School’s Out @ Your Public Library: Program Ideas for After School

The Texas State Library is hosting this webinar and has invited people from anywhere in the country to join in. It is free so take a look. Note that the time is CENTRAL and adjust for your location.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 10-11 AM Central Time

Providing innovative programming for the school-age crowd during the school year can be a challenge, especially when libraries are competing with children’s busy after-school schedules. Participants in this webinar will learn how to provide fun and educational programs for children ages 5-12 that will have them running to your library after the school bell rings. Programs featured include Chess Club, Fun with Science, Art Explorers, Craft Time, and a KidTrekkers around the world cultural program.

About the Presenter
Anne Neidinger is a Children’s Librarian at the Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library. She holds a Master’s in Library and Information Science with a Youth Certification from the University of North Texas. She has presented at several Texas Library Association conferences and co-authored “Igniting a Children’s Summer Reading Program on a Piggy-Bank Budget” in the Texas Library Journal (2006). Anne also co-wrote the Elementary Programs Chapter of the 2009 Texas Reading Club manual. At her library, she has coordinated many after-school programs and enjoys seeing her school-age customers return again and again to the library.

Register here:
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/webinars/afterschoolprograms/index.html