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TL Virtual Cafe Webinar
Dynamic Duo: English teacher + Teacher Librarian
Creating a Culture of Reading wherever they Go!
Date & Time: April 2, 2012 / 8 PM EST
Description: An important discussion around how classroom teachers and librarians should be working together to create a rich literacy environment in our schools.
Presenters: Meenoo Rami, The Nerdy Teacher: Nick Provenzano
Moderator: Shannon M. Miller
Texas State Library Webinar
Every Community Online Computer Training
Date & Time: April 10, 2012 - 10am to 11am Central Time
Description: The Texas State Library’s Technology Expertise, Access and Learning for all Texans Project (TEAL) is excited to share Connected Texas’ Every Community Online (ECO) basic computer and internet skills training program with Texas libraries. This exciting new program, available at: http://www.connectedtx.org/every-community-online, features Goodwill Community Foundation’s LearnFree.org online modules and exciting incentives like a free computer sweepstakes to boost individual, self-paced participation and formal computer class attendance at your library. The Webinar will offer an overview of the ECO training portal, as well as advice from a technology trainer on how to integrate ECO into formal computer classes and how to use ECO as a reinforcement tool for your students.
ECO is managed by Connected Texas, an initiative working to ensure that all can experience the benefits of broadband. Technology, especially widespread access, use and adoption of broadband, improves all areas of life. Connected Texas invites you to join the initiative in changing communities and lives across Texas.
Presenters: Tara Sidwell is a technology instructor at Kate Love Simpson Library in Morgan County, Ohio and Don Shirley is the Executive Director of Connected Texas.
CE Credit: As this program is primarily informational in nature, there will be no CE credit awarded for this event.
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TechSoup Webinar
Quickbooks Made Easy for Nonprofits and Libraries!
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
Description: Need an easy way to handle your organization’s accounting transactions? Join our free webinar, QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits and Libraries! on Wednesday, April 18 at 11 a.m. Pacific time to learn more about how you can streamline your day-to-day business with the new 2012 updates to Intuit's QuickBooks.
During this webinar, we will be hearing from QuickBooks Made Easy instructor Gregg Bossen about how this tool can aid your nonprofit or library, giving you an in-depth look at the new updates to the QuickBooks software.
This webinar is appropriate for technology decision makers in nonprofits and libraries
Presenter: Gregg Bossen, QuickBooks Made Easy instructor
Booklist Webinars
You’ve Got Male: Great New Books for Boys
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 1:00 pm
Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
Program: Booklist Webinars
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Capturing the attention of the often elusive male reader continues to be a goal of many youth publishers. What are some of the top titles and trends that that you should be aware of? Join us for a fascinating hour-long program moderated by Books for Youth senior editor Daniel Kraus and featuring a panel of representatives from Listening Library, Annick, and Lormier.
Picture These: What's New with Graphic Novels
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:00 pm
Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
Program: Booklist Webinars
Duration: 1 hour
Description: As readership of graphic novels continues to skyrocket, it’s clear that the format has firmly taken root for a wide range of readers. How can you stay on top of the hottest new graphic novels for children and teens? Join us for a free, hour-long program moderated by Booklist Books for Youth senior editor Ian Chipman and featuring a panel of representatives from six leading graphic-novel publishers: ABDO, First Second Books, Kids Can Press, Papercutz, TOON Books, and Top Shelf.
The Murderous Month of May: Hot Mysteries for Spring
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 1:00 pm
Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
Program: Booklist Webinars
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Booklist Online editor Keir Graff will preview Mystery Month, from Booklist’s May 1 Mystery Showcase to a wealth of Booklist Online exclusive content. Publishers Felony & Mayhem, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Random House, and Severn House will share the best titles for libraries from their forthcoming lists.
Infopeople Webinars
Healing Reads: Bibliotherapy for the 21st Century
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Start Time: Pacific - 12 PM, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM
Description: The popularity of bibliotherapy has seen a resurgence in the last few years with an emphasis on using both fiction and non-fiction reading in highly creative ways. Its aim now is to increase individual well-being rather than simply focus on self-help and psychological disorders. These changes offer a renewed role for bibliotherapy in your library!
· Does your Library Mission include a call to serve the educational and developmental needs of your community?
· Are you looking for ways to engage a wide representation of your community?
· Do your professional goals include reaching out to the most vulnerable, sensitive, and in need of help and enriching their lives?
· Did you know that bibliotherapy is a perfect way to serve your community and address your Library Mission – all while offering the most rewarding programming of your career?
This one-hour webinar will review the benefits of bibliotherapy for all ages, provide examples of programming and services available, and share with you how to incorporate the use of bibliotherapy into your library.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
· Know the definition and stages of bibliotherapy
· Learn the benefits and limitations of bibliotherapy
· Know four ways bibliotherapy has been used in libraries
· Learn ways to implement bibliotherapy services in a library setting
This webinar will be of interest to Adult, Teen and Children’s Librarians and Academic Librarians.
Registration: Webinars are free of charge and registration is only done on the day of the event on the WebEx server. No passwords are required.
Do you require an accommodation for an Infopeople webinar? For this service, please complete and submit a request form at least 72 hours before the webinar: Request Form
Leveraging Technology to Support Early Literacy in the Library
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Start Time: Pacific - 12 PM, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM
Description:
· Thinking of enhancing early literacy environments in your library?
· Wanting to learn more about technology for young children?
· Can’t decide what type of early literacy technology to add to your library?
This webinar will review the benefits of technology for young children, the types of technology available, and how to incorporate the technology into your library. Find out how libraries can play a role in enhancing early literacy technology experiences and the importance of promoting technology for all ages.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will understand:
· the debate over technology use for young children
· how technology can be used to enhance early literacy
· the types of early literacy technology available
· how early literacy technology connects with Every Child Ready to Read 2
· the libraries role in offering early literacy technology
This webinar will be of interest to all library staff serving children and youth, as well as library managers.
Registration: Webinars are free of charge and registration is only done on the day of the event on the WebEx server. No passwords are required.
Do you require an accommodation for an Infopeople webinar? For this service, please complete and submit a request form at least 72 hours before the webinar: Request Form
Teen Literature Update 2012
Date & Time: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Start Time: Pacific - 12 PM, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM
Description:
Are you wondering:
· What the latest thing in YA literature is?
· Who are the emerging authors, and the ones falling out of favor?
· What are the best resources for evaluating books for YAs?
· If graphic novels are just comic books in disguise?
· If reading online is really reading?
The world of young adult literature is an inherently dynamic one and one that, in the last decade, has become among the most active in publishing. Each new publishing season brings a plethora of new titles, new forms, and new formats, many of which require new methods of evaluation. Keeping up with all of these changes and the new titles flooding the market can be a full-time job. This webinar will help students identify new trends and the best new titles and resources for collection development.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, attendees will be familiar with current:
· Trends informing the dynamic field of young adult literature
· YA Fiction – both novels of realism and genre fiction – that are “first selections” for YA collections
· Non-fiction for both recreational and classroom use
· Graphic novels and comics
· Useful resources for collection development
This webinar will be of interest to both public and school library staff with young adult collection development responsibilities.
Registration: Webinars are free of charge and registration is only done on the day of the event on the WebEx server. No passwords are required.
Do you require an accommodation for an Infopeople webinar? For this service, please complete and submit a request form at least 72 hours before the webinar: Request Form
Library Journal Webinars
Spring Adult Book Buzz
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
3:00 PM EST (EASTERN TIME ZONE)
Description: Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford’s Canada, his first novel in six years. Chelsea Cain’s Kill You Twice, next in the New York Times best-selling Archie Sheridan series. The Red House, a new novel of family rapprochement from Mark Haddon, author of the Whitbread/Commonwealth prize winner The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. And award-winning broadcast journalist Lynn Sherr’s Swim: Why We Love the Water. These are some of the spring/summer season’s hottest titles, and they’ll be featured with other big titles on LJ’s April 10 webcast, Spring Adult Book Buzz. Arm yourself with suggestions for vacation reading by joining us as sponsors Harper Collins, Macmillan Library Marketing, Perseus, and Random House share their top picks.
Presenters:
Virginia Stanley, Director, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers.
Virginia Stanley is the Director of Library Marketing at HarperCollins Publishers. She has been with the company since 1988, working with editorial, marketing and publicity directors to put books and authors into libraries. She attends national and regional library conferences, talking about undiscovered, must-read books and offering advice on how to host successful author events. She was featured in the inaugural edition of Library Journal’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ edition in 2002 and has been moving and shaking ever since.
Ali Fisher, Library Marketing Coordinator, Macmillan Publishers.
Ali Fisher is the Library Marketing Coordinator at Macmillan. Besides an obvious love of books and libraries, she harbors affection for coconut macaroons, puppies, and the theatre. She blogs daily about books of all genres at MacmillanLibrary.com.
Jennifer Childs, Director of Library Marketing, Random House, Inc.
Jennifer Childs is the Director of Library Marketing at Random House, Inc. She has been with company for over 10 years and in that time has worked with many amazing authors and read numerous bestsellers…before they were bestsellers. She loves being able to share new writers and her favorite books with other readers and can’t think of a more perfect group of people to book chat with than librarians. Talk about a dream job for a former English Major, this is it–a 9 to 5 daily book club! The mother of a very active 5-year-old and twin almost-toddlers, she is often caught reading books about Healthy Sleep Habits and Positive Discipline. When she does find an elusive moment to read for pleasure, it is usually a Regency Romance, Historical Fiction, a Young Adult Post-Apocalyptic novel, or upon occasion, a well-crafted memoir.
Erica Melnichok, Library Marketing Manager, Random House, Inc.
Erica Melnichok is a Library Marketing Manager at Random House, Inc. It was her love for children’s & YA literature that drew her to a career in publishing. Her nine years of library marketing experience & passion for libraries led to her MLS degree in 2010! Her early years spent reading L.M. Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, & Cynthia Voight evolved into a love of all things Jane Austen, historical fiction, and strong heroines worth rooting for in any number of genres.
Elenita Chmilowski, Director of Library Sales, Perseus Books Group Publishers, New York.
Director of Library Sales for Perseus Books Group Publishers, New York, Elenita Chmilowski is on a mission to enhance communications between publishers and librarians. Working with independent publishers vigilantly guiding and building their sales and distribution into (library and) retail channels. Elenita enjoys sharing, talking and blogging about what’s new in the publishing world for Thedailypretzel.com.
Moderator:
Barbara Hoffert, Editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal
Can’t make it on April 10? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!
Cook Book Spring Buzz
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
3:00 PM EST (EASTERN TIME ZONE)
Description: As the nation’s diet—and its consequences—has become an increasingly common topic of conversation, commonsensical truths—from the social benefits of a shared family meal to the health boost that home cooked, unprocessed foods provide—have gained new advocates. What a better way to tap into these benefits than by cracking open some of these forthcoming spring cooking titles and preparing a delicious meal to share with friends or family. Tackle some of the basics with the Great Meat Cook Book and Bake: the Essential Companion, discover new favorites with Mediterranean Slow Cooker and Ride or Fry: The Dante Fried Chicken Experience, and finally master that pad thai recipe with Easy Thai Cooking. To learn how to do the Mexican basics with a new flair, check out Tacos, Tortas and Tamales: The New Flavors of Mexican Street Food. Bon appetit!
Presenters:
Rowan Muelling-Auer, Publicist, Tuttle Publishing.
Prior to Tuttle, Rowan Muelling-Auer worked the circulation desk at North Carolina State University’s main library. Rowan and her husband relocated to Vermont in 2004 where she (miraculously) located a job in the publishing industry as Publicist at Tuttle Publishing. Having now completed the book world trifecta by working in book stores, libraries and publishing, Rowan spends her time reading to her two young sons and attempting not to poison her family with her well-intentioned Asian cooking experiments.
Katrina Kruse, Marketing Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Katrina Kruse is a manager in the marketing department at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt where she specializes in books on Birds, Words, Curds, and Murds AKA field guides, dictionaries, cookbooks, and mysteries.
Chris Vaccari, Director of Library Marketing, Sterling Publishing.
Chris Vaccari is the Director of Library Marketing for Sterling Publishing. He has been at Sterling since 1997 and is committed to getting librarians what they want. He also serves on the AAP Adult and Children’s Trade Library Marketing Committee helping to bring events and programming to libraries and conventions throughout the year. He can be followed on twitter @christhebookie posting about all subjects. When it comes to food and wine, Chris enjoys a rack of ribs, sushi, Haagen Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond ice cream, a cold can of Dr. Pepper and a glass (or two) of Pinot Noir.
Trudy Preston, Account Representative, Public Libraries, Wiley.
Trudy Preston is the Account Representative at Wiley responsible for public libraries. Trudy received her MLS from the University of Illinois and prior to coming to Wiley twelve years ago worked as both a public and academic librarian for twenty years.
Moderator:
Molly McArdle, Assistant Editor, Library Journal Book Review
Molly McArdle is an assistant editor of the Library Journal Book Review and edits memoirs, fine arts, travel, communications, education, business, law, psychology, parenting, self-help, health, and science. A native Washingtonian, she joined Library Journal in August 2011. She tweets @mollitudo about books, gifs, and BBC television shows (but mostly books).
Can’t make it on April 24? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience!
WebJunction Webinars
Skills for the Everyday Leader
Date & Time: April 4, 2012
2:00 Eastern / 11:00 Pacific
Description: Many of us regard a move into management as "going to the dark side," but leadership is not only reserved for those with manager in their title. Learning effective supervisory skills can benefit many levels of work in the library, especially if you wear multiple hats in your organization serving as both staff peer and manager. Find out the top 10 actions to take and the top 10 mistakes to avoid as an everyday leader. By the end of this webinar, you'll have some simple and effective tools to help you work more powerfully with your colleagues or become the supervisor you always wanted to work for.
Presenter: Edra Waterman, director, Hamilton East Public Library (IN)
Virtual Connections
Date & Time: April 10, 2012
2:00 Eastern / 11:00 Pacific
Description: Get connected with your library patrons! Connecting with patrons in the online world is vital for libraries. Learn how to build and maintain virtual, internet-based connections with your patrons by utilizing the tools they are increasingly using themselves, including Google Plus, QR Codes, and Pinterest. We will focus on how to get started with these platforms and how to immediately put them to use for your library. You will also be provided with ideas to expand your use of these great connection-oriented tools. Learn how libraries are growing virtual community connections and engaging with their patrons.
Presenters: Melanie Hedgespeth, technology manager and Randy Merrell, tech trainer, Salina Public Library (KS)
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