Speaking Events
The following is a partial list of confirmed Matthew Gollub speaking events. For the latest info on both live and virtual presentations, please drop Matthew a line through the contact page. Note: if you wish to piggy-back a speaking date on the day before or after an in-person event, please inquire soon as dates may fill in faster than shown here.
CALENDAR YEAR 2024
1/13/2024 “Bazaar Literario” storytelling for local families and children in Spanish /La Proveedora Escolar, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
3/4/2024 Marsh Creek Elementary School, author assemblies, Brentwood, CA
3/5/2024 Pioneer Elementary School, author assemblies, Brentwood, CA
3/7/2024 Krey Elementary School, author assemblies, Brentwood, CA
3/8/2024 Garin Elementary School, author assemblies, Brentwood, CA
4/9/2024 Biella Elementary School, author assemblies, Santa Rosa, CA
4/15/2024 Martin Elementary School, author assemblies, San Antonio, TX
4/15/2024 Powell Elementary School, author assemblies, San Antonio, TX
4/16-19/2024 Texas Library Association, exhibits / book signing / storytelling, San Antonio, TX
4/20/2024 Workshop for elementary school music teachers, Music in Motion, Plano, TX
4/22/2024 Bay City Elementary School, author assemblies, Bay City, TX
4/23/2024 River Oaks Baptist School, author assemblies, Houston, TX
4/26/2024 Vineland Migrant Education, Bilingual Family Night, Bakersfield, CA
4/27/2024 Bakersfield City Migrant Education, Creative Writing workshops and Family Night, Bakersfield, CA
5/2/2024 Bay Elementary School, author assemblies, San Lorenzo, CA
6/12-6/14/2024 Bakersfield City Migrant Education, Creative Writing workshops, Bakersfield, CA
9/21/2024 Stockton Family Day in the Park, Storytelling / book signing, Stockton, CA
11/9/24 Bakersfield City Migrant Education, Family literacy presentation in Spanish
3/29/25 Bakersfield City Migrant Education, Family literacy presentation in Spanish
CALENDAR YEAR 2023
2/27/2023 BLR Academy, in person author assemblies, Colorado Springs, CO
3/29/2023 Murdock-Portal Elementary School, two in-person Family Reading Night presentations, Cupertino, CA
4/15/2023 Solano County Library, Vacaville Town Center Library, storytelling / author talk, Vacaville, CA
4/18/2023 Grace Thille Elementary School, in-person author assemblies, Santa Paula, CA
5/25/2023 Wright Charter School, Parent Night / signing, Santa Rosa, CA
5/26/2023 Wright Charter School, author assemblies, Santa Rosa, CA
5/29/2023 ISLA (International School of Latin America), virtual author assembly, Cabarete, Dominican Republic
7/6/2023 Music in Motion, music education workshop & signing, Plano, TX
7/7/2023 Harker Heights Public Library, storytelling / author presentation, Harker Heights, TX
7/7/2023 Temple Cultural Center, storytelling / author presentation, Temple, TX
7/8/2023 Texas Rising Star Early Childhood Conference, Spanish language workshops for pre-school, daycare providers, Dallas, TX
8/12/2023 Workforce Solutions Early Childhood Conference, virtual Spanish language workshops for pre-school, daycare providers, McAllen, TX
9/16/2023 Stockton Family Day in the Park, Storytelling / book signing, Stockton, CA
10/28/2023 Bakersfield City Migrant Education, College Heights Elementary School, author assemblies, Bakersfield, CA
11/30/2023 McKinley Elementary School, bilingual author assemblies, Burlingame, CA
12/9/2023 Corrick’s Books and Gifts, holiday book signing, 1:00 PM, downtown Santa Rosa, CA
CALENDAR YEAR 2022
3/3/2022 El Nido Elementary School, in person author assemblies, El Nido, CA
3/4/2022 N. Fig Child Development Center, in person bilingual family reading night, Escondido, CA
3/14/2022 Hickory Center Elementary School, “The Age of Jazz,” virtual author assemblies, Fort Wayne, IN
3/15/2022 Purdue University, Fort Wayne. Virtual workshops for Departments of Education and Music Education: 1) Techniques for a Dynamic Storytime with Music; 2) How to Engage Students with Literature, Starring Foreign Words!, Fort Wayne, IN
3/17/2022 Southwick Elementary School, “The Age of Jazz,” virtual author assemblies, Fort Wayne, IN
3/19/2022 F.A.M.E. (Fine Arts & Music Education) Festival virtual presentation: “The Age of Jazz,” Fort Wayne, IN
4/25-27/2022 Texas Library Association, in person exhibits, booksigning and storytelling, Fort Worth, TX
5/4/2022 Bay School Elementary School, virtual author assemblies, San Lorenzo, CA
5/14/2022 Workforce Solutions, Early Childhood Conference, virtual workshops in Spanish: 1) Manteniendo a los niños pequeños emocionalmente seguros, contentos y ávidos de aprender; and 2) Preparando a los niños pequeños para aprender las 19 mil palabras que necesitan para tener éxito en la escuela en los años por venir. McAllen, TX
6/10/2022 Bakersfield City USD Presentations for Migrant Education Summer School, virtual, Bakersfield, CA
8/13/2022 Workforce Solutions, Early Childhood Conference, virtual workshops in Spanish, McAllen, TX
9/17/2022 Stockton Family Day at the Park, live storytelling performances and book signing
10/15/2022 Children’s Book Project 25th Anniversary celebration, video appearance, San Francisco, CA
11/29/2022 Kawana Dual Language Elementary School, in person author assemblies, Santa Rosa, CA
12/2/2022 Oak Hill Child Development Center, bilingual family reading celebration, Escondido, CA
12/3/2022 Bakersfield City USD Migrant Education conference keynote and storytelling, in-person, Bakersfield, CA
12/10/2022 Booksigning / storytelling at Corrick’s Books and Gifts, Santa Rosa, CA
CALENDAR YEAR 2021
1/21/2021 Wilson Elementary School, virtual author assemblies, Coppell, TX
2/3/2021 Ysleta Independent School District, virtual bilingual family reading night, El Paso, TX
3/2/2021 Del Valle Elementary School, virtual bilingual author assemblies, El Paso, TX
3/6/2021 Mishawaka Young Authors Fair, virtual keynote / storytelling, Mishawaka, IN
3/10/2021 Capistrano Elementary School, virtual bilingual author assemblies, El Paso, TX
3/19/2021 Bay School, virtual author presentations, San Lorenzo, CA
3/24/2021 Bay School, virtual family reading night, San Lorenzo, CA
4/9/2021 Mountain View Elementary School, virtual author assemblies, Santa Rosa, CA
4/14/2021 Nokomis Elementary School, virtual author assemblies, Ukiah, CA
5/1/2021 Bakersfield City USD Migrant Education, virtual bilingual family reading night, Bakersfield, CA
5/4/2021 Cole Elementary School, virtual author assemblies, San Antonio, TX
5/12/2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Celebration, Finalist’s acceptance speech for Jazz Fly 3: The Caribbean Sea, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb_teppUHFk Manhattan Beach, CA
5/20/2021 San Lorenzo Unified School District, virtual bilingual family reading night, San Lorenzo, CA
6/21/2021 Bakersfield City USD Migrant Education, virtual bilingual family reading night, Bakersfield, CA
7/21/2021 Workforce Solutions Early Childhood Conference two virtual workshops, “Cultivando el gusto por la lectura en todos los niños“. McAllen, TX
9/18/2021 Stockton Family Day in the Park, virtual storytelling, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8BrW4_1EF0&t=201s Stockton, CA
11/9/2021 Biblioteca Pública, in person Spanish language storytelling and family reading night, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
12/11/2021 Bakersfield City USD Migrant Education, virtual bilingual family reading night, Bakersfield, CA
CALENDAR YEAR 2020
2/10-12/2020 Garden City Public Schools. 16 schools and early childhood centers participating including Garfield Early Childhood Center; Florence Wilson School; Abe Hubert School; Finny County Public Library. Garden City, KS
2/11/2020 Garden City Public Schools Family Reading Night; Garden City, KS
2/13-14/20 TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) conference, book signings, San Antonio, TX
2/29/20 Barnes and Noble storytelling and book signing, 11:00 AM, downtown Santa Rosa, CA
3/2/20 Park Avenue Elementary School (Dual Language), bilingual author assemblies, Yuba City, CA
3/4/20 Caswell Elementary School, bilingual author assemblies, bilingual family reading night, Ceres, CA
3/6/20 Albany Park Elementary School, author assemblies, Delano, CA
3/7/20 Santa Clara Unified School District, Young Authors Celebration, keynote presentation, Santa Clara, CA CANCELLED (COVID)
3/11/20 Brookside Elementary School, author assemblies, Willits, CA
3/13/20 Wright Elementary School, author assemblies, Santa Rosa, CA
(Following events cancelled and / or re-scheduled due to Covid-19)
3/23/20 Santa Rosa French-American Charter School, author assemblies, Santa Rosa, CA CANCELLED (COVID)
3/29/20 NCIBA (Northern California Independent Booksellers) Spring festival, storytelling and booksigning, Presidio, San Francisco, CA Virtual
4/1/20 Bay School (Dual Language), bilingual author assemblies, San Lorenzo, CA, Virtual
4/9-11/20 CABE (California Association for Bilingual Education) Spanish language literacy talk for parents, book signing, San Francisco, CA CANCELLED (COVID)
4/13/20 Boldt Elementary School, Author assemblies, San Antonio, TX CANCELLED (COVID)
4/14/20 Lewis Elementary School, Author assemblies, San Antonio, TX CANCELLED (COVID)
4/15/20 Lewis Elementary School, Author assemblies, San Antonio, TX CANCELLED (COVID)
4/16/20 Cole Elementary School, Author assemblies, San Antonio, TX Virtual
4/17/20 Knowlton Elementary School, Author assemblies, San Antonio, TX CANCELLED (COVID)
4/17/20 Braun Elementary School, Author assemblies, San Antonio, TX CANCELLED (COVID)
4/20/20 Wilson Elementary School, Author assemblies, Coppell, TX CANCELLED (COVID)
4/21/20 Denton Creek Elementary School, Author assemblies, Coppell, TX, Virtual
5/9/20 Spring Creek Park, Moonlight Storytelling Performance, Santa Rosa, CA CANCELLED (COVID)
9/12/20 Workforce Solutions Conference, Early Literacy and Creative Writing Workshops in Spanish, McAllen, TX, Virtual
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