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Agenda & Breakout Sessions

Agenda

9:00am	Welcome
9:15 – 10:15am	First Plenary Session: J’Miah Nabawi
10:30 – 11:45am	Breakout Session 1
Noon - 1:00pm	Lunch. Delicious hot buffet served in the Atrium
1:15 – 2:30pm	Breakout Session 2
2:30 – 3:00pm	Afternoon Break
3:00 – 4:00pm	Final Plenary Sesssion: Saroj Ghoting

10:30 Breakout Sessions

Better Brains for Babies
Ever wonder just what is going on in the young child's brain?  Join us for an interactive class on the basics of brain anatomy and development for the young child ages 0-5.  You'll be amazed at all the new discoveries about the brain.
Presented by Trudy Friar, Better Brains for Babies, GEICO Room

Connect to the World at your Library
A sampling of successful educational, cultural and literary programs designed to connect patrons of all ages to a world of experiences available at their library. Participants are encouraged to use their own unique touch to personalize these programs and make a difference in their communities.
Presented by Julienne Marks, Cobb County Public Library System, Conference Room D

Homeschool Hash: Dishing it up at the Library
The homeschooling community is growing and they are coming to the library for their literary and informational needs. We’ll explore who they are, why they home school, what they are looking for when they come to us and how we can best serve them through programs, materials and various resources.
Presented by Saundra Ukanna and Veronica Winley, DeKalb County Public Library, Milani Room

Marketing and Audience Development
Find out more about:  Be on the Mark!   (Finding the need, plan programs that meet the need); Marketing Partnerships with Community Resources; Creative ways to get your message out; More marketing bang for your Buck!
Presented by Lisa Tarr, Smyrna Public Library and Sherry Turner, Clayton County Public Library, Community Conference Room

Rockin’ in the Stacks
Learn how you can implement gaming in the library using Guitar Hero and other video games.
Presented by Leigh Wiley, Worth County Library System and Andrew Tillman, Lee County Library, Conference Room C

World-Beats and Books™ Diversity Through Literature
Come gather ‘round the drum circle! Presented in the round and in the fashion of today’s increasing interest in “drum circles,”  World-Beats and Books™ is dynamic arts infused, language-rich approach to literacy and learning.  This interactive presentation of children’s and juvenile literature is presented through storytelling, reading-aloud, creative movement, world beat rhythms and oral traditions found in various world cultures. World-Beats and Books™ mission is to showcase the commonality and richness of the human spirit through comparative children's literature and socially engaging creative self-expression.
Presented by J’Miah Nabawi, Artistic Director, Global Arts Education Network, Conference Room A

 

1:15pm Breakout Sessions

Better Brains for Babies
Ever wonder just what is going on in the young child's brain?  Join us for an interactive class on the basics of brain anatomy and development for the young child ages 0-5.  You'll be amazed at all the new discoveries about the brain.
Presented by Trudy Friar, Better Brains for Babies, GEICO Room

GALILEO--The Kids Online Library
Some of the richest content in GALILEO is developed just for children. Come explore resources that are great for school projects, homework help, and just for fun.
Presented by Karen Minton, GALILEO, Conference Room C

Outreach Service through the Bookmobile for Children and Tweens
How do you reach children and tweens that cannot get to your library? How do you get the word out that you have a program at the library and that you would like for those children and tweens to participate? This presentation will focus on ways to reach these children and tweens by using a well established resource that is not utilized as much as could be, what is this untapped resource? It’s the bookmobile!! This presentation will also focus on how bookmobile can help you with summer reading , the role bookmobile can play in providing services for pre-k children as well as teachers, what books you can use on the bookmobile to keep your patrons returning and what you can do if you don’t have a bookmobile.
Presented by Eric Willis, Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, Conference Room D

Souns of Literacy
Librarians see many children enter kindergarten unprepared to succeed in reading, and we understand that it’s more important than ever that we find ways to use libraries and collections to unlock our children’s great potential. Join this session to share the experiences of several children’s librarians in the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library system as they use the Souns program with caregivers in their communities. Souns places specifically designed and sequenced letters of the phonetic alphabet into the hands of infants and toddlers. With this approach that uses play and multi-sensory tools and that uses the young child’s readiness to learn, librarians help children naturally move into the early stages of reading and build literacy skills for the entire family.
Presented by Emma Laster, Angela Whelchel, Mary Starck, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library and Brenda Erickson, Counterpane, and Jennifer Starck, Counterpane, Milani Room

T A B L E A U X ! (Learn to Play, Play to Learn)
Performance-artist storyteller J'miah Nabawi employs the tableaux, an interactive theatrical element, as a means to bring storybooks alive and to introduce teachers, students, librarians and families to the effectiveness of utilizing arts-based activities as engaging, interdisciplinary approaches to instruction, literacy and learning in all academic content areas.
Presented by J’Miah Nabawi, Artistic Director, Global Arts Education Network, Conference Room A

What Do You Do With Those Unsupervised Children?  Child Care @ the Library –
People go to IKEA, the gym, courtrooms, hospitals and college libraries and have a place where their young children can be looked after.  But, what do they do with their young children at the public library? Learn how the public library can provide drop-in child care services for young children while parents are using the library.
Presented by Bea Mengel, Clayton County Public Library, Community Conference Room