Keynote Speaker

Stuart Stotts is an author, storyteller and songwriter. He keynotes conferences and leads workshops for early childhood and elementary school teachers, librarians, and social service professionals. Stuart is also a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist.

His keynote presentations are funny, practical, engaging, and based in everyday practice and experience. Although the topics may vary, Stuart always emphasizes the importance of story, relationship, brain-based research, and on-going learning in striving for improvement and success.

Author - Storyteller - Songwriter

Stuart also offers school assemblies and student writing workshops. He has performed for children and adults throughout the Midwest (and often farther) since 1981. Stuart gives over 250 concerts every year and has released several recordings.

Stuart is the author of these fine books:

Books in a Box: Lutie Stearns and the Traveling Libraries of Wisconsin, The Bookcase Ghost: A Storyteller's Collection of Wisconsin Ghost Stories, and Curly Lambeau: The Building of the Green Bay Packers. and ALA Notable Book 2011 We Shall Overcome: A Song That Changed the World.

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