Stephanie Race

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  • Teaming Up with Teens @ Your Library - Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2011

    Free Webinar

    Tuesday, October 25, 2011, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

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    Note: If this time doesn’t fit your schedule, you can find this and other programs in the WebJunction archive at http://bit.ly/WebJunctionArchive.

    What is the absolute best avenue to getting teens involved and engaged at your school or public library? How can you encourage them to be peer reader advisors and library advocates in the community? Ultimately, if you want to encourage your teens to become lifelong readers, learners, and library users/supporters—and possibly even choose library work for their future career path—there is no better way to go than offering opportunities for active and involved teen library participation. In this webinar, you will explore ways teens can take part in your library, such as advisory groups, volunteering, short-term projects that use teen's special skills, and partnering with adults. You’ll also get tips on planning, organizing, conducting, and evaluating teen participation. When you team up with teens at your library, it's win-win! WebJunction is pleased to host this webinar in collaboration with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

  • Books for Boys Webinar - Posted Thursday, September 8, 2011

    Books for Boys

    Free Webinar

    Thursday, September 15, 2011, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EDT

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    Non-readers, despite their gender, get left behind in life. Low literacy contributes to drop out rates, crime rates, and increased chances for incarceration. This is especially true for boys, who are already less likely to graduate from high school, based on trend reports from the National Council on Education Statistics. What can librarians and educators do to help turn these boys who avoid books into readers?

    The presenters will be joined by celebrity moderator Jon Scieszka, founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit web-based literacy program with the mission to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. In 2008, Scieszka was appointed the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a position created by the Library of Congress to raise national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education, and the development and betterment of the lives of young people. You also know Scieszka as the author of several bestselling children’s titles, including The Stinky Cheese Man, which won a Caldecott Honor medal, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio, a chapter book series.

    Panelists:

    • Sharon K. Hancock, Executive Director, School & Library Marketing, Candlewick Press
    • Cheryl Herman, Director of Marketing, Random House BOT
    • Michelle Fadlalla, Marketing Manager, Simon & Schuster

    Moderator:

  • Hosting Banned Books Week Events - Posted Tuesday, September 6, 2011

    Free Webinar

    Tuesday, September 13, 2011, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

    Are you interested in helping your library celebrate Banned Books Week this year? If so, we invite you to participate in the FREE webinar, “Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read @ Your School, Public, and Academic Library.”

    BONUS: All participants will receive a special discount code to purchase Banned Books Week materials through the ALA Store.

    To register, please email your name, institution, and contact information to Angela Maycock at amaycock@ala.org. For more information, please visit OIF’s Online Learning page.

  • Back to School Special: Savvy Starts to a New Year! - Posted Friday, September 2, 2011

    Back to School Special: Savvy Starts to a New Year!

    Free Webinar

    Monday, September 12, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. EDT

    A casual discussion to generate ideas on how to build school allies, support new teachers and become indispensable to admin and staff at the beginning of every school year. Featuring how Google tools (forms, docs, and presentation, and more!) can supercharge the library program and classroom throughout the school year. For Teacher Librarians, classroom teachers, tech teachers, admins, and well...everyone!

  • YA Announcements: Fall 2011 - Posted Tuesday, August 16, 2011

    YA Announcements: Fall 2011

    Free Webinar

    Tuesday, August 23, 2011, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

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    What can teen readers look forward to this fall? Get a sneak peek at the hottest new YA releases during this free, hour-long webinar from Booklist Publications. Gillian Engberg, Booklist’s Books for Youth editorial director, will be joined by publishing representatives who will fill you in on their leading teen titles for autumn and beyond. Sponsored by Bloomsbury Children’s Books and Walker Books for Young Readers, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Disney Book Group, and Saddleback Educational Publishing.

    Note: If this time doesn’t fit your schedule, you can find links to this and other Booklist webinars at http://bit.ly/BooklistWebinars.

  • Mixing In Math: Enhancing story times, crafts, displays, and family programs with math - Posted Monday, August 15, 2011

    Mixing In Math: Enhancing story times, crafts, displays, and family programs with math

    Free webinar

    Offered on three different dates (by popular demand!):

    Monday, August 22, 2011 from 10:00 - 11:00am CDT

    Monday, September 26, 2011 from 10:00 - 11:00am CDT

    Friday, October 21, 2011 from 10:30 - 11:30am CDT

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    On a tight budget? Looking for resources for the 2011-2012 school year and for Summer reading 2012? Learn how librarians are using MIXING IN MATH, a set of FREE materials in English and Spanish that add math to circle time, story times, displays, and crafts. At this webinar, we will share experiences using MIXING IN MATH activities, introduce you to the over 200 resources, and show you how they sprinkle a little math into what they already do: story times, family events, book displays, and summer reading programs. Come ready to explore shapes, sizes, and patterns in everyday life! Check the MIXING IN MATH website: http://mixinginmath.terc.edu to learn more.

    The Texas State Library is hosting this webinar series and has invited people from anywhere in the country to join in. It is free, so take a look. Note that the time is CENTRAL and adjust for your location.

  • Using Technology for Time Management - Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2011

    Using Technology for Time Management

    Free Webinar

    Thursday, August 18, 2011, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EDT

    Registration is not required. More information and access information is available online.

     

    • Are you looking for a jumpstart to increase your time management skills?
    • Are you interested in finding ways to use your smartphone to optimize your daily planning?
    • Are you looking for ways to save on paperwork and clutter?

    Learn to work smarter, not harder to increase your time management skills to prioritize task and daily activities, and eliminate unnecessary activities.

    By the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

    • Have a comparison of at least three types of time management systems.
    • Be familiar with 4 smart phone time management programs.
    • Be familiar with the basics of the time management process to maximize work productivity.

    This webinar will be of interest to library staff and information professionals, who want to develop time management skills by leveraging new technology.

  • Math, Science and More! - Posted Friday, August 5, 2011

    Math, Science and More!

    Free Webinar

    Tuesday, August 9, 2011, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

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    Still count on your toes? Don’t know a bat from a butterfly? There’s a book for that! Math and science books take center stage in this free Booklist webinar. Join Ilene Cooper, Children’s Books editor, for an hour-long presentation about new and backlist books on a rarely discussed topic. Representatives from Holiday House, Rosen Online Publishing, Sylvan Dell Publishing, and Norwood House Press will introduce featured books from their lists.

    Note: If this time doesn’t fit your schedule, you can find links to this and other Booklist webinars at http://bit.ly/BooklistWebinars.

  • SLJ Fall Nonfiction Announcements - Posted Friday, August 5, 2011

    SLJ Fall Nonfiction Announcements

    Free Webinar

    Thursday, August 11, 2011, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EDT

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    Prepare to be surprised, delighted and informed by our four participating publishers as they present the best of their new and forthcoming fall nonfiction titles! You'll be ready to support the needs of your classroom teachers and young researchers alike when the new school year kicks in with a fresh array of books covering topics from weather to sports to celebrities.

    Join this one hour presentation, and don't forget to watch for a special series non-fiction buying guide, Series Made Simple, which will be included with the November issue of School Library Journal.

    Panelists:

    • Dave Schlichte, Vice President, The Creative Company
    • Rebecca Glaser, Associate Publisher, Amicus
    • Hillary Wolfe, Academic Officer for Teacher Created Materials Library, for Shell Education
    • Elizabeth Des Chenes, Managing Editor, Greenhaven Press, a part of Cengage Learning

    Moderator:

    • Dodie Ownes, Editor, SLJTeen

    If you are not able to make the live webcast, register now and you will get an email notification from School Library Journal after the event when the webcast is archived and available for viewing at your convenience. You can also find this and other programs in the Library Journal archive at  http://bit.ly/SLJArchives.

  • Cuddle Up & Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens - Posted Thursday, August 4, 2011

    Cuddle Up & Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

    Free Webinar

    Tuesday, August 9, 2011, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EDT

    Registration is not required. More information and access information is available online.

    • Are you interested in working with pregnant and parenting teens?
    • Do you already have a program started and are looking for more tips on how to effectively serve this population?
    • Did you not realize this is a population in your community?

    If you answered yes to any of these questions, this webinar is for you.
    According to a 2011 report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although the teen birth rate in the United States has declined in the last fifteen years, it is still higher than in other developed countries. Pregnant and parenting teens are a unique user group for libraries because it is difficult for them to come to our facilities and utilize our services, including attending storytimes. Outreach to this population is vital because teen pregnancy has negative impacts for teens, their children, and the public sector.

    Webinar attendees will learn:

    • About the Cuddle up & Read programs in San Diego
    • How to establish successful community partnerships in order to create a literacy based program for teen parents and their children
    • How to improve their existing literacy based programs for pregnant and parenting teens.