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Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature: Jacob Abbott’s Rollo Books
Online Lecture and Q&A
2025-06-17 18:30:00
2025-06-17 19:45:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature: Jacob Abbott’s Rollo Books
Join us on Zoom and step back into the nineteenth century when kids across America eagerly read Jacob Abbott’s Rollo books. This presentation examines how novels intended to “delight and instruct” taught young readers to be upstanding citizens—an idea that still resonates in children’s books today.
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Tuesday, June 17
6:30pm - 7:45pm
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2025-06-17 18:30:00
2025-06-17 19:45:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature: Jacob Abbott’s Rollo Books
Join us on Zoom and step back into the nineteenth century when kids across America eagerly read Jacob Abbott’s Rollo books. This presentation examines how novels intended to “delight and instruct” taught young readers to be upstanding citizens—an idea that still resonates in children’s books today.
Online -
Join us on Zoom and step back into the nineteenth century when kids across America eagerly read Jacob Abbott’s Rollo books. This presentation examines how novels intended to “delight and instruct” taught young readers to be upstanding citizens—an idea that still resonates in children’s books today.
Culture, History, and Society: Rare Books and Special Collections—Explore 19th-century children's literature with us on Zoom with Sara Loy, Indiana University. We'll discuss how Jacob Abbott's Rollo books aimed to teach kids good citizenship through engaging stories, a concept still relevant in today's children's books. Registration is required.
Presented by: Teaching Fellow and PhD Candidate Sara Loy, Department of English, Indiana University.
This free online program is part of the Culture, History, and Society: Rare Books and Special Collections programs hosted online by the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR). It is being held as an online meeting/webinar via Zoom. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting/webinar.
Age Group: Adults
Contact: Special Collections Librarian Montoya Barker
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Educators | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Online | Lecture/Panel Discussion | Indianapolis Special Collections Room |
TAGS: | rollo books | online program | online lecture | iscr online programs | Indianapolis special collections room | Indianapolis | culture history and society | Childrens literature |
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This is not a real library branch - this is the "location" for our events that occur online. Online events that take place on Zoom should all involve registration and a link will be emailed to participants. Other online events may occur on YouTube or Facebook, and will not require registration.