Join us for an inspiring day as we learn how to connect boys with books, conduct wonderful outreach programs, and make the most of our collaborations with local schools!
9:00 - 9:30 Registration and Coffee/Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 10:00 State Library News - Susan Cormier, Willimantic Library Service Center
10:00 - 11:00 "The Long and Winding Road of School Outreach"-
Mary Beth Rassulo, Children's Librarian, Ridgefield Library
Mary Beth will discuss making inroads into your area schools through the PTO, the school media specialists, and parents, and the programs that have evolved from these associations.
11:00 - 12:00 "Community Outreach and Partnership" -
Andrea Falkner, Head of Children's Library, Wilton Library
Leslie Keogh, Children's Assistant, Wilton Library
Andrea and Leslie will discuss their experiences of creating partnerships with local businesses and organizations, including programs such as the Dinosaur Club, the Children's Garden, and the Farm Reads program.
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 Keynote Address: "Connecting Boys With Books" - Michael Sullivan
Boys are in trouble. All right, it seems boys are always in trouble, but this is serious. Boys are failing to read at an alarming rate. Libraries are not solving the problem because boys are not a presence in libraries. Find out how we lose boys, and why, what the consequences are for boys, and what we as librarians can do to save boys from lives as non-readers. Michael Sullivan brings more than fifteen years experience as a Children's Librarian and Library Director, storyteller, chess teacher, and author of the following books: Connecting Boys With Books (ALA, 2003); Connecting Boys With Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap (ALA, 2009); and The Fundamentals of Children's Services (ALA, 2005). He will share practical, proven, and sometimes off-beat suggestions on how to turn boys into life-long readers.
This keynote address is sponsored by Connecticut Humanities Council.
Contact lzaffino@eastonlibrary.org with questions.
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