Tuesday, June 10th – 1pm – Teen Spirit in the Library: Best Practices in YA and Teen Services
Learn more about creating and maintaining great teen physical and online spaces, and receive guidance in creating programs and events that keep teens coming back to the library again and again.
www.libraryjournal.com/teenservices
Polaris Library Systems President and CEO Bill Schickling will lead a one hour webcast which will include a stellar panel of educators, researchers and librarians who are at the forefront of promoting teen services in public libraries.
Topics will include:
- Your Teen Area as Their Third Space: Creating a Place Cool Enough to Call Their Own – Michele Gorman, Teen Services Coordinator for the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Teen 2.0: Using New Technologies to Tap Into Teens – Jen Maney, Manager of Virtual Library, Pima County Public Library, Tucson (AZ)
- An Online Oasis for Teens at Maricopa County Library District – Christine Pearson, Fountain Hills Library Branch Manager, Maricopa County Library District (AZ)
- The Intersection of Gaming and Libraries: Where Are We, Where Are We Going? – Scott Nicholson, Associate Professor, School of Information Studies at Syracuse University
Tuesday, June 10th – 1pm – Webcast: Cultivating a Culture of Learning in the Library
http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15543
Lori Reed, Training Specialist for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County, is giving a webcast for WebJunction: “Cultivating a Culture of Learning in the Library.” That is a topic we could all use a little bit more knowledge about, right? The one hour webcast will be held on June 10th at 11am PST / 2pm EST.
Topics to be covered include:
- The differences between training and learning
- The benefits to libraries for creating a culture of learning
- The key elements of a learning organization
- Tips for creating a culture of learning in any size library
Looking ahead:
Thursday, June 19 – 8am-11:30am and 1pm-3:30pm – National Community College Symposium
www.sei2003.com/OVAE/Webcast
The U.S. Department of Education is sponsoring a National Community College Symposium to be held June 19, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The symposium was initiated by the Department’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) and will bring together academics, practitioners, and policy experts to hear, discuss and learn about key issues related to student transitions. Drawing from recent national community college initiatives, panelists will be asked to: 1) describe practices that appear to improve student transitions; 2) offer thoughtful views on what we need to know to validate and further refine these practices; and 3) propose strategies for building a more complete and valid understanding of practices that educators can use to improve student transitions. Registration is free of charge. If you are in the area and are interested in attending the symposium please contact Gisela Harkin, gisela.harkin@ed.gov.
If you would like to view the Symposium in real time on June 19, please click on www.sei2003.com/OVAE/Webcast between 9 am and 12:30 pm and 2 to 4:30 pm. Full video footage of the proceedings will be archived for later viewing, and a written summary of the proceedings will be posted on or before July 31. Please click on www.sei2003.com/OVAE for updates and other useful links.
