Second Annual Library Programs Symposium

Second Annual Library Programs2 Symposium Second Annual Programs2 Symposium

Date/Time: October 16, 2015 / 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: UAlbany, Campus Center Ballroom

Do you find yourself coming up short on excellent programming ideas? Looking for creative program opportunities for your library? Want to meet some performers & presenters who can fill your programming void?

This year’s Programs2 Symposium includes over 50 presenters who offer a variety of programs, workshops, classes and demonstrations. We will also have fabulous door prizes and light refreshments.

This event features exhibits of programs from educational, entertainment, social, and cultural programming specialists. These informative displays will highlight presentations and demonstrations that will focus on education, entertainment, and cultural awareness, creating new programming opportunities to bring back to your institution. And it’s FREE.

An RSVP would be nice (not necessary) either to cgermain @ albany.edu or via the RSVP link at http://libraryprogramssquared.wordpress.com/

‘Big Library Read’ is back!

‘Big Library Read’ from OverDrive is back!
And for the first time ever they’re offering two books for users to read simultaneously:
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley & In the Shadow of Black Birds by Cat Winters.

In the Shadow of Black Birds The Door in the Hedge

Join the online sensation!
Both of these titles will be available for unlimited access on your OverDrive-powered website between 10/7 and 10/21 for the duration of your lending period.

Visit biglibraryread.com for more information

FactCite and Miss Humblebee’s Academy – Two Curriculum Supported Online Resources

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.

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