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<p><strong>I’m a big fan of Grover</strong>. He’s lovable. He’s furry.
But our toddler’s already able to tell me about the monster at the end
of his book. And choosing other books because I remember them fondly
isn’t the best strategy to entertain him or build his literacy skills.
Offering lists of developmental-level-appropriate books is a great way
to reach out to parents of young children.<br>
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<p><strong>Librarians need to find new kid’s books, too</strong>, and
not just so they can recommend titles to me. You look for books that fit
in popular categories as well as those that match individual readers.
And the Summer Reading crush offers few opportunities to flip through
new books. Time for collection development can easily disappear, even
though recommending new books that promote early childhood literacy is
one of the great strengths of public and school libraries.<br>
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<p><strong>That’s why SWON’s Picture Book Read-In is in its 18th year</strong>.
It gives librarians several uninterrupted hours to page through the
1,000+ books sent by public libraries in our region. We’ll have
well-organized printed lists of the books you can annotate and take with
you, too. Yes, we’re including a Common Core talk and a new non-fiction
section, and those are valuable additions. But we aren’t forgetting the
read-in that’s at the heart of this event.<br>
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<p>Save the date, August 9th, by registering today: <a href="http://tiny.cc/2013pbri" target="_blank">http://tiny.cc/2013pbri</a><br>
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Nathan Swartzendruber, SWON Technology Educator<br>
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<h2 id="linkedinlevel-uplab">ALA Virtual Conference, July 24th and
25th<br>
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<p><strong>We still have seats available for the ALA Virtual
Conference, streaming to SWON's office.</strong> Whether you can come
the 24th
and 25th or just for half a day, you'll hear ideas explained and given
context in ways almost impossible to fit into a magazine article or blog
post. It's tough to get away. But hearing ideas from a different
perspective can give you a new angle on your own work. Find a new way to
frame it. Join us for the ALA Virtual Conference.<br>
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<p><br>
Learn more and register
here: <a href="http://tiny.cc/alavirtual2013" target="_blank">http://tiny.cc/alavirtual2013</a></p>
<hr><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Connect to
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</span><hr><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calendar
excerpts from the next two weeks.</span>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=573" target="_blank">Level-Up
Lab: LinkedIn</a></strong> - (7/11/2013) - SWON Conference Room</li><li><strong><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=580" target="_blank">Emerging
Technologies in Libraries, Part 1</a></strong> - (7/11/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=399" target="_blank">Ethnic
Librarians and Staff (SIG) Meeting</a></strong> - (7/12/2013) - Steely
Library at NKU</li><li><strong><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=569" target="_blank">RDA for
Copy Catalogers</a></strong> - (7/15/2013) - Galen College of Nursing</li><li><strong><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=581" target="_blank">Everyday
Library Ethics, Part 1</a></strong> - (7/16/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=582" target="_blank">Lean Your
Library</a></strong> - (7/18/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=583" target="_blank">Stress at
Work: Lessen It, Then Leave It!</a></strong> - (7/23/2013) - Online</li><li><strong><a href="http://tiny.cc/alavirtual2013" target="_blank">ALA Virtual Conference</a></strong>
- (7/24-7/25/2013) - SWON Conference Room</li>
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