing in Springfield Public Schools libraries. She has now subbed in the library of every school (all levels) in the SPS system. She claims that subbing in school libraries is almost as good as grandparenting—spending time with kids and books—and then getting to walk away from the responsibilities!
Judith John
MSU Liason
Technology
Transportation
Judith is an English Professor at Missouri State University. Her interests include children's and adolescent literature and fantasy. She is also an author, having written Dragons I Have Known.
Kayla Pettit
Treasurer
Kayla is new to the committee this year and will be handling payments.
Dea Borneman
Volunteer
Dea is a unit head at the MSU Libraries and a professor in the Library and Information Science department at Missouri State University. She is an advisor for the Children’s and Young Adult Review Board of Missouri and enjoys sharing the love of reading whenever she can. When not reading, she enjoys music, travel, and spending time at the lake.