ALA 2009 Conference & Literacy

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Literacy Events

ALA Conference 2009

July 11 - SaturdayPresident's Program - Literacy Leadership and Librarian Flair: Engaging 21st-Century Readers with Three Award Winning Young Adult and Children's Authors.

Beyond Storytimes: Standards-Based Partnerships for Early Learning -new roles for educators who plan programming that addresses literacy and language, math and science education standards.

Partnering with Service Organizations -reading programs for children, adult literacy, children’s book drives, fundraising, more.

Where You Can Go with Every Child Ready to Read -how 3 library systems using the Every Child Ready to Read program have successfully collaborated with Head Start/Early Head Start and other organizations to provide parent education.

July 12 - SundayHow to Obtain Federal Funding for Your School Library Media Center -improving Literacy Through School Libraries.

Literacy for ALL: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy Summit -speakers from academic, school, public, and state libraries will discuss key issues, call for local examples, and help ALA members make the case for libraries and literacy.

July 13 - MondayThe ABCs of Library Literacy: How Chicago Public Schools are Improving Literacy through School Libraries.

Multiple Literacies in the Library -panel will discuss how visual, audio and digital literacy relate to traditional literacy.

Not Just for Kids: Promoting Library Services Through Adult Summer Reading Programs -when cross-promoted with children’s and teen reading programs, they encourage family literacy.

Poster Sessions: July 11 - Saturday

Session II: The Educators: Posters on Distance Learning, Continuing Education, Library Education, Literacy, and Research Methodology.

Inspiring Writers with Swag: A Journey through Wayne State University Libraries' Chapbook Information Literacy Initiative, a K-20 Literacy Collaboration via Poetry and Art.

Bridging the Gap: Combining the Resources of a Public Library & High School to Reach Out to Teen Moms - promote early-childhood literacy and a support system for teen mothers and their children.