[OPLINLIST] Inch by Inch . . . . Row by Row: Meeting the Needs of Children in
Your Library - Sept 13
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Inch by Inch . . . . Row by Row: Meeting the Needs of Children in
Your Library
http://www.gclc-lib.org/ce/viewevent.php?id=582
Date
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Time
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location
GCLC Office
Speaker(s)
Rita Soltan is an experienced children's librarian having worked in
public libraries in both New York and Michigan for more than 30 years.
Rita holds a B.A. in Education/Spanish Literature and an M.L.S. from
Queens College of the City University of New York.
Rita has conducted numerous workshops for librarians, teachers and
parents using literature throughout the curriculum. She has organized
and led many different book discussions for groups including
Mother/Daughter and Father/Son book clubs as well as groups for children
and family reading. She has been involved in planning and
implementing numerous staff development programs including literature
conferences that incorporate provocative book discussion and was
responsible for initiating the annual "Literature and the Child"
conference held in southeast Michigan from 1995-2004. Rita is the author
of the
forthcoming book "Reading Raps: A Book Club Guide for Librarians, Kids
and Families" (Libraries Unlimited).
Active in the American Library Association, Rita is Past Chair of the
Education Committee for ALSC and is Past Chair of the Children's
Services Division of the Michigan Library Association. She has written
the articles, Precocious Readers, and The Tween Market for the MLA
Forum, an electronic journal for MLA and reviews regularly for Kirkus
Reviews and School Library Journal.
Rita is currently working on a Master of Arts in Teaching Reading and
Language Arts.
Description
Part 1:
Cultivating the well-balanced children's collection
How to evaluate, organize, acquire and eliminate resources for youth
amidst the wealth of quality children's literature.
Part 2:
Reaping the harvest: Children's Reference and Reader's Advisory
How to focus on the youth market, decipher requests, and work with
existing collections and resources to provide effective reference and
readers' advisory to kids, families, and educators.
Meal
Continental Breakfast and a Luncheon Sandwich Tray will be provided.
Member
$45
Friend of GCLC
$45
Non-Member
$100
The deadline to register is Friday, September 9th, 2005
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<h2><font color="#006663" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Inch by
Inch . . . . Row by Row: Meeting the Needs of Children in Your Library</font></h2>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><a
href="http://www.gclc-lib.org/ce/viewevent.php?id=582">http://www.gclc-lib.org/ce/viewevent.php?id=582</a><br>
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<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Date</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Tuesday, September 13th,
2005</font></p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Time</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.</font></p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Location</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">GCLC Office</font></p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Speaker(s)</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Rita Soltan is an
experienced children’s librarian having worked in
public libraries in both New York and Michigan for more than 30 years.
Rita holds a B.A. in Education/Spanish Literature and an M.L.S. from
Queens College of the City University of New York.
<br>
<br>
Rita has conducted numerous workshops for librarians, teachers and
parents using literature throughout the curriculum. She has organized <br>
and led many different book discussions for groups including
Mother/Daughter and Father/Son book clubs as well as groups for
children and family reading. She has been involved in planning and <br>
implementing numerous staff development programs including literature
conferences that incorporate provocative book discussion and was
responsible for initiating the annual "Literature and the Child"
conference held in southeast Michigan from 1995-2004. Rita is the
author of the <br>
forthcoming book "Reading Raps: A Book Club Guide for Librarians, Kids
and Families" (Libraries Unlimited).
<br>
<br>
Active in the American Library Association, Rita is Past Chair of the
Education Committee for ALSC and is Past Chair of the Children’s
Services Division of the Michigan Library Association. She has written
the articles, Precocious Readers, and The Tween Market for the MLA
Forum, an electronic journal for MLA and reviews regularly for Kirkus
Reviews and School Library Journal.
<br>
<br>
Rita is currently working on a Master of Arts in Teaching Reading and
Language Arts.</font>
</p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Description</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Part 1: <br>
Cultivating the well-balanced children’s collection <br>
<br>
How to evaluate, organize, acquire and eliminate resources for youth
amidst the wealth of quality children’s literature.
<br>
<br>
Part 2: <br>
Reaping the harvest: Children’s Reference and Reader’s Advisory
<br>
How to focus on the youth market, decipher requests, and work with
existing collections and resources to provide effective reference and
readers’ advisory to kids, families, and educators.</font>
</p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Meal</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Continental Breakfast and
a Luncheon Sandwich Tray will be provided.</font></p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Member</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">$45<br>
</font></p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Friend of GCLC</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">$45<br>
</font></p>
<h3><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Non-Member</font></h3>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">$100<br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">The deadline to register
is Friday, September 9th, 2005</font></p>
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