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Directory of Performers for Library Programs

Posted Wednesday, June 9, 2010 by Faye Roberts, Reader

Performers' Showcase 2010 Listing of Florida Performers and Entertainers is now available on the Florida Library Association website at

http://www.flalib.org/conference_2010/performers_entertainers_list.pdf

The Directory includes a description of performers' offerings, as well as contact and price information.

The Directory was compiled as a convenience for those attending the first-ever Performers' Showcase at the 2010 FLA annual conference, but a listing doesn't constitute a recommendation.

For more information, contact Faye Roberts, Executive Director, Florida Library Association, 386-438-5795 faye.roberts@comcast.net

 

 

 

Keep your cool with the Kids! @ your library Tool Kit!

Posted Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Anonymous, Library Staff

Greetings from the ALSC Public Awareness Committee!

Summer is nearly here, and with temperatures rising, and kids out of school, what’s a busy librarian to do?  

Keep your cool with the Kids! @ your library® tool kit, which has some great ideas to help you with your summer program plans!

Here are 10 FREE ideas from our online tool kit to get your summer off to a great start!

More details for each activity can be found at the Kids! Website.

Kids Bookmaking: NEFLIN workshops in Orange Park and Gainesville

Posted Tuesday, March 30, 2010 by Patricia Morris, Library Staff

KIDS BOOKMAKING – two dates and locations

This workshop will cover everything you need to know to make books with children and young adults. You’ll make nine different small book forms, including binding the handouts into a book.  Learn to promote literacy for kids or teens by encouraging them to make, write or i

llustrate their own books.  Fun projects for using the books, developed by classroom teachers will be suggested.  The emphasis will be on making books with inexpensive tools and fun, interesting, and recycled materials. You’ll go home with:

  • Japanese binding
  • Glue-free quick books
  • French fold books
  • ‘Burrito’ books
  • Accordion books
  • Flag books
  • Caterpillar books
  • Other forms of sculptural books

Bring scissors and a one-hole punch.

Trainer:      Eliza Holliday, The Letterist

Date:         Friday, April 23

Time:         9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location:   NEFLIN, 2233 Park Avenue, Suite 402, Orange Park, FL 32073

Register for Orange Park at: http://bit.ly/9whqBH

Or

Date:         Friday, April 30

Time:         9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location:   Alachua County Library District, Millhopper Library, 3145 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, Fl 32606

Register for Gainesville at: http://bit.ly/bkfYvD

 

Cost:

NEFLIN Enhanced: Free

NEFLIN Full: $40

Non member: $100

Button Castanets

Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 by rileyroam, Library Vendor

If you want to make button castanets (CSLP manual page 121) that were either demonstrated or on display at the FLYP workshops, you can make them really bright by ordering 94 big buttons for $9.99 from Oriental Trading. The item number is DE-57/8500. The big buttons would work very well made with pipe cleaners rather than glue as in the CSLP manual instructions. The kids would not have to wait until the glue dries and if you pulled the pipe cleaner up on top, you could twist it to make a finger holder just like real castanets have. Another way to make castanets is to use fingers from old gloves and glue the buttons on. If anyone knows of other ways, please post a comment.

 

http://image.orientaltrading.com/otcimg/57_8500.jpg?resize(500x500)

Please contact Patricia or me if you want any instructions from the workshops.

You can reach me at PTAdventures@msn.com

Have fun!

Riley Roam

 

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