{"id":13917,"date":"2016-09-04T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T04:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=13917"},"modified":"2016-08-31T11:26:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T15:26:05","slug":"virtual-institute-will-blow-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/virtual-institute-will-blow-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Virtual Institute Will Blow You Away #alsc16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two weeks away from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/2016-alsc-virtual-institute\">2016 ALSC Virtual Institute<\/a>, ALSC wants to give\u00a0you a taste of the exciting professional development opportunity. We&#8217;ve already given you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/10-reasons-register-2016-alsc-virtual-institute\/\">the top 10 reasons to attend<\/a>, so how about a closer look at some of the amazing programming that is happening next week.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>The Keynote<\/h2>\n<p>It bears repeating: we&#8217;re very excited about the keynote session featuring Dr. Kathleen Gallagher. On Thursday morning, she&#8217;ll be presenting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/member-news\/2016\/08\/dr-kathleen-gallagher-present-2016-alsc-virtual-institute-keynote\">Big Ideas Keynote Session: Storybooks for Revolution: Using Children\u2019s Literature to Lead Children\u2019s Understanding of Social Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Programs<\/h2>\n<p>With two days of learning, there&#8217;s an incredible variety of topics for you. And you don&#8217;t even need to shuttle from one side of the convention center to the other to attend all of these great sessions! ALSC has broken it down by day. Here&#8217;s a look at the topics:<\/p>\n<p><em>Thursday, September 15, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family Portraits: Picture Books That Feature All Kinds of Families<\/li>\n<li>STEM-Rich and Library Broke: Crash Course in Funding Innovative STEM Children\u2019s Programs<\/li>\n<li>Stories Speak Louder than Numbers: Making the Case for Youth Services<\/li>\n<li>Putting SPELL (Supporting Parents in Early Literacy through Libraries) into Action: Partnerships and Best Practices Nurture Young<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Friday, September 16, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth (Up to age fourteen)<\/li>\n<li>Opening Access to Public Libraries for Children with Disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Welcome to Reading: Amp Up Your Services for Beginning Readers<\/li>\n<li>Oh Baby! 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