Breakfast and a Book
In the fall of 2006, IUP Libraries began sponsoring the Breakfast-and-a-Book speaker series. The goal of this series is to recognize faculty who have recently published books and share the content of those books with the university community. Breakfast-and-a-Book sessions are held during the last week of each of the three full months in the fall and spring semesters. Administration, faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend, and a continental breakfast is provided by IUP Libraries.

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Past speakers have included:

Spring - 2008

Image of Alan PartridgeFebruary 2008: Dr. Allen Partridge, Creating Casual Games for Fun and Profit

Image of Alan BaumlerMarch 2008: Dr. Alan Baumler, The Chinese and Opium under the Republic

video icon link for John Benhart video Image of John BenhartApril 2008: Dr. John Benhart,  Appalachian Aspirations

Fall 2007 

September: Dr. Jennifer Rotigel, Encouraging Your Child's Math Talent: The Involved Parents' Guide

October 2007: Dr. Laura Marshak, Married with Special Needs Children: A Couples' Guide to Keeping Connected

November 2007: Dr. Valeri Helterbran, Why Flamingos Are Pink…and 250 Other Things You Should Know

Spring 2007

February: Dr. Terry Ray, The Avatar: God, Man or the Antichrist?

March: Dr. David Myers, Boys Among Men: Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults

April: Dr. Lydia Rodriguez, Helena Maria Viramontes En Sus Proprias Palabras

Fall 2006

September: Dr. Victoria Damiani, Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Classroom: What Teachers Should Know

October: Dr. Gawdat Bahgat , Israel and the Persian Gulf : Retrospect and Prospect

November: Dr. Tamara Whited, Northern Europe : An Environmental History


•  See the “News and Events” section on the IUP Libraries Home Page ( www.iup.edu/library) for announcements concerning upcoming speakers.

•  If you, or someone you know, has recently published a book and would like to be featured in the Breakfast-and-a-Book series, please contact Dr. Kelly Heider (kheider@iup.edu), program coordinator.