[Capl] MESSAGE FOR CACL MEMBERS

[Todd Kyle]

DON'T DELAY - REGISTER TODAY!

(Apologies for cross-posting)

If you have not done do already, make sure you register for the 2005 CLA conference in Calgary, Alberta.  This year promises to be a great one for children's librarians - and one of the best reasons is the pre-conference "Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®" which has already been a sensation in the ALA.  Attendance at this exciting event is limited to 50 so register before the early-bird deadline of April 15 so that you do not miss your chance!

Below are the details of all of the exciting children's services-related events brought to you by the Canadian Association of Children's Librarians (CACL), a section of the Canadian Association of Public Libraries (CAPL). Registration and details are available at http://www.cla.ca/conference/2005/index.htm 

Don't forget to visit the new eCommunity created just for CACL members, where you will have your chance to read the latest news and share your own views.  Just log in at http://www.cla.ca/members.htm .  And I hope you are as excited as I am about the shortlists for the CLA children's and young adult book awards, which will be announced this month!

Todd Kyle
President - CACL (2004-05)


PRE-CONFERENCE:

Wednesday June 15, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® is an early literacy initiative from the American Library Association that is radically redefining the early literacy role of US libraries.  Based on the latest research, it is an integrated approach to early literacy that seamlessly connects sharing good books with the six skills necessary for reading success.  This hands-on workshop will train and empower you to present three dynamic workshops designed for parents and childcare providers which show them how to bond with babies through books, practice dialogic reading with toddlers, and promote phonological awareness to preschoolers, all using great literature.  Most importantly, you'll leave with a new role for your library in your community!
Speaker: Saroj Ghoting, Early Childhood Literacy Consultant.  Saroj Ghoting has over 25 years of experience conducting storytimes and training library staff, parents, and childcare workers on early literacy.  She has been a children's librarian and Early Childhood Services Coordinator for the Montgomery County (MD) Public Libraries and most recently a consultant and trainer for PLA/ALSC's Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® program, which she has presented across the United States. 
Limited to 50 participants.
CLA members: $149
Non-members: $175

Book Awards Banquet
Thursday, June 16, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
A magical evening celebrating Canada's "best of the best"!  Join friends and colleagues for a dinner, presentation, and book-signing with this year's winners of the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Medal, Book of the Year for Children Award, and Young Adult Canadian Book Award.  
Sponsors: National Book Service, Canadian Association of Public Libraries
Tickets: $65.00

The Notables
Friday, June 17, 10:30 - noon.
CLA's annual survey of the best Canadian books for young people!  A panel of selection committee chairs will review the titles shortlisted for the prestigious Book of the Year for Children Award, Amelia-Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Medal, and Young Adult Canadian Book Award.  Come meet this year's winners!

Opening Doors to Children: reading and viewing preferences among users and non-users of six Canadian public libraries
Saturday, June 18, 9:20 - 10:50 a.m. 
A discussion of the findings of a study on library services to children.  The study examined the extent to which children from grades four to seven were satisfied with their public library, the reasons they went to the library, their reading and viewing preferences and the differences and similarities between children who used the library and those who did not.
Speakers: Ken Setterington, Toronto Public Library; André Gagnon, Regina Public Library

En français, SVP! French children's programming in Anglophone schools and libraries
Saturday, June 18, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
How do you share children's books in French to serve minority Francophone families and French Immersion students?  Learn strategies and great titles for read-alouds and book talks for children birth to grade 6, using translated and French titles. Note: session is in English but demonstrations are in French.
Speaker: Todd Kyle, Mississauga Library System.

There is also a session on Friday at 1:00 p.m. called The Canadian Bookcamp - a Week of Kids Mentored by Canadian Authors, and one on Saturday at 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. called Celebrating our Community's Diversity: Programs and Services for Newcomer Families.  So if you are interested in the latest in children's librarianship, come on out and meet your national colleagues in public and school libraries!