This program provides an overview of the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library, an early literacy initiative from the Public Library Association and the American Library Association. Attendees will be trained to present workshops designed for caregivers, and to incorporate practical ways of developing a strong role for their libraries in early childhood communities. Participants will learn techniques on how to enhance storytimes by incorporating information for parents/caregivers into them.

Presenter: Saroj Ghoting, Literacy Consultant to PLA and ALA - www.earlylit.net
Time: 9:30am - 4 pm; registration begins at 9am

Dates and Locations:

Monday, August 25, 2008
Bullard Sanford Public Library
520 W Huron Ave
Vassar, Mi 48768

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE:
Otsego County Library
700 S. Otsego Ave.
Gaylord, MI 49735

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Munising School Public Library
810 State Highway M-28 West
Munising, MI 49862

Workshop Schedule:

Registration: 9:00-9:30
Workshop: 9:30-4:00

The Mahoney Children's Workshops are made possible through the support of the Alice C. Mahoney Fund administered by the Library of Michigan Foundation. These workshops are intended to provide convenient, low-cost professional development experiences for youth librarians in regions of Michigan where these opportunities are not as readily available.

Updated 08/20/2008