Teachers, creators, book distributors, and library experts offer details on where to find quality reviews, collection development assistance, programming tools and ideas, and more!
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Learn how to leverage free online resources and engage volunteers to facilitate adult learning in your community.
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Learn to identify opportunities for authentically collaborative community partnerships focused on local history.
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Learn strategies to recognize and manage conflict and enhance your value as a leader and collaborator.
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Participants will be introduced to the language of competencies as part of the structure of the National School Library Standards (NSLS).
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This session will help you to become more familiar with the copyright system.
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The presenters share ways they have implemented change in their library spaces and will engage participants in critical discussions and reflection about how we can further improve our practices to achieve social justice within our sphere of influence.
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With a glut of online information, see how to curate and organize all your online resources using several digital tools.
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The 20 Book Challenge is a school-wide reading program that encourages students to read books from different predetermined categories, submit responses and reflections through Google Classroom.
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Hear the process, results, and learnings from Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Public Library’s first diversity audit of YA materials.
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Have you considered trying out some new program ideas in your library but aren’t sure where to start?
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In this webinar, learn about equipment, set up, and staff for a do-it-yourself memory lab for your patrons.
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Learn about adult learning theory concepts and tools, and resources to foster engagement in a hybrid environment.
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Looking to shake up your school library or find new ways to engage learners? The author of Learning Centers for School Libraries and Project-Based Learning for Elementary Grades will discuss how to implement these fun and flexible concepts in a variety of settings. Participants will leave with ideas they can bring back and use right away in their school libraries.
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Learn tools and tactics for responding to a crisis that may never happen in your library.
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Participants will be introduced to the art of interactive read-alouds and 12 picture book pairings they can use to create critical conversations with young readers during read-alouds.
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STEM is for everyone when it is inviting and fun! Attendees will learn how to engage students & ignite a passion for STEM concepts building mechanical computers with Turing Tumble & creating mechanical circuits with Spintronics. Demystify these complex concepts: what is inside a computer & how electronic circuits work playing with ramps, gears, junctions, & chains running through colorful sprockets. Resources shared will ensure success in the library just by pulling it out of the box!
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This session demonstrates how to create a community of readers by engaging and challenging students so that they develop into passionate, independent readers and learners.
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The goal of school libraries is to create human-centered learning spaces that provide access to physical and intellectual resources in a warm, stimulating, and safe environment that promotes curiosity and connection. In this session, we will share a number of specific strategies, tools, and techniques for creating a space where all feel welcome, nurtured, valued, and heard.
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These two webinars will help you function effectively across national, ethnic, and organizational cultural boundaries.
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Curating a school library collection extends beyond selecting popular titles, and the roles that school librarians fill have evolved well past maintaining materials. Explore all the aspects of the Curate Shared Foundation in the National School Library S
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5 Panelists will share how they connect with school librarians all over this country and around the world. Surround yourself with support, strategies, resources and, most importantly, people who understand EXACTLY what it is like to be a school librarian. Create a network with library professionals who will empower you to take chances and step outside of your comfort zone. Share your own must-follows and resources on a crowdsourced deck and grow your PLN!
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This session will focus on practical, actionable takeaways grounded in multiple standards.
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Learn how to use data to tell a compelling story about the library and its role in the community.
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Learn to identify potential barriers to library use in your community and how to develop policy solutions.
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Examine how to build and safeguard LGBTQ+-inclusive collections, instruction, and spaces using AASL’s resource guide, Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries.
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Library staff know the impact of their collections and displays—and strive to empower young readers by providing vetted materials that respect their differences and similarities. Join this hands-on session to learn how to analyze collections of children's and young adult titles for a myriad of diverse measures, including cultural representation, reading level, recency, and beyond. Attendees will leave with an actionable plan to help all of the readers in their community feel seen and included.
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Wendy Garland and Laura D'Elia created their own equity and inclusion (DEI) library lessons, K-5, which incorporate the Learning for Justice Standards, AASL Standards, and recommended picture books from the Diverse BookFinder. First, the presenters will share their experience of teaching the lessons with students. Then, the presenters will guide participants in building DEI lessons including how to use the Diverse BookFinder to identify specific books to align with each lesson.
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Learn how to grow dementia-inclusive service in public libraries of all sizes, financial capacities, and community contexts.
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In this on-demand webinar, learn best practices for providing disability services. Be guided through the process to create or expand these services in your library, for all ages and for any budget. Also learn about assistive technology options, and how to advocate with your administration and staff for inclusion of these services.
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