After a crazy morning of travel, I arrived at #alsc18 just in time for the first program–Identity in Children’s Literature. I’m so glad I made it for this one!
Authors T.R. Simon and Kelly Yang and author/illustrator Mike Curato were each paired with a children’s librarian for this program. Each artist spoke about their book and then the librarian spoke about a program based around the book. What a great idea! I came away with interesting information about each of the books, along with some new ideas for programming. I was especially intrigued by Librarian Natasha Forrester Campbell’s idea for a game based on Yang’s Front Desk. Now I just have to figure out when to try that one!
So many interesting ideas in this program. So inspiring. So worth sprinting down the street to make it there in time!
This post addresses the following ALSC Core Competency: VII. Professionalism and Professional Development.