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Today, day one of 2010 Kansas Summer Institute for School lilbrarians, was all that we hoped and more. Buffy Hamilton, The Unquiet Librarian from Canton, Georgia, made clear the role of 21st century school librarians. No more "small ball" when it comes to school library media programming and resources. It is time for information and technology literacy instruction to have its own place along side math, science and the other content areas. Tomorrow will be another exciting day with Mark Crilley on-hand. Mark will discuss his many publications and share his personal journey to becoming the successful author and illustrator he is today. Mickey Coalwell and Royce Kitts, avid readers of graphic novels, will entertain and inform. Stay tuned!

2010 Kansas Summer Institute for School Librarians

June 23-24, 2010 Kansas Summer Institute for School Librarians
The Teachers College, Visser Hall, Room 330, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Daily Sessions: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“New Tools for New Generations: Viable Tools for Effective Student Learning”

School librarians know the school’s curriculum and effective techniques
necessary to cross disciplines and integrate information and technology literacy.

Come one, come all! Please don’t miss the fun, networking and opportunity for professional development. If you are a school librarian or public library program coordinator, you are sure to be inspired with new ideas about libraries as sponsors of literacy.

Day one keynote presenter will be Buffy Hamilton, the school librarian who writes The Unquiet Librarian. Buffy refers to this blog space as the place where “I will muse all things related to the field of school library media and life as a modern school librarian.” The Unquiet Librarian was a Best Librarian/Library Blog Nominee 2009, Edublogs Award.

The second day guest presenter, Mark Crilley, is an author and illustrator of young reader books and comics. Mark has written the book series: Miki Falls: Spring; MikiFalls: Autumn; Miki Falls: Summer; and Miki Falls: Winter, and more. Mark is a former English teacher and entertaining presenter. In addition, Kansas librarians, Mickey Coalwell and Royce Kitts, will share their experiences and ideas for using graphic novels in library programming.

Get registered and/or enrolled today. Registration form and general information sheet are available online at http://slim.emporia.edu/index.php/summer-institute-for-school-librarians/

Registration Fee: $100/person; 120 maximum seats

This event is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Education; School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University; State Library of Kansas; Northeast Kansas Library System; and the Kansas Association of School Librarians.
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