Category Archives: Professional Development/Continuing Education
Calling all children’s librarians…
…school media specialists, educators, and other assorted amazing folk who work to bring creativity, literature, technology, and information alive for children! If you live in or around the tri-state area (NY/CT/NJ) and are interested in brainstorming about topics like book … Continue reading
Takeaways from Trendspotting Ebooks Symposium
Highlights from CLC’s Trendspotting Symposium, Ebooks: Collections at the Crossroads, included a fiery, funny, and provoking talk by keynote speaker and library super geek, Eli Neiburger, and continued with a fascinating panel discussion that included Mr. Neiburger, the remarkable Barbara … Continue reading
Highlights from the EJK Discussion Panel
I was surprised to find that yesterday’s Ezra Jack Keats event at the New York Public Library was not the announcement of the 2011 award winners (that will be May 10th), but a discussion about the award, its history, and … Continue reading
2011 Ezra Jack Keats Panel Discussion: Tomorrow @ NYPL
If you’re in or around the New York tri-state area and looking for a lovely way to spend Saturday afternoon, stop by New York Public Library’s Children’s Center for “An Afternoon with the Ezra Jack Keats Awards.“ Saturday, April 2nd … Continue reading
Horn Book @ Simmons Colloquium: The Recap
Autumn in New England…. a sunny Saturday at picturesque Simmons College…. a gathering of some of the superheroes of children’s literature including Roger Sutton, Rebecca Stead, Helen Oxenbury, John Burningham, and Peter Sis (just to name a few) along with … Continue reading
Fun and Freebies at ALA Midwinter
I’m here in Denver at my first ALA conference. It’s pretty awesome. I’ve heard tell that all the cool stuff really happens at Annual, and that Midwinter is just meetings and business, but I’m having a blast. Last night, after … Continue reading
Great Website Alert: Autism Resources for Libraries
via the Librarian in Black: Here is a great resource: Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected. Many library users have autism, and most library staff don’t know the first thing about interacting with them appropriately. We’ve just never been trained. This … Continue reading
ALSC E-Classes
via the ALSC blog: ALSC is offering their first ever online continuing education classes starting this fall. All the course offerings look tempting: “The Technology-Enhanced Library Professional,” “The Tech Savvy Booktalker,” “Reading Instruction and Children’s Books,” and “Sharing Poetry with … Continue reading
