Where did you first hear about ALSC? What – or who – convinced you to join? For many, their first encounter with our association was with a member at an event or conference.
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Month: July 2016
Community Storytimes and Programs
Storytime shouldn’t just exist in the library. There are often a lot of barriers for families to use the library. They might have scheduling conflicts during morning storytimes or not have reliable transportation to the building. Registering for a storytime may not be possible or they have other children that need to attend. For these reasons (and more), my library makes it a point to do community storytimes and programs out of the library.
2016 Eisner Winners
The Eisner Awards are one of the biggest comics awards. The winners were announced last week at San Diego Comic-Con and there were several books that will hold special interest to your tween patrons!!
Program in a Post: Amazing Arthropods AKA Maggot Painting
With this post, some supplies you probably have on hand, and a pile of arthropods, you can create an AMAZING ARTHROPOD experience! See Maggot Painting here!
Let’s Stay Together
Libraries can provide opportunities to come together. At these events, we can see that all parents want similar things for their children. The likelihood of meaningful conversations increases. Recent events in our nation and our world prove that we need ample opportunities to learn more about each other, and being together is a good place to start.
Teaching Empathy and Zootopia
Disney’s Zootopia was a massive hit earlier this year, becoming one of the top-grossing films of 2016 and garnering a near-perfect 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, an impressive feat in a divided age. The film, which follows a rabbit named Judy who becomes the first of her kind to join the police force in the Metropolis Zootopia, is laugh-out-loud funny, as evidenced by everyone’s favorite sloth joke video.
IFLA and USBBY: calling all ALSC reps!
ALSC is seeking representatives to serve the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY).
Actual Fun for All Ages
In recent years, libraries have led the way modelling early literacy and learning behaviors for adults to share with the children in their lives. But the intergenerational fun shouldn’t stop after preschool. With programs that families can enjoy together, libraries encourage shared learning by school-age children, and their younger sibling, and their older siblings, and their grandparents, and their aunts and uncles, and their friends . . . .