All my synapses were firing at the 2017 ALSC Charlemae Rollins President’s Program today. At this program, titled Plugging into the Digital Age: Libraries Engaging and Supporting Families with Today’s Literacy, three experts presented the latest research on digital technology, how it relates to childhood development and childhood literacy, and how librarians can use this information to become more effective media mentors for both kids and adults.
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Meet Marty Sklar – Imagineer
Imagine your first job is working for Walt Disney. How would that shape you professionally and personally? How would working in a bastion of creativity mold your thinking and your commitment to excellence? Meet Marty Sklar, our 2016 Charlemae Rollins President’s Program keynote speaker, who joined Walt Disney himself in the 1950’s. From that experience, Mr. Sklar has helped shape advancements and innovations in creative services to children in film making and space design, helped evolve the ways in which innovation for children is developed and how creativity is framed for us all.
Tween Spaces – Wants or Needs?
A library’s space, and how it relates to children of all ages, is the theme of this year’s ALSC Charlemae Rollins President’s Program: Libraries: The Space to Be . If you are attending ALA Annual in Orlando, join President Andrew Medlar to learn more about space design during a panel discussion that will focus on best practices for small, medium and large libraries, and how libraries are creating spaces that are vital to children and the communities that support them. Speaking of space design – does your library have a space created specifically for the tween user? Yes, tweens. Previously best known as “school age patrons”, the 9-12 year old set has graduated into their own sub-community of library users, with many libraries paying attention to this demographic by creating specialized spaces within their children’s departments that cater directly to the pre-teenage. Today, libraries are defined as much by their spaces as they…
Creating Spaces that Celebrate Every Child Ready to Read 2
Both big and small ways in our libraries to enliven spaces with the intent of maximizing learning outcomes for young people.
Great Youth Programs at New Orleans
The 2011 Annual Conference approaches and it’s time to start thinking about which youth programs you can pack into your busy conference schedule. To help you decide, ALA’s three youth divisions offer you a peek at some of the most popular programs including the preconference programs, ticketed events, and our exciting President’s Programs. At ALSC’s homepage, you can also find a more comprehensive list of the programs happening in New Orleans. For a cheat sheet, visit the printable ALSC at Annual Conference ’11 PDF! Can’t attend conference? Try the 2011 ALA Annual Virtual Conference and relax at home with ALA!