Thursday, October 23, 2008

12th Annual Kids Are Customers,Too

10/16/08, 8:30 to 4:15, Turf Valley Resort, sponsored by MLA



Vendor Exhibits-I had the opportunity to speak to a vendor that I do business with regarding some needed financial information.

Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader's Award presentation-I will check their book 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 non-fiction, so I was very happy to see this included. I will be ordering the book entitled 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 activites 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 glad to hear this!

Attending conferences such as this one, alert me to titles both old and new that I need to be aware of and perhaps can purchase for the system.

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