44th Annual Author-Go-Round scheduled Jan. 27 through Jan. 31

For the 44th year, upper elementary and junior high school students from schools throughout Santa Barbara County will have the chance to meet and talk with authors and illustrators of books for young people.

The occasion is the annual Author-Go-Round sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Education Office. Students will attend the event from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 27 through 31 at the County Education Office Auditorium, 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road in Santa Barbara.

Each day, approximately 135 students will have an opportunity to listen to four presentations and then spend 15 minutes asking questions and interacting with the authors while seated on carpets in small groups. At a music signal, they will rotate on to the next author.