Save the date.
Two representatives of each member library (ideally the director and library board chair) will be invited to attend this meeting. During the meeting, participants will describe how the needs and expectations of the people they serve are changing. They will also begin to identify the resources they will need to effectively address those changing needs and expectations.
Location: Saratoga Springs
Time: 10-3 pm
9:30-4:15
SUMMER READING WORKSHOP
FEBRUARY 2, 2016 (SNOWDATE 2/11)
9:30 AM TO 4:15 PM
SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK LIBRARY SYSTEM
ARRIVAL & WELCOME 9:30-10 AM
EXERCISE YOUR MIND
Jen Ogrodowski, Saratoga Springs Public Library 10-11 AM
Even if you’ve never tried coding and don’t know where to begin, this presentation will offer some suggestions on how to get started in hosting an introduction to coding workshop or series of workshops at your library. We’ll go over the free courses offered by code.org and talk about how to pick and choose activities you may want to focus on to accomplish your program goals with the time you have. We’ll also take a look at how different activities offered by code.org can be useful if you have a class full of participants with different levels of previous experience.
BREAK
Kathy Ceceri, Author and STEAM educator 11:15 AM -12:45 PM
Kathy Ceceri, author of “Paper Inventions” and “Making Simple Robots,” will show you how to create light-up paper designs using only inexpensive LEDS, batteries, and conductive tape! Paper circuits teach kids about electrical circuits, switches and sensors. They can even be used to talk about smart devices, robots, and beginning computer programming concepts such as “if-then” statements and logic gates. For more information on Kathy’s hands-on STEAM activity books and programs for kids, go to www.craftsforlearning.com
LUNCH –BYO, SNACKS AND BEVERAGES WILL BE PROVIDED
MINI MAKER SHOWCASE 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Libraries throughout the 4 counties are offering maker programs or lending out maker kits. If you have a program to share, please sign up. Each person will have 5 minutes to explain their program or materials, then attendees can walk around the room to check out your stuff and ask questions. Space is limited to 5. Jennifer will contact you by January 22nd to let you know if you are one of the lucky 5. Register when you RSVP online.
ON YOUR MARK GET SET…
Adam Feldman, Go Kids 2:30-4:00
Go Kids uses “imagination” games and active storytelling to help children prepare socially, emotionally and physically for school and the broader community. Meet Adam, the founder of Go Kids, and learn some tips and tricks to get your community moving, playing, and learning.
WRAP UP
RSVP by Wednesday January 27th 2016.
Register online now!
Are Formal Learning Support, helping students who are enrolled in a formal program of education or who are pursuing their education through a program of homeschooling to attain their educational goals, or Basic Literacy, which addresses the need to read and to perform other essential daily tasks identified community needs that your library provides? (Nelson, Sandra. The New Planning for Results: A Streamlined Approach. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. Print.)
If you answered yes to one or both, then you may be interested in evaluating FactCite or Miss Humblebee’s Academy. Let Jennifer know if you are interested and she will set up a webinar demo as well as trial access to the software.