Thursday, February 07, 2008


MARCH CE CLASSES ANNOUNCED

March is certainly set to roar in like a lion this year! Lots and lot of CE classes to choose from are coming your way.

LEARN HOW TO LEARN ONLINE
1 CE credit

Interested in attending an upcoming online course? Want to know strategies on how to maximize your learning experience? Join us as we demonstrate the tools you'll be using in the online classes. Technical requirements will be sent out after you have registered. A microphone headset is required.

Thursday, March 6th
SLS Online Classroom
2 pm to 3 pm

THE FUN AND FACTS OF EARLY LITERACY WITH SAROJ GHOTING
6 CE credits

Enhance your storytimes by incorporating information for parents/caregivers into them. Includes early literacy research, examples of the development of each of the six early literacy skills for newborn to five-year-olds, techniques for planning storytimes that reach adults and children and specific ideas for doing so. Why address parents and caregiers? How does this approach change your storytimes? How can your early literacy enhanced storytimes become a catalyst for change in your community? Based on the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library project. Hands-on practice developing a literacy-enhanced storytime by building on what they already do in storytimes.

Thursday, March 6th
North Liberty Community Library
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

2008 TEEN SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM WORKSHOP
3 CE credits
Join librarians from across the state and start planning your 2008 teen summer reading program -- Metamorphosis @ Your Library. Courtney Alfaro, from the West Des Moines Public Library and avid teen librarian, will share ideas and tips about working with teens and planning a summer program in your library.
Be sure to bring your 2008 summer library program teen manual with you to the workshop.
Registration and morning refreshments start at 8:30 am. Program begins at 9:00 am.
Tuesday, March 11th
North Liberty Community Center
9 am to 12 pm

You can sign up for all of our CE offerings at the State Library CE catalog at: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/cgi-bin/cecat/.