Webinar: Fresh Lit: Crossovers & Cross-unders for Middle Grade & YA
Presented by Sarah Bean Thompson, Springfield-Greene County (MO) Library
Date & Time: Thursday, March 10, 2016 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Target Audience: Librarians, Library Assistants and Library Associates serving children (and teens)
Description & Learning Objectives:
Middle Grade readers (ages 8-12) can be a challenging group to serve in readers’ advisory. Their interests and reading levels vary widely, and they often aren't ready to make the leap to YA. How can we best serve them through literature in the library? What current and backlist titles are must-haves for middle grade readers? What's trending in middle grade? And what wonderful books are on the horizon?
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Develop talking points for current, backlist and forthcoming middle grade and YA titles in a variety of genres to use in readers’ advisory and booktalks
- Identify and share great older titles to use in simple reader's advisory for middle grade readers
- Discuss current trends in middle grade fiction and nonfiction
- Identify and share young adult titles suitable for middle grade
Registration is free, and we will be archiving this webinar, so if you can't participate live, you'll be able to review the recording and share Sarah's presentation slides with colleagues later. Registration for this webinar is nearly full - secure your seat today!
HSLANJ Workshop: Emerging Technologies for the Busy Librarian
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 15 | 10 AM - 3 PM
Location: New Jersey Hospital Association Conference Center in Princeton, NJ
Presenters: Gabe Rios of Indiana University and Melissa DeSantis of the University of Colorado
Cost: $95 for HSLANJ and LibraryLinkNJ members
Participants will earn 4 Medical Library Association (MLA) CE credits
Registration is open for this workshop, co-sponsored by HSLANJ, the Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey, and LibraryLinkNJ. The workshop will follow continental breakfast and the HSLANJ Annual Meeting. Full details are available at the HSLANJ website.
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Internet Famous: Strategically Marketing Your Special Collections Online
Presented by Colleen Theisen, University of Iowa Special Collections
You’ll learn how to:
- Build your brand by using your institution’s unique materials to educate the public about historic materials, and developing a sense of place and shared history
- Handle, photograph, and/or digitize historic materials in many formats safely
- Apply straightforward methods and techniques using everyday equipment
- Develop a workflow for social media work with limited staff, time, and budget
Fresh Lit 2015! New & Forthcoming Literary Fiction for Readers & Book Groups
Presented by Roz Reisner, Readers’ Advisory National Treasure
You’ll be able to:
- Recommend current and forthcoming literary fiction to your Readers’ Advisory patrons
- Identify and use print and online resources for staying abreast of new and upcoming titles
- Learn which small presses are publishing interesting, award-winning, literary fiction
Strategies for Effective Web Writing
Presented by Heidi Steiner Burkhardt, University of Michigan Libraries
You’ll learn how to:
- Identify the various types of web content your library sends out into the world
- Initiate the development of established voice and tone guidelines for your library
- Write web content using best practices and strategies