[OPLINLIST] NEO-RLS hosting Homework Center workshops!

[Chris Hopkins]

Homework Centers 101

 

Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Twinsburg Public Library

 

Thursday, Nov. 30 – North Canton Public Library

 

9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

Speaker: Dr. Cindy Mediavilla, author of

"Creating the Full Service Homework Center in Your Library"

 

Thinking about starting a homework center at your library? 

 

Learn how Dr. Mediavilla used her Loleto D. Fyan Award to study the services that libraries provide through homework centers around the US. With a surge in population and a growing number of parents who have difficulty helping their students with homework - whether due to language barriers or job constraints - homework centers have become increasingly important.

 

Cindy will describe the steps involved in starting a homework center from conducting community surveys, recruiting staff and finding funding to liability issues. This will be a "nuts and bolts" workshop about what you need to set up and operate a successful center in your library, as well as how to help staff handle homework questions at the reference desk. 

 

Member rate: $ 60

Non-Member rate: $120 

 

Registration for Nov. 29 at Twinsburg Public Library

http://www.neo-rls.org/Serendipity/ce/eventdetail.cfm?ID=56

 

Registration for Nov. 30 at North Canton Public Library

http://www.neo-rls.org/Serendipity/ce/eventdetail.cfm?ID=57

 

 

Chris Hopkins

CE Specialist

Northeast Ohio Regional Library System