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Named by the New York Times as one of the 10 best books of 2007, Little Heathens was written by first-time author 85-year-old Mildred Kalish, a retired college professor of literature, who remembers her childhood with vivid detail. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love wrote of Kalish in the New York Times that "her terrifically soaring love for those childhood memories saturates this book with pure charm."

Keynote Speaker, Mildred Kalish, Author
Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression

Wednesday, October 7

Remarks: 5:00 p.m. Book signing and reception immediately following. (Borders will be selling books.)

Monroe County Public Library Auditorium

This is the fourth year IU and community organizations have participated in the nationwide observance organized by the Society of American Archivists. In 2008, the Society of American Archivists recognized IU’s campaign as the best in the country.

For event details visit: www.indiana.edu/~libevent/09     All events are free and open to the public.