RILINK events

Events (click here for past workshops)

March 11, 2010 (Thursday), 3:45 - 5:45 pm, Book Clubs for Boys, at Eldredge Elementary School (flyer) (directions), presented by Emily Ruth Brown, Children's and Young Adult Librarian with the Providence Community Library. Click here to register online. Research on the reading interests of boys has recently received a lot of attention, but where's the research on reading programming for boys? We'll discuss a couple real-life case studies of book clubs that were meant to attract boys. Come find out what succeeded and share your own experiences, too. Participants will leave with a list of resources as well as some specific strategies for making book clubs more boy-friendly. Participants are encouraged to bring a book that could be used with a boys' group. Librarians at all grade levels are invited to attend. Approved by the RI Dept. of Education for two contact hours Professional Credit, #1000482.
March 24, 2010 (Wednesday), 3:45-5:45 pm, Poetry: Laughs, Lines, and Lessons, at St. Mary’s Academy Bay View (flyer) (register) (directions), presented by Patte Weathers-Parry, EdM, MLS. Tired of reading student-written "I am..." poems co-existing on the page with hijacked haiku? Is your 811 collection dusty, stodgy, slim to non-existent? Relax, sit back, and let yourself be eased back into verse v. free-form and found v. fictional poetry. Poet and librarian Patte Weathers-Parry will discuss poets whose books work well with short timeframes, review lessons she has used, and provide writing exercises for you to use. Approved by the RI Dept. of Education for two contact hours Professional Credit, #1000540.
April is Reading Month and School Library Media Month ! (Click here for some celebratory suggestions compiled by Phyllis Humphrey.)
April is also Poetry Month !
April 1, 2010 (Thursday), 3:45 - 5:45 pm, Destiny Q and A, tba.
April 5 -9, 2010, "Catch the Waves of Literacy", Reading Week 2010, sponsored by the RI State Council of the International Reading Association and RIEMA.
April 14, 2010 (Wednesday), 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner , at the East Bay Educational Collaborative (directions), presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.
Click here to register online.
April 30, 2010 - El Dia de los Niños/El Dia de los libros (ALSC Dia site)
May 1, 2010 (Saturday), 8th Annual May Breakfast, Reading Across Rhode Island with Keynote speaker Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, chosen by the Rhode Island Center for the Book at the Providence Public Library as this year's title. Ms. Barrows is also the author of the childrens series Ivy and Bean and The Magic Half. Mary Ann Shaffer, a librarian and editor, nurtured the tale about Guernsey for twenty years before committing pen to paper. Unfortunately, Ms. Shaffer passed away in February, 2008 before the final edits to the manuscript were complete. She asked her niece, Annie Barrows, to complete the revisions - and the story is now ours to share with all Rhode Islanders. The story: Shortly after the end of WWII, Juliet Ashton of London receives a letter from a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society only the beginning of a series of letters bridging two islands and chronicling the story of the Guernsey islanders indomitable spirit during the German occupation. Information provided by Cheryl Space, Youth Services Coordinator/Library Program Specialist at OLIS.
May 8, 2010 (Saturday), RIEMA Annual Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI.
May 27, 28, 2010 (Thursday, Friday), Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference at Bryant University, Smithfield.
State Summer Reading Program themes for 2010: children's theme is "Make a Splash - Read"; the teen theme is "Make Waves at Your Library".
More to come !

Past workshops in 2009-2010:

August 20, 2009, RILINK Professional Day (RIDE 0901457).
September 22, 2009, Managing Student Behavior in the Library Media Center, presented by Kymberli Irons, Behavioral Specialist. Sponsored collaboratively by RILINK and RIEMA (RIDE 0901800).
October 14, 2009, RILINK Professional Day (RIDE 0901812).
October 28, 2009, Visual/Digital Book Reports: Beyond the Poster (flyer). Presented by Maria Morin, MLS and Patte Weathers-Parry, MLS, EdM (RIDE 0901928).
November 2, 2009, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner (flyer). Presented by Jamie Greene, LMS and RIEMA President.
November 12, 2009, Get Up to Speed with Destiny 9.5 (flyer) (RIDE 0902139).
December 8, 2009, Get Up to Speed with Destiny 9.5 (flyer) (RIDE 0902349).
December 10, 2009, Introducing World Book Dramatic Learning (flyer). Co-sponsored by the Office of Library and Information Services. Presented by Dr. David A. Almeida, Bridgewater (MA) State College. (RIDE 0902336).
January 6, 2010, Session Two of Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.
January 19, 2010, Strengthening Student Learning Through Thinkfinity.org, presented by Michelle Steever and Donna Hayes. (RIDE 1000147).
February 2, 2010, Destiny Q and A, presented by Dorothy Frechette (RIDE 1000297).
February 3, 2010, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner, presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.
February 25, 2010, RELAIS ILL Training, presented by Dorothy Frechette (RIDE 1000376.
March 3, 2010, Empowering Learners with the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner, presented by Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program.

Past workshops in 2008-2009:

December 9, 2008, Engaging Students with Smart Board Technology
Thanks to Barbara Ashby and PJ Muer for a very successful workshop !! (Contact PJ at Ambient (www.ambientsound.com), pjmuer@ambientsound.com; tel. (401) 941.8500, ext. 103.)
January 8, 2009, Abraham Lincoln - People, Places, Politics: History in a Box. Thanks to the Ashbys and Holly Snyder (John Hay Library at Brown) for a very successful workshop !!
January 12, 2009, Teaching Research Skills. Thanks to Darshell Silva, LMS, Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program, for a great workshop !!
January 26, 2009, Follett Destiny Q & A
February 12, 2009, Round Table Discussion on Young Adult Literature. Our thanks to Aaron Coutu, YA Librarian at Greenville Public Library!
February 25, 2009, Grant Writing for School Librarians. Thank you to Maria Morin, LMS, Carl Lauro Elementary School, Providence, for sharing her successful grant writing experience with us.
March 12, 2009, Follett Destiny Q & A.
March 23, 2009, Video Streaming in the Library Media Center and Classroom. Thank you to María D. Velásquez de Tondreau for presenting a very informative hands-on workshop.
April 6, 2009, Follett Destiny Q & A.
April 23, 2009, Collection Development in the School Library Media Center. Thank you to Anthony Ferranti, Follett Library Resources’ Account Manager for Rhode Island, for this session on TitleWise.
May 7, 2009, Follett Destiny Q & A.
May 21, 2009, Weeding Your Collection/Taking Inventory with Destiny.

Last updated: March 04, 2010

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