[Baynet] Infopeople's new online course "Summer Programming for Library Staff"

Tue Jun 24 10:19:24 PDT 2008

Since some people who may be interested in participating might not receive
this notice directly, we would appreciate it if you would print and post or
route this announcement to staff and colleagues. Thanks!

Title:  Summer Programming for Library Staff  (online learning course)

Dates:  September 9, 2008 - October 6, 2008

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at

http://infopeople.org/workshop/381

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and $150 for those
out-of-state.

Summer programs are not just for kids anymore! Although they can be a lot of
work, summer reading programs and other summer programming will motivate
children, adults, and teens to use your library to enjoy book discussion
groups, entertainment and cultural programs, and to read, read, read! Summer
programming is a proven method to prevent children from losing reading
skills over vacation, as well as increasing library circulation and
attendance. This course will:

.         cover the nuts and bolts of reading games, literature discussions,
and other programs, 

.         examine the use of both "live" and virtual environments to enhance
the importance of your library as the "third place" in the lives of your
community members. 

With the current downturn in the economy, residents are seeking out free
programs more than ever, and the library is a natural community resource for
this.

Workshop Description: This four-week online learning course will enable
participants to run summer reading incentive programs, plan book discussion
groups, host entertainment programs, and expand current summer programming
to attract readers of all ages, including adults, and to reach "online"
library customers. Through individual exercises you will gain the tools to
start planning next summer's programming. You will complete an outline for
the summer of 2009. The instructor will provide sample plans, templates,
cheat sheets and a webliography, as well as practical, useful tips that can
be applied immediately. 

During the course, you will be doing written exercises and participating in
a discussion board so fellow students can share programming ideas from their
home libraries. We can share both successes and things that did not work to
identify trends in summer programs and to discover new, innovative ideas
that have a proven track record. 

Preliminary Course Outline: Using your web browser and your Internet
connection, you will log in to the Infopeople online learning site and
complete the following learning modules: 

*	Module One: Summer Reading Programs 

*	Overview of summer reading programs for various age groups, and
California's participation in the Collaborative Summer Library Program 
*	Summer programs as a way to increase circulation and library
attendance 

*	Module Two: Entertainment and Cultural Programs for all ages 

*	An overview of paid and free speakers, author/illustrator
appearances, Do It Yourself programs, and other programs that will attract a
wide array of your residents 
*	Movie programs - are you "legal?" 
*	How to find, book, and host a variety of guest speakers/performers 

*	Module Three: Book Motivations: Storytime Ideas, Book Discussion
Groups, Booktalks, and other ways to display, market, and promote books 

*	Book Discussion groups and field trips for various ages, including
adults 
*	Display/Marketing of books including Booktalks 
*	Storytime resources 

*	Module Four: Innovations in Summer Reading 

*	Virtual summer reading and programming including online registration
and participation 
*	Community partners and funding sources 
*	Online programming including author visits using Web 2.0 tools 

Instructor:  Penny Peck.  Penny has been a children's librarian for 20
years; before that, she was Snow White and Mother Goose at Children's
Fairyland in Oakland, ran a nightclub, worked as the wardrobe mistress for
the Berkeley Ballet, and was an agent for a standup comedian. Her experience
includes performing thousands of storytimes, leading hundreds of book club
discussions for students in grades 4-12, conducting hundreds of school tours
and assemblies, reviewing children's books and media, and conducting the
Performers' Showcase for auditioning library entertainment. She is editor of
"BayNews," the newsletter for the Association of Children's Librarians of
Northern California, www.bayviews.org.  She is the Senior Librarian Youth
Services for the San Leandro Public Library, an adjunct professor at San
Jose State's Masters of Library Science program, and author of the book
<http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591583523> Crash Course in Children's
Services (Libraries Unlimited, 2006).

Pre-workshop assignment: Gather examples of your local library's summer
reading program materials (reading logs, calendar of activities, etc.) for
any ages that are included. 

Online Learning Details: 
This four-week course will be taught online using the web. When you
register, you will receive a registration confirmation that will include the
URL to get to the course, as well as a username and password. 

Every student proceeds through the online learning modules at his or her own
pace. Students should expect to commit to spending a minimum of 3 to 4 hours
per week on this course in order to be successful. You can work on each
module at your own pace, at any hour of the day or night. However, you will
be expected to log in to the course each week to do that week's assignment.
We ask that you log in sometime during the first week of the course to begin
the course work.

Your instructor will be available for limited consultation support for two
weeks after the official end date of a course, and the course material will
stay up for an additional two weeks after that, to give those who have
fallen behind time to work independently on the course. However, you will be
expected to accomplish the majority of the course in synchronization with
your peers during the first four weeks.

Who Should Take This Course: Anyone from the library community with an
interest in summer programming, from reading programs to special events,
will find this workshop useful. You will be able to take away resources and
contacts that will enable you to plan a variety of programs that will
attract preschoolers, school age children, teens, adults, Baby Boomers, and
retired residents to your library. Whether you work at a small rural
library, a city library, a branch library, or a large system, you will find
this a useful workshop.

Prerequisites:
This course is taught over the web. You must:

*	Have an Internet connection and Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. 
*	Be able to save Microsoft Word .doc or Adobe .pdf files to your
computer and print them out. (For .doc files, a free Word Viewer is
available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en.
Search for "Word Viewer." For .pdf files, a free Adobe Acrobat Reader is
available at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html). 
*	Be comfortable navigating on the web and navigating back and forward
on a website that uses frames. 
*	To be most successful in this course you should be willing to share
information with your colleagues and be willing to spend time reading and
participating in the weekly discussion boards. 

System Requirements: The online learning product that Infopeople uses is
called Angel. The following are minimum system requirements for using Angel.
You will need access to a computer that has at least these specifications to
participate in an online course: 

*	Windows: 

*	Internet Explorer 6.0 and above, Netscape 7.1 and above, or Firefox
1.5 and above 

*	Macintosh: 

*	Mozilla 1.4 and above (which is the same engine as Netscape 7.1),
Safari 2.0 and above, or Firefox 1.5 and above 
*	OS X and above (OS 9 will NOT work with our online learning product)

If you are not comfortable with any of the above, please consider taking
this course with a colleague who does meet these requirements.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information
about Infopeople Training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople Workshops
page at http://infopeople.org/workshop.

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at
<mailto:assist at infopeople.org> assist at infopeople.org or by phone at
650-578-9685.

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