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Webinar: Hands-Free Story Hours – How to Imagine and Reimagine Folk and Fairy Tales for Storytelling Sessions
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesPractical storytelling skills and creativity unite in this interactive, thought-provoking workshop.
Develop skills to efficiently learn compelling renditions of stories for telling. Method: Some lecture/demonstration, mostly interactive and hands on. Takeaway: A ready-to-tell story, performance, linguistic and story-learning skills. Also, as time permits, we'll explore how classic stories can be relevant today. You’ll learn how to update older stories to reflect 21st century culture. Method: Some lecture/demonstration, mostly discussion and hands-on, including exercises adapted from our book, Storytwisting. Takeaway: Ideas for developing re-imagined stories for all ages, practical tips, ethical considerations.
Webinar: Librarian Life Story – Developing Your Professional Narrative
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: Librarians can use storytelling techniques to develop a professional narrative that can be used in the application, interviewing, marketing, and professional development processes. Once we know our own story and why we do what we do, we are better prepared to create a road map to further develop our careers and, perhaps, the […]
LILRC Webinar: I Have Something to Tell You – A Conversation with Author and Educator Chasten Buttigieg
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesPlease join LILRC in welcoming author Chasten Buttigieg for a moderated discussion about his bestselling book I Have Something to Tell You: A Memoir (Atria Books, 2020). LILRC members who attend will be entered to win copies of the book, newly released in paperback! About the Book: “Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged […]
Communication for Health Literacy: A Health@CLRC & Upstate Health Sciences Library Professional Development Event
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesAre you a librarian, nurse, social worker, or professional who wants to enhance their health literacy proficiency? Sponsored by Health @ CLRC and Upstate Medical University’s Health Sciences Library and presented via Zoom, the Communication for Health Literacy: a Health @ CLRC and Upstate Health Sciences Library Professional Development Event is available free of cost […]
Communication for Health Literacy: A Health@CLRC & Upstate Health Sciences Library Professional Development Event
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesAre you a librarian, nurse, social worker, or professional who wants to enhance their health literacy proficiency? Sponsored by Health @ CLRC and Upstate Medical University’s Health Sciences Library and presented via Zoom, the Communication for Health Literacy: a Health @ CLRC and Upstate Health Sciences Library Professional Development Event is available free of cost […]
Eric Canal Museum Event: Lunchtime Lecture – Upstate NY in the Late 1800s: The Life and Times of Theodocia Maria Toll Foster
Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United StatesTheodocia Maria Toll Foster, a lifetime resident of Verona, NY, was a highly published children's author in the latter part of the 19th century as well as head mistress of a late 19th century boarding school for girls located in Verona and New Hartford. More broadly, her life is framed by a religious movement called […]
PILLARS Symposium 2022 – Accessibility in Education
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThe PILLARS Symposium 2022 will take place on one day this year on July 13, 2022. This year's topic: Accessibility in Education Featured speaker: Judith Heumann Link to more information.
Summer Reading 2023 Performer Showcase
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesAre you looking for new performers for your summer reading celebrations? Or just throughout the year? Come watch nine local performers in our showcase. You’ll get a sampling of what type of edutainment they can offer your library patrons. Learn more about who you’ll be meeting below! Performer Bio(s): Illusionist Leon Etienne You’ve seen Leon […]
Health@CLRC Book Talks: Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall for Them with Author Dr. Seema Yasmin
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: Are you interested in books on health information? Curious to learn more about books that are well researched and contain reliable health and wellness information? Join us for Health Book Talks. Dr. Seema Yasmin will join us to speak about her book Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall for Them. The […]
LILRC Webinar: Best Selling Mystery Author Sara Paretsky
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin LILRC when we welcome bestselling author Sara Paretsky to discuss her upcoming book, Pay Dirt A V.I. Warshawski Novel (William Morrow, April 2024). LILRC Members who attend are eligible to win door prize copies of the book! Hailed by the Washington Post as “the definition of perfection in the genre,” Sara Paretsky is the New York Times bestselling author of […]