Upcoming CE; New Early Childhood Storytime Plans Webpage

News June 20, 2008 (mp3 file:3.13 MB; 3:20 min.)

Upcoming CE; New early childhood storytime plans webpage

I’ve been feverishly planning CE events for this summer and fall..and winter. Here’s a sampling of what’s ahead:

Shenandoah Public Library is hosting another Pro Reading discussion on July 23, another round of the “Starting a Reader’s Advisory Service” starts on July 31, and Michele and I will be doing a “How to Learn Online” session in Wimba on August 5. (We plan to do these periodically, so if you miss that one, you’ll have other chances.) Speaking of Reader’s Advisory, we’ll be introducing Iowa librarians to a new project, Cooperative Reader’s Advisory, or CORA, on August 19.

On September 5 we’re sponsoring, along with Central LSA, another RACE (Random Act of Continuing Education) on the annual survey. There are a few new questions this year, allowing you to report downloadable audiobooks, so those of you in WILBOR will want to make note of that.

On September 12 we’ll be sponsoring “Talk to More,” a workshop in which Jerri Heid will show you some baby signing, and Sue Gruber from SWILSA will help you with some basic Spanish to help you better communicate with your Spanish=speaking patrons. The Town Meeting will be in Creston on September 16. October will be quite full, with the ILA conference and Summer Library Program workshops.

Finally, in November we’ll begin our series of e-rate workshops online.

Oh, not quite last—the Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference will be held on January 21, 2009. And we’ll start up with a new series Computerside Chats later in the fall or early winter.

Not all of these events are in the catalog yet, but mark your calendars! You can find the dates ion SWILSA’s website, on the In-Person and the Online CE pages.

Hope you’re all getting buggy with the Summer Library Program, and having fun with it! --Karen

Links from today's podcast:

• Story Kits
  
• SWILSA Storytelling Resources
  

"How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read" & Storytelling Puppet Kits

News June 13, 2008 (mp3 file)





Book Reviewed in Today's Podcast:
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard.

Storytime Kits Reviewed in Today's Podcast:
The Paper Bag Princess
The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Learning Spaces & Anansi Puppet Kit

News June 6, 2008 (mp3 file; 3:40 min.)




Book from Today's Podcast:
The Complete Learning Spaces Book for Infants and Toddlers by Rebecca Isbell and Christy Isbell

Websites from Today's Podcast:
"Baby Bug-gy" Storytime Kit -- See the Story Kits page of the ECL website
Puppet Kits from SWILSA