Partnership Opportunity with GLSEN Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY

Librarians in Westchester & Putnam County are invited to a “Think Tank"  meeting

Thursday, June 6th from 4-6 pm

320 Birdsall Drive

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

RSVP by June 5 -  Mary Jane Karger (mjkarger@gmail.com) or(914) 962-3768

As a current Board Member of the Westchester/Putnam County Sub-Chapter of GLSEN Hudson Valley, I have been working with Mary Jane Karger, Chairperson to find ways that librarians can partner with the work GLSEN does to make schools safe for ALL students, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender expression.

The project idea we are currently working on is a GLSEN Hudson Valley Book Club, based on a “One Book, One Community” model.  We would like to partner with school, public and academic librarians throughout the region and are looking for a group of librarians to take the lead in helping us plan!

I would greatly appreciate if you could forward this to all your library friends in our region so that they too can be a part of this awesome initiative!  Thank You!

Judy Ashby

Professional Library &

School Library System Coordinator

Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES

200 BOCES Drive

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

jashby@pnwboces.org

Phone - (914) 248-2392

Fax - (914) 248 -2419

Attention Elementary Librarians -- An opportunity to engage with elementary teachers

NYSECTA is seeking proposals for workshops for statewide conference for elementary classroom teachers.

NYSECTA is a new statewide organization of elementary classroom teachers.  They are hosting a conference in our neck of the woods in August.  They have issued a call for proposals for workshops.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if some our elementary library colleagues -- that means you -- would represent librarians at this inaugural conference?  Think of all of the elementary teachers you might reach and inspire.  Find the application for submitting a proposal:  http://www.nysecta.org//pdf/2013-NYSECTA-Call-for-Programs-Application.pdf

The NYSECTA conference will be held Monday, August 12 through Wednesday August 14 at the Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook, NY.

Additional information about the conference can be found:  https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=NYSE10E

NYSECTA seeking proposals for workshops for statewide conference for elementary classroom teachers

NYSECTA is a new statewide organization of elementary classroom teachers.  They are hosting a conference in our neck of the woods in August.  They have issued a call for proposals for workshops.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if some our elementary library colleagues -- that means you -- would represent librarians at this inaugural conference?  Think of all of the elementary teachers you might reach and inspire.  Find the application for submitting a proposal:  http://www.nysecta.org//pdf/2013-NYSECTA-Call-for-Programs-Application.pdf

The NYSECTA conference will be held  Monday, August 12, 2013 ~ Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook, NY

Additional information about the conference can be found:  https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=NYSE10E

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