Nationally known teacher-researcher and Conway-area resident Donald Graves has been honored by Heinemann, a New Hampshire publisher of teacher professional development books, with the donation to the Conway Public Library of a special collection that bears his name.

The Donald Graves Professional Development Library contains over 750 titles from Heinemann's lists and is housed in the library's recently completed addition. An opening reception for the Collection was hosted by the library on November 14, 2005.

"This is Heinemann's way of acknowledging Don's work in a permanent way, in the community where he lives," said the company's general manager, Lesa Scott. A former professor at UNH, Graves' association with Heinemann began in 1982, when his bestselling Writing: Teachers and Kids at Work launched a revolution in writing instruction that is still felt today. Scott summed up Graves's contribution to teaching: "His influence has been so great that we see it in generations of teachers all over the U.S. whose writing workshops are based on his research."

"It is a great resource for community teachers as well as teachers throughout the state" said Conway Public Library Director, Margaret Marschner. "All of the books have been added to the N.H. State Library online catalog and are available for interlibrary loan."