10/16/08
8:30 to 4:15
Turf Valley Resort
Sponsored by MLA
Vendor Exhibits-I had the opportunity to speak to one of the vendors that I do business with regarding some needed financial information.
Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader's Award presentation-I will check their list to see if any titles need to be ordered.
LEAP Science is Fun !-ideas for assembling science kits to circulate. I attended this because I thought that there might be some J non-fiction titles that I should know about. However, the focus was on science equipment and where to obtain it.
Booktalking Bonanza- tying book talks and web site games and activities together. The presenters also included non-fiction. I am a big fan of booktalking J non-fiction, so I was very happy to see this included. I will be ordering BOOKTALKING BONANZA: TEN READY-TO-USE MULTIMEDIA SESSIONS FOR THE BUSY LIBRARIAN, a new ALA publication written by the 2 presenters.
Storytime Transitions- the presenter demonstrated how to "glue books together" with songs and flannel board activities between each picture book. She included a section on using non-fiction and a section on phonics activities in storytime. She urged her audience to include non-fiction in their programs. As the J NF selector, I am always happy to hear this.
Attending conferences such as this one, alert me to titles both new and old that I need to be aware of and perhaps can purchase for the system.
This was one of the more useful conferences that I have attended.
