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You are cordially  invited to attend the
2006 Arbuthnot Lecture

The Past Isn’t Past:
How History Speaks
, and
What It Says to the Next Generation
by Author Russell Freedman

Friday, April 28, 7:00 pm
at the Kimball Theatre
Williamsburg, Virginia
Reception to follow

Call 1-800-HISTORY for seats starting March 1. 

Hosted by the Library of Virginia, the Williamsburg Regional Library, and the Center for the Book at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. 

Russell Freedman is the author of over 50 books for children and young adults and the recipient of over 20 awards, including the Newbery Medal and three Newbery Honors.  He is also among only 14 recipients in the past 50 years of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for a substantial contribution to children’s literature.