Booklist Webinars

Booklist and the American Library Association puts on wonderful, free webinars in a variety of topics.  Focused on school and public libraries as well as a range of ages, take a look and see what they have to offer.  You must register ahead of time and links can be found on our calendar.  Always register for the webinar, because if you miss it, they will send you the link to the archive for later viewing!  http://www.booklistonline.com/webinars

TL Virtual Cafe is back for the new school year. This year's first session on Rocking the New Year on Monday. 9/10 at 7:00.























"Back by popular demand! A casual discussion to generate ideas on how to build school allies, support new teachers & become indispensable to admin & staff at the beginning of every school year."
Here's the participant link.

Recording - Learning 2.0 Keynote Panel on Technologies & Librarians

Part of the Learning 2.0 Conference, this keynote panel recorded on August 22, 2012 focused on technology and libraries. Panelists included Gwyneth Jones, David Loertscher, Michelle Luhtala, Shannon Miller, and Joyce Valenza.

The panelists addressed the following questions:

View the archive

Online training for school librarians from ALA

Want to get professional development in the comfort of your own home (or library)? The American Library Association (ALA) has a site that will connect you with a variety of online courses and webinars specifically for school librarians.There are live and archived webinars.

For example, you can watch "Battle Bullying with Books: Celebrate No Name-Calling Week Booklist Webcast from 01/25/2011)" any time for free.

Another option is "Navigating the Divide between Teens and Tweens" offered for a fee from YALSA.

The American Association of School Librarians e-Academy

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) provides online training for school library professionals via the AASL e-Academy. The e-Academy offers a variety of four-week courses that are asynchronous and Moodle-based. Participants will receive 12 hours of learning and collaboration from experts on a particular subject. After completing the course’s culminating project, all participants will receive a certificate which can be used to apply for continuing education credits through their school district.

Check out the the AASL e-Academy web site for a calendar of upcoming courses.