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Less than One Month Remains to Make Teen Tech Week Preparations The time has come to Check In @ your library! Registration for Teen Tech Week™, the Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) annual celebration of digital literacy and technology via the library is now open. Teen Tech Week™ is March 10-16, 2013, with a theme of Check In @ your library, which encourages libraries to throw open their physical and virtual doors and showcase the outstanding technology they offer for teens and their families, from services such as online homework help and digital literacy-focused programs to resources like e-books, movies, music, audiobooks, databases and more. To join or for more information, including promotional materials and programming ideas, please visit the Teen Tech Week website. Teen Tech Week is a national initiative sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association and is aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that teens gain the digital literacy skills they need—with the help of libraries—in order to be successful in school and prepared to participate in a 21st century workforce. Black History Month Resources Available on INSPIRE Biography In Context offers dozens of unique and comprehensive resources for Black History Month and is available free through INSPIRE. The "African Americans" topic portal provides easy access to biographies on prominent African Americans associated with the arts, business, current events, entertainment, government, history, literature, multicultural studies, politics, science, and sports. Biography in Context delivers Gale's authoritative reference content of more than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people gathered from more than 170 award-winning Gale reference sources. Most entries integrate enhanced content like video, audio, podcasts, interactives and more that provide a richer multi-media, online experience for today’s learners, educators and librarians. Weekly News, Notes & Opportunities NET LITERACY COMPUTERS OPEN POSITION AT THE STATE LIBRARY IU-SLIS SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO NEW, CURRENT STUDENTS LSTA GRANT APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH 15 FEBRUARY IS LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH NAME CHANGE: South Whitley-Cleveland Township Public Library is now the South Whitley Community Public Library. | Summer Reading Workshops Scheduled in Feb., March Throughout February and March, join Suzanne Walker, Indiana State Library Children's Services Consultant, for one of several Collaborative Summer Reading Program training sessions offered throughout the state. These three-hour workshops worth three LEUs will discuss different ways to structure your Summer Reading Programs, event ideas for all ages, and do 2-3 hands-on activities you can use this summer. - 2/14: Dubois Co. Contractual Public Library (PL) - Ferdinand (1:00 PM) Space may be limited at many of the locations. Registration is required via the WebJunction Indiana Events Calendar. Upcoming Workshops,
Every Child Ready to Read Workshop Readers Advisory Training for Youth Librarians Every Child Ready to Read Workshop Discovery to Delivery IV: Connecting the Community Readers Advisory Training for Youth Librarians
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