Hi all,
You might be interested in the Association of Children’s Librarians of
Northern California <http://www.bayviews.org/> institute coming up in
April. Find the information below!
ACL Institute 2017
*Community Connections: Building Library Partnerships to Improve the Lives
of all Youth*
Friday, April 14
8:30am-4:30pm
San Francisco Main Library
Please join us for an inspiring and informative day exploring the meaning
and importance of community engagement for Children’s Librarians.
Among the day’s activities:
- Christy Estrovitz, the San Francisco Public Library’s Youth Services
Manager, will present the keynote, ‘We Say Yes’
- A panel about bringing social justice to youth services, featuring ALA
2016 Mover & Shaker Amita Lonial
<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/03/people/movers-shakers-2016/amita-lonial-movers-shakers-2016-advocates/>
and
REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Sandra Ríos Balderrama
<http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/08/people/the-spirit-of-service-an-interview-with-sandra-rios-balderrama/>,
among others
- A panel about school and public library collaborations
- Two breakout sessions: one about creative ways to pay for collaborations
and one about training community members to bring literacy activities
beyond the library walls
Registration for the Institute is now open at www.bayviews.org/acl-
institute-2017. Scholarships are available.
For more information, please email Erin Wilson at institute@xxxxxxxxxxxx.
*Sarah Levin*
*Librarian, **Urban School of San Francisco*
*President, Bay Area Independent School Librarians*
1563 Page Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415 593 9528
www.urbanschool.org/library
Attachment:
ACL_Institute_2017_flyer.pdf
Description: Adobe PDF document
