This is the first time I have attended an ALSC Institute and I found it to be an exciting weekend filled with some of the best professional training sessions I have ever had the opportunity to take part in. I also got the chance to meet a few of the other members of the Public Awareness Committee face to face for the first time.
Category: Institute 2018
Words Matter: Owning and Learning from Our Mistakes
By Jamie Campbell Naidoo, 2018-2019 ALSC President with Elisa Gall, ALSC Board Member The ALSC Institute this past weekend was filled with excitement, passion, and lots of energy generated by just over 400 children’s librarians, youth services educators, children’s book creators, children’s literature researchers, and other professionals working to promote children’s literacy. The new ALSC logo was also unveiled at the Institute; check it out on the ALSC Facebook page.The conference materials for the Institute described the meeting as an intensive learning experience for attendees. With the theme of All Aboard!: Embracing Advocacy & Inclusion, many of the Big Ideas sessions, keynotes, and individual breakouts addressed equity, diversity, and inclusion work that is ongoing and needed in the field and within ALSC. Check out the ALSC Blog for #ALSC18 entries that highlight some of this exciting work. Speakers also prompted attendees to think critically about ways that they can become…
The Real Takeaways From #alsc18
The ALSC Institute has wrapped up, I am at the airport beginning the long trip home, and already excited to start the long TBR list in my notebook. Ready to #act4kids by learning more and pushing myself to grow. If you were #alscleftbehind, here are some ways you can dive into all the magic. Big Ideas Session: A is for Advocacy The Danger of a Single Story, Ted Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Decolonization is Not a Metaphor, Tuck & Yang (Re)Imagining Black Boyhood: Toward a Critical Framework for Educational Research, Dumas & Nelson The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People’s Children, Delpit Perceptions of Diversity in Book Reviews, Malinda Lo CrazyQuiltEdi, Edith Campbell Grown-ups Are People Too: Promoting caregiver bonding with awesome early literacy programming GroovaRoo to Ice, Ice, Baby Infant Bonding and Attatchment to the Caregiver: Insights from basic and clinical science, Sullivan, Perry, Sloan,…
Programming Be “Tween” the Lines #alsc18 #act4kids
I LOVE programs where I come out of the session with program plans that can be easily adapted for my library. This program had plenty of great ideas, from fuzzy moon sand to boo bubbles. My favorite program was the Barbie bungee. A couple of us were given a pile of rubber bands to make an interlocking bungee for Barbie. Our goal was for Barbie to bungee jump and for only her hair to touch the floor. You didn’t want her to crash, but you wanted the hair to reach the floor. We estimated how many rubber bands that we would need and tested it out. Sadly, our Barbie crashed as we used 3 too many rubber bands. This program can be easily recreated. Supplies you will need include: -some sort of doll (multiple that are exactly the same). You can use superheroes, Barbies, or whatever would be fun for…
See you in 2020! #alsc18 #act4kids
Thank you to everyone who joined us this year for the 2018 ALSC Institute and thank you for your efforts in embracing advocacy and inclusion! We hope these past few days sparked new ideas and new connections. The 2020 ALSC National Institute will take place October 1-3, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN! We’ll be updating the Institute page on our website as the next year unfolds.
The View From Up Top #alsc2018
I am now done presenting and I feel that I can now breathe and finish off the Institute in style. Thanks to everyone who attended my session and especially those who reached out afterwards (or in elevators and breakfast lines) to tell me nice things. I hope I spread some new ideas that were practical enough that I will see them pop up in libraries across the country. #act4kids There is just one day left and my notebook is filled with notes like: Anji Play! Scientist led STEAM walk Do NOT ‘other’ diverse books Treat poetry like ice cream, not broccoli Saturday Morning Cartooning Purchasing instruments for families to keep #narrativeplenitude I think my biggest takeaways at any conference or workshop are ones that come from these simple phrases I hear and jot down. Sessions don’t always relate exactly to what you are doing in your library, but it is…
Why Are We Doing What We Are Doing? #alsc18 #act4kids
Amber Holley and Rebekah Mitchell of the Jacksonville Public Library shared their insights and experiences of preparing staff to implement intentional programming, to answer “why are we doing what we are doing?”
Reception time at The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County #alsc18 #act4kids
Wow! Thank you to The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County for sponsoring tonight’s reception at the Institute. Tonight, we had the opportunity to explore the whole main branch, complete a scavenger hunt, and nibble on hors d’oeuvres. My favorite part was being able to make my own Ravenclaw button in their Makerspace and seeing everyone so excited for the green screen! I hope you had the opportunity to stop by, but if not, here are pictures of us having fun: This post addresses the following ALSC Core Competency: VII. Professionalism and Professional Development.