[OPLINLIST] 2 awesome workshops---for youth librarians

[FILIPAN, RHONDA]

Register soon for these two, fun & hands-on continuing education workshops----great choices for future youth librarians OR anyone who works in a public library:

The ABC's of Emergent Literacy: The Building Blocks for Infusing Early Literacy Strategies into Preschool Storytimes (1 graduate credit)
The purpose of this workshop is to inform youth services library practitioners and pre-service practitioners of emergent literacy basics, the role that librarians play in preschoolers' literacy development, and examples of children's literature that facilitate demonstration of basic skills in emergent literacy development. Students will look at and practice incorporating specific strategies within preschool storytimes and will create a six-week series of programs that infuses emergent literacy strategies.

NOTE:  Students cannot receive credit for both this workshop and the workshop Library Programming for Families with Young Children


Friday, July 6
Saturday, July 7
*At Kent State, 311 Library:  Reinberger Children's Library Center
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. both days
Instructor:  Dr. Celia Huffman

Cost:  $454
To Register:  Call 330-672-3100
OR, Kent Students:  Register using FlashLine (enter CRN 15180)


Toys in a Library? Toys, Play, and the Literacy Connection  (1 graduate credit)
A ball, a baby's rattle, a puzzle: what do these items have to do with learning to read and write? Participants will examine how play and toys have a vital role in the development of reading and writing skills for all young children, including those with disabilities. In addition, participants will identify current uses of toys in Ohio library settings and examine ways to collaborate and access existing community resources involving play and young children.

Friday, July 13 (at Kent State)
Saturday, July 14 (at Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn Branch)
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. both days
Instructor:  Nina Hillery

Cost:  $454
To Register:  Call 330-672-3100
OR, Kent Students:  Register using FlashLine (enter CRN 15185)



Rhonda S. Filipan, M.A., M.L.S.
Academic Program Coordinator
Kent State University
School of Library and Information Science
330-672-0013
www.slis.kent.edu<http://www.slis.kent.edu>

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