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<p><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 1 em; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; !important;"><font color="#555555" face="verdana, arial, sans-serif" size="3"><strong>SWON Spring Summer Reading Program Workshop 2018 - Libraries Rock!<br />
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<p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 1 em; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; !important;"><font color="#333333" face="verdana, arial, sans-serif" size="2">Librarians know the value of summer reading - without continued reading & learning throughout the summer, children can fall behind in school before the school year even starts - the summer setback. According to ALA, reading even just four to five books over the course of the summer can prevent a child from suffering said setback. Access to libraries and summer reading programs help to enrich children's summer learning and bridge this gap - especially those in low income areas, who are statistically the most likely to suffer such a setback due to various factors. According to Urban Libraries Council, "public libraries are in an ideal position to deliver education programs over the summer because of their strengths as trusted community hubs for learning. As community education leaders, libraries provide a safe atmosphere with the unique ability to engage entire families and provide flexible learning experiences through diverse formats." The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is a consortium working to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children, teens, and adults at the lowest cost possible for public libraries. CSLP started 31 years ago when ten library systems developed a summer library program for children, choosing a theme, artwork, and incentives that libraries across regions could use. State libraries and systems continued to join and CSLP continues to evolve, but its guiding principle remains the same: librarians sharing ideas, expertise and costs to produce a high-quality summer reading program.<br />
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The Collaborative Summer Reading program theme for this year is "Libraries Rock!" On March 8th, SWON's Spring Summer Reading Program Workshop will help get you ready for this musical summer. Our workshop will feature presentations on making your own instruments, learning how to strum a ukulele, music-based STEM programming, library recording studios, and more! Don't use the collaborative theme? No problem -- there's still plenty here that you can use for programming all year long!<br />
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<strong>Program Topics:</strong><br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Music in Me: Literacy + Music + Communities<br />
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This is music adventure for all ages and families through a genre of picture books that adapt wonderful music and songs that all ages love into picture book format. We will look at specifically two of Amy Caswell's favorites: ONE LOVE and WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD. Amy will show you how to use them in programs to get everyone moving and grooving and singing along. Something as simple as a sing-a-long has the ability to immediately spark a sense of community in the room, space, or park that the musical adventure is happening. Amy will show how she uses music in all her programs and the tools of the trade sort of speak that have made her life so much easier. Plus to get you up and awake this bright morning, she'll show you the ever popular Freeze Dance, that she uses in toddler and preschool programs as well as some music trivia to get you prepped and ready for "Libraries Rock!".<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Recording & Podcasting Studios in Libraries<br />
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Public libraries across the nation have begun to offer recording studios - but how and why? According to American Libraries, “The rise of relatively inexpensive [or free] audio and video recording software… has made it possible for libraries to offer access to technology never thought possible even a decade ago.” Libraries can now offer a variety of digital recording equipment & software as well as the space to use them. There are a lot of options when it comes to creating your own library’s recording space - depending on your users, location, budget, space, and available time, your needs for a recording studio may be a bit different from another library’s. This presentation aims to provide resources for all libraries to help you get started with your own recording studio - no matter your budget or the size of your space. <br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Exploring Music-based STEM Programs<br />
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Music in programming can go way beyond a ukulele and singing nursery rhymes! The science of sound can be addressed with music and fun, hands-on activities, and concepts can be extended to include waves and light. From rubber band instruments to DIY record players, explore music-based STEM concepts!<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Learn to Make Simple Instruments and Experiment with Sound!<br />
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Learn how to make a box guitar and craft stick harmonicas. Experiment with shakers of all types and sizes using sand, rice or beans for different effects. Then bring in all types of recycling, buckets, and other common items to “Stomp Your Library.” Use dowel rods and tennis balls for drum sticks and mallets! Have you ever seen a hose horn? Collect those old leaky garden hoses!!!<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baritone Ukulele for Children’s Librarians<br />
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Learn up to 5 basic chords in this beginner session and learn how to use simple songs and parodies with your story times. You will be introduced to one chord, two chord and three chord songs that you can use over and over! Children love live music even if you only use it to open your program. (We will be using Baritone Ukuleles not Soprano which have a different fingering system. The Baritone uses the same fingering as the lower four strings of a guitar.)<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Idea Share</span><br />
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Attendees will share program, service, and other related ideas for Libraries Rock!<br />
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<strong>Speakers:</strong><br />
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Amy Caswell has worked in a public library setting for the past 5 years in a variety of positions--from circulation clerk, a bookmobile assistant, a reference assistant, an ILL guru, an ATS programmer, and finally as a Children's Service's Librarian. She graduated from IUPUI in June of 2016 with an MLS in Youth Services. She currently works at Campbell County Public Library's Newport Branch as the Children's Service Librarian and lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband and two spoiled Blue Russian kitties. <br />
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Emily Wages is the Emergent Trends and Technology Educator for SWON Libraries Consortium. She attended Miami University for her BS in Education and earned her MLIS at Kent State University. She has worked with adults, teens, and children in libraries for five years. Most recently, her work as a library programming specialist concentrated on creating and presenting programs on a variety of topics including basic to advanced technology, maker projects, and community health and wellness. She has a passion for teaching library skills and information literacy as well as advocating for access to information for all.<br />
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Jennifer Beach is a Children’s Programmer at the Kenton County Public Library, where she has been for 29+ years. She is a Certified Professional Environmental Educator, and holds the KY Early Care and Education Training (EE Specialty) credential. Jennifer grew up in a musical household and has always been a self-described science nerd. Although she does not sing well, she does sing; and can play the piano, flute, piccolo, and baritone horn, as well as the kazoo and palm pipes. <br />
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Alice Beresford joined the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County three years ago after ten years as Youth Services Librarian at Mason Public Library in Warren County. Before that she taught K-8 Music and Drama for twenty years. She has given Ukulele lessons for SWON, Lane Public Libraries and PLCH since 2012. She is a Children's Librarian at the Monfort Heights Branch of Cincinnati Library.<br />
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9:30am Doors Open<br />
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9:30 to 10:00am Registration, Breakfast, and Introductions<br />
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10:00 to 10:50am Music in Me: Literacy + Music + Communities, presented by Amy Caswell, Campbell County Public Library<br />
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11:00 to 11:50am Recording & Podcasting Studios in Libraries, presented by Emily Wages, SWON Libraries Consortium<br />
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12:00 to 12:50pm Lunch<br />
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1:00 to 1:50pm Libraries Rock! Exploring Music-based STEM Programs, presented by Jennifer Beach,Kenton County Public Library<br />
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2:00 to 2:50pm Learn to Make Simple Instruments and Experiment with Sound!, presented by Alice Beresford, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County<br />
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3:00 to 3:50pm Ukulele 101, presented by Alice Beresford, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County<br />
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4:00 to 4:30pm Idea Share & Feedback<br />
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Food and beverages are included in the cost. We can accommodate many special food requests. When you register, you will be given food choice options and a write-in area if you need to explain more.<br />
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Sponsored in part through LSTA funds awarded by the State Library of Ohio.<br />
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<strong>$40 </strong>for employees of <a href="http://swonlibraries.org/link.asp?e=oplinlist@lists.oplin.org&job=3262411&ymlink=213601730&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fswonlibraries%2Eorg%2F%3Fpage%3Dsupporting%5Fmembers">Supporting Member Institutions</a><br />
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<strong>03/08/2018 9:30 - 4:30pm<br />
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