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1.  Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® workshops return  -- Missouri youth services staff in public libraries have the opportunity to participate in training that will prepare them to deliver workshops to parents and caregivers on early literacy skills. The Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® training is based on current research on brain development and focuses on providing early literacy information to parents and caregivers of young children. Participants in the training will receive an overview of the Every Child Ready to Read workshops, learn about current research on early literacy development, explore using the workshops to develop new partnerships and have the opportunity to submit a State Library federal grant application to obtain start-up funding to conduct Every Child Ready to Read @ your library@ workshops in the community.

 

The workshops will be held October 23 in Farmington; October 24 in Marionville; October 26 in Richmond; and October 26 in Macon. For more information and to register, visit the http://sos.mo.gov/library/development/workshop/ecrr/   The registration deadline is October 16.

 

2.  Summer Library Program Grant Program ***DEADLINE October 6***** http://sos.mo.gov/library/development/grants/LongTermGrants/LTSLPgrantapplicationFall2006.doc
The Summer Library Program Grant provides an exceptional opportunity for libraries to obtain funding for innovative and creative approaches that result in more children and teens reading throughout the summer months.

3.  FREE Online Training Opportunity -- Exploring MOREnet's Online Resources  --

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 Start Time: 1:30 PM End Time: 3:30 PM   Duration: 3 days (12/12/2006 - 12/14/2006)

Category: Distance Learning & Videoconferencing    Sponsor: MOREnet Cost: $0.0

Description: This class is designed to familiarize participants with the various resources available to MOREnet customers. The instructor will demonstrate each resource. Participants will search, explore and practice using the resources through hands-on exercises. At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

Access online resources
Display familiarity with the toolbars of each resource
Demonstrate effective searching through general and refined search techniques
Print, e-mail and save search results
Navigate among the online resources
Navigate within each online resource
Distinguish differences among online resources
List methods of implementing online resources into current programs

 

Resources
EBSCOhost - provides an online search and retrieval system for periodical publications.
Searchasaurus - enables searches in the Encyclopedia of Animals, General Encyclopedia, periodicals for young readers and Fun Facts.
Gale Business and Company Resource Center - provides accurate, up-to-date company and industry intelligence on thousands of companies.
NewsBank - provides full-text news stories from Missouri newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Kansas City Star.

 

The online resources listed are provided to MOREnet customers through funding by the Missouri General Assembly. This appropriation is made to the secretary of state's office and is administered by the Missouri State Library.

Location: Online   Directions: Contact Name: Pam Brady Contact Phone: 1-800-509-6673 Contact eMail: training@more.net Web Address: http://www.more.net/training

4.  Confidentiality Policy -- clarification  Student library records are confidential.  They are covered by a state law about library records/confidentiality.  In addition, they are part of the student record; therefore the parent and/or legal guardian may be informed of the titles checked out by the student.  If a parent/legal guardian asks what their student has checked out, you may/must inform them of the titles.

 

5. Why Maurice Sendak Puts Kid Characters in Danger (NPR) -- listen to an interview with Maurice Sendak  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6139979  also --
A Conversation with Maurice Sendak (NPR 2005) and I have spent my life growing up (NPR 2005)  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4680590

 

6.  Shel Silverstein's 'Runny Babbit' Tales ()NPR - 2005) listen to Silverstein read his poetry and interviews http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4787324

7.  Regular registration rates for MASL Fall Seminar end Friday September 29, 2006. Rates go up after that date. Don’t wait, register now at www.maslonline.org

Free MAD and MADkids magazines, a speaker from New York City, outstanding breakout sessions, a sit-down lunch served to you, a chance to visit with old friends and make new ones, an opportunity to purchase items at the store including Reader’s Award items – yes it is MASL Fall Seminar! Please come, Fall Seminar will be better if you are there.

Set Sail for the MASL Fall Seminar Saturday October 7, 2006

Holiday Inn Select Executive Center  Columbia, Missouri

Regular prices for registration end Friday September 29, 2006. Prices go up after that date.  Register online at the MASL website www.maslonline.org OR print the registration form and mail it to the MASL Office postmarked by September 29, 2006 for the regular registration prices. The office address is on the website.

7:30 – 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 am Welcome and Keynote Speaker, Joe Raiola, Sr. Editor, MAD Magazine
10:15-11:30 am Breakout Session I  See below for more information

 

Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch/Business Meeting

 

1:15 – 2:30 pm Breakout Session II
See below for more information Keynote Speaker: Joe Raiola, Senior Editor, MAD Magazine


Joe Raiola will present his critically acclaimed program “The Joy of Censorship: A Provocative Program on the First Amendment and the History of MAD Magazine.” Raiola takes an illuminating, offbeat and at times disturbing look at America’s most hotly debated First Amendment issues, including the dramatic effect of Sept. 11 on free speech. He also sheds light on the endless arguments of the Patriot Act, Internet filters, flag burning, movie ratings, banned books, indecency and the true meaning of obscenity.

Breakout Session I
Fourth Cycle MSIP (Lisa Walters, DESE, Library Media and Technology Consultant)
Receive information concerning the 4th Cycle of the MSIP Program, including changes in the review process, the LMC review and more. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as time allows. (K-12)

Moving Down the Road with the GLEs (Cathie Loesing)
You have the GLEs; the Missouri model curriculum is under development. What should a LMS do now? Cathie Loesing shares the process of taking the GLEs and using them to develop a curriculum for the library media program. (K-12)

I’m a New Library Media Specialist, Now What? (Maggie Newbold) (K-12)
Are you a new librarian? Just passed the Praxis? Now you are officially a librarian. So what do you do? This workshop will offer some practical tips for the new librarian. What tasks have to be done NOW? Which can wait until next week? Are there any I can do when I get “around 2 it?” Management and Collection Development topics will be discussed and ideas shared.

Best New 2005-2006 Multicultural Literature for Grades 4-8 (J.B. Petty, Cherri Jones and Dea Borneman)
The presenters give short, snappy booktalk/reviews featuring the latest high-quality multicultural titles for grades 4-8. The objective of the session is to acquaint Missouri school librarians with great multicultural titles to add to their collections. An annotated bibliography of the featured books will be distributed at the session. (4-8)

Breakout Session II
MASL Speaks . . . at your School and Community (Marianne Fues, Jenny Robins, and Susan Rundel)
What do you say to new teachers, your Board of Education or the PTA about student achievement and the school library? Attend this session to learn about the PR program the MASL Speaks committee has developed for your use. (K-12)

Fourth Cycle MSIP Update (Lisa Walters, DESE, Library Media and Technology Consultant)
Receive information concerning the 4th Cycle of the MSIP Program, including changes in the review process, the LMC review and more. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as time allows. (K-12)

It Could Happen to You (Robin Gibbons)
It finally happened. There has been a formal challenge to one of the media center resources. “What do you do now”? Get some pointers from MASL’s Intellectual Freedom Chair. (K-12)

Promoting the Mark Twain Award with a Battle of the Books (Jefferson City Public Schools K-5 Library Media Specialists)
To encourage more voting in the Mark Twain award in our elementary buildings, the Library/Media Specialists developed their own “Battle of the Books”. Last year was the first year to implement the program with great success and plans are already underway for the 2006-2007 school year. This workshop will explain what we are doing and our planning process to encourage other school districts to explore the option. (4-8)