FYI,

 

Although this Forum is focused on school library media specialists, the information presented may be of interest to public library staff too. ~Sharon

 

Libraries.Today National Forum

 

This free Forum will address the challenges and opportunities for post-COVID School Libraries and will be held virtually May 16, 18, and 21 with daily keynotes, panel discussions, and pre-recorded videos. The Forum is totally free to join and registration is open now at http://libraries.today/! This Forum was made possible in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

Keynotes:
May 16 - Roger Rosen - Daily Topic: Information Under Attack
May 18 - Amy Hermon - Daily Topic: COVID Changes/Challenges Debrief
May 21 - Mark Ray - Daily Topic: Looking Ahead for Solutions

Panelists include KC Boyd, Diana Rendina, Carolyn Foote, Leslie Preddy, Keith Curry Lance, John Silva, and so many more.
Pre-recorded videos for discussion from Dr. Stephen Krashen, Dr. Debbie Reese, Steve Potash, and other notables.

This is a going to be an absolutely amazing event with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous sessions with full recordings and replay for everything so librarians can join as they are able and tune in later to catch up on what they missed.

More information at http://libraries.today - registration for the free Forum is open now!

 

While the target audience is school librarians, there is an interesting mix of speakers addressing a variety of topics.

 

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Erin

 

Erin Qiilu Hollingsworth, M.Ed., MLIS (she/her)

Instructional Specialist/District Librarian

North Slope Borough School District

P.O. Box 169 | Utqiaġvik, AK 99723

 

 

Forwarded by:

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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609-278-2640 ext. 116

609-278-2650 – fax