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2008 Children's Services Annual Conference
Monday, February 4, 2008 · Macon Centreplex, 200 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA

Agenda & Breakout Sessions

Agenda

8:00am – 9:00am	Registration and Vendors
9:00am – 9:30am	Welcome
9:30am – 10:20am	Breakout 1
10:20am – 11:00am	Networking and Vendors
11:00am – 11:50am	Breakout 2
Noon – 12:50pm	Seated lunch
1:00pm – 1:50pm	Breakout 3
1:50pm – 2:15pm	CSAC 10th Anniversary Cake Break
2:15pm – 3:30pm	General Session featuring storyteller Donald Davis, “Our Stories Tell Us Who We Are”
3:30pm	Closing and Book Signing

Featured Speaker

From www.ddavisstoryteller.com: “Donald Davis was born in a Southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories. "I didn't learn stories, I just absorbed them," he says as he recounts tales and more tales learned from a family of traditional storytellers who have lived on the same Western North Carolina land since 1781. Davis grew up hearing gentle fairy tales, simple and silly Jack tales, scary mountain lore, ancient Welsh and Scottish folktales, and-most importantly-nourishing true-to-life stories of his own neighbors and kin. For Donald Davis, storytelling is a way of giving and living life. He invites each listener to come along, to pull deep inside for one's own stories, to personally share and co-create the common experiences that celebrate the creative spirit. For Donald Davis storytelling ‘,...is not what I do for a living...it is how I do all that I do while I am living.’”

Breakout Session #1 (9:30 – 10:20)

Share-a-rama Stage
The Georgia library tradition returns to the statewide conference! Presenters from across the state are invited to share stories, program ideas, craft projects, etc. for summer reading or anytime either through a presentation or through handouts/displays. Share-a-rama Stage Manager, Ginny Collier, NE Quadrant Leader, DeKalb County Public Library

Old Stories, New Twist
Make a story jump off the page! In our culturally diverse communities, stories can be used to build greater understanding, resolve conflict, teach values and still be entertaining and fun. Participants will learn how to design story telling for a variety of audiences using multiple creative techniques that will engage any listener. Presented by Caroline Figiel and Danny Jones

The National Association of Black Storytellers: conference highlights
Have you ever heard so many storytellers in one place tell stories from an African American perspective? The result can be a very inspiring, life-changing experience. Descriptions of using storytelling to reach special children in the classroom, researching for accurate historical information for storytelling, and a bit of history of the formation of NABS will be given. A unique story about how community action can preserve history will also be shared as well as steps to take to becoming a storyteller. Perhaps even you can enter the "Master Liar's Contest!" This session will also feature “Using what you've got to tell a great story”; Presented by Kaleema Abdurrahman, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library; Jana Gentry, West Georgia Regional Library; Judy Ridenhour, Clayton County Public Library; Kimberly Smothers, Peach County Public Library

Imagine Your Future: Partnering with Middle Schools
In 2006 Partners for a Prosperous Athens determined to break the cycle of poverty in Athens by increasing public participation in the economy. One of the ways to do this was to encourage teens to stay in school. In 2006 our library and eight other local businesses were invited by the school district and the Chamber of Commerce to become Adopt-A-School partners in the middle schools. As a result of our involvement with the middle school, we developed a special collection of materials for teens to give them help in finding out what their gifts are and what possibilities they might choose after high school. But most of all, it's FUN and EDUCATIONAL for library staff to meet with students once a month to talk about their choices for the future. Presented by Mary Jean Hartel, Athens Regional Library

Serving Children with Special Needs
Would you like to bring children with special needs into the programs at your library? How do you accommodate their needs without making them feel different? Get some tips for working with children with special needs that are not difficult or expensive. Presented by Stella Cone, Georgia Public Library Service

Kid-Friendly Libraries Toolkit
Is your library kid-friendly? Could it be kid-friendlier? Learn about resources for promoting children's services in and out of the library, and about training tools for library staff, whether they work in children's services or not. Presented by Vanessa Cowie, Forsyth County Public Library

Breakout Session #2 (11:00 – 11:50)

The National Association of Black Storytellers: conference highlights
Join the recipients of the GPLS NABS scholarship to attend the 25th annual conference as they share highlights and stories from the conference. This session will feature "Working with Children - Turning a Story you know into fun and making it come to Life" and encouragement to not only to investigate and have African-American storytelling programs but to learn and teach people about all cultures and groups. Presented by Vanessa Cowie, Forsyth County Public Library; Kimberly James Kibbey, Athens Regional Library System; Karen Turner, Chattooga County Public Library

Kid-Friendly GALILEO
GALILEO is becoming friendlier to children with a new home page designed for young users and new databases for both research and fun. We will explore these resources and look at resources helpful to library staff in the children's area.
Presented by Karen Minton, GALILEO.

Lexile Scores: a primer. Lexile scores are being sent home from schools and parents are responding by coming to your library to find books that are on their child’s Lexile Level and to understand how these scores affect their child’s grade promotion. Learn about Lexile levels and how libraries can be community partner to parents and schools. Presented by Melodee Davis, Georgia Department of Education.

Salsa Storytime: Spanish Storytimes for Non-Spanish Speakers
Program is hands-on and participatory: Songs, stories & finger plays in Spanish and/or English with Spanish words and phrases are taught, along with suggestions for incorporating them into regular storytimes. Add a little Hispanic flavor to your regular programming! Presented by Joan Anderson, Director, Middle Georgia Regional Library; and Dusty Gres, Director, Ohoopee Regional Library

Breakout Session #3 (1:00 – 1:50)

Caroline and Danny's Librarian Toolbox: Building a Positive Experience Use interactive music and movement as a tool to engage your audience. This session is designed to help adults understand the importance of children's ability to predict and understand their surroundings as well as their need to possess a verbal or signed vocabulary to express their feelings. Promoting an emotionally healthy child makes them receptive to new things. Participants will learn kid friendly songs and extension activities that get children involved and engaged in your programs as well as teach and reinforce early childhood concepts such as language acquisition, social/emotional development, health, nutrition, fitness and safety. Presented by Caroline Figiel and Danny Jones

One-Person Puppetry
Preschool story time always pops with puppets. This presentation will feature a little performance and plenty of ideas for puppets to make for plays adapted from rhymes and tales. Presented by Gloria Barton, Lee County Library.

Collection Development for Tweeners
Finding the right books for tweeners (10-12) can seem impossible. But don’t give up! This program will help. We will look at what makes tweeners so challenging, as well as, some practical ideas to keeping your collections current and circulating, with special attention paid to graphic novels. If you come to this program, you will be well on your way to becoming a tweener expert. Presented by Brijin Boddy, Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library; and Roni Tewksbury, West Georgia Regional Library.

Lost Ages
Creative ideas to reach and keep the older elementary age children attending programs! Averaging 50 children each week with "Cosmic Kids"(children in rising 2nd - 4th) and teens and 'tweens (begins at 5th grade) Smyrna Public Library sought community and parental support plus created activities to extend beyond the hour event. Further, we prohibited younger siblings from attending, we rewarded participants and limited parent attendance to only those assisting with the program. Many of the ideas we borrowed from other libraries and we are happy to share with you so that you may do the same! Presented by Lisa Tarr, Smyrna Public Library.

2008 Children's Services Annual Conference Monday, February 4, 2008 · Macon Centreplex, 200 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA