http://www.jeanettelarson.com/
I am a freelance library consultant, trainer, and writer. After more than twenty-five years working in libraries, I “took my pension” and now channel my love of libraries, books, and reading into teaching for Texas Woman’s University, writing, consulting, and conducting face-to-face and online workshops. It’s a lot of fun being able to pick and choose projects, some for the money and some for love or the community good.
I’ve worked with a lot of public libraries in Texas and around the country. I’ve also worked with the Texas Book Festival and helped Laura Bush by organizing authors for events like the White House Easter Egg Roll. I get a lot of joy from writing about books and writing to help librarians run their libraries “better.”
With the publication of Hummingbirds: Facts and Folklore from the Americas I crossed over to the other side of the book shelves. My first book for young people was released in February by Charlesbridge and it is beautifully illustrated by my friend and co-author, Adrienne Yorinks.
I’m very social and would describe myself as a “joiner.” I’m a member of SCBWI, the American Library Association, the Texas Library Association, Sisters in Crime, and a number of other organizations. I enjoy meeting people and getting to know them!
I live in Pflugerville, TX, a small community just north of Austin and south of Round Rock. We like to say that we live between a “rock and a weird place.” I share my life with my husband, Jim, two schipperke dogs, and two cats, including a “reformed feral.”
