You're thinking of booking Walter The Giant Storyteller at your library? Wonderful! Here's how it works... Successful presentations for your library will be tailored to your program wishes. From story hours to librarian/staff workshops and new book presentations to sessions for parents, we will work with your time schedules, special events, themes, and special needs. Each session scheduled will be addressed individually, with the underlying, always basic concern for creating and bolstering enthusiasm for the life-time necessity and joy of reading. Bibliographies will be provided as needed and requested. Promotional materials will be provided as requested. We ask that, when possible, booking requests be made at least three months in advance. If we are unable to accommodate your chosen dates, we will contact you as soon as we know Walter will be in your area again. Once we verbally confirm Walter's appearance at your library, suggested guidelines and a (very short!) requirement list will be forwarded to you, with our confirmation documents. Library fees are $150 per hour, with a one-hour minimum. There is a $10 fee for travel expenses within the greater Bay Area. Expenses in all other areas of the country are negotiable, depending upon Walter's general travel schedule and the framework of your event. We welcome your questions and requests, and thank you for your interest. Information we will ask you to provide includes: the full name of the sponsoring institution the name of the library venue, if different from the above the complete address, telephone number(s), fax number, email address the name of the individual(s) responsible for the booking, and for the on-site hosting or supervision of the event the method of payment (i.e., is a contract required? a purchase order?) the precise nature of your program expectations the target audience and the number of attendees expected special goals or seasonal themes within your institution of which we should be aware an informal, but descriptive profile of your community if it is one as yet known to us Go directly to the Request Form. Administrative Office: San Diego, California 760-752-9973 fax: 760-744-9273 email: kvhwgs@aol.com