Wed, Sept 9, 6:30 - You're Invited to a Book Signing @ Full Circle Bookstore

My husband, Larkin Warner, has written a history of the MAPS for Kids project that resulted in our raising over $700 million for the public schools in Oklahoma City. The official book signing party for Oklahoma City's MAPS for Kids: A Citizens' Initiative will be on September 9 at 6:30 pm at Full Circle Bookstore. (The store is at 1900 NW Expressway in the 50 Penn Place shopping center.)

Larkin had just retired after 30+ years teaching economics at Oklahoma State University and we'd relocated to Oklahoma City when he was asked to help coordinate the project. He got out agendas, kept committee meeting minutes, and otherwise provided daily staff support - so he is in a unique position to tell this really extraordinary story.

His book outlines the challenges faced by the Oklahoma City Public Schools in the decades following the imposition of the "Finger Plan" of forced busing. It chronicles the conception and organization of Projects KIDS (Keep Improving District Schools); the work of the committees on governance, facilities, student achievement, and community inclusion; and the MAPS for Kids campaign and election that resulted in the unprecedented renewal of the school district's facilities and the beginning of its renaissance.

So come on down to the Full Circle Bookstore at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, September 9 and say "Hi" to Larkin and me. We hope to see you there!