2003 Workshops
1. New Young Adult Titles for 2003
Find out what’s hot in young adult literature this year! Participants will receive a list of the 2003 Best Books for Young Adults. This presentation will provide an overview of the latest literature updates.
v Kari Armstrong, Young Adult Librarian, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio
2. Can We All Get Along? Multicultural Picture Books for the Changing World
Help our children deal with ever changing world through picture books. Participants in this workshop will learn about some of the best new fiction and non-fiction picture book titles that can be used with preschoolers through teens.
v Carolyn Burrier, Youth Services Coordinator, and Trish Saylor, Manager of Children’s Room, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Akron, Ohio
3. Using Children’s Literature to Build Bridges of Cultural Understanding
Cross the bridge to cultural understanding. This workshop will examine children’s books that can help bridge differences and promote understanding between world cultures. Participants will have the opportunity to explore ways to use and promote this literature with children and adults.
v Susan Link, School Library Media Specialist, Sugarland, Texas and Maureen White, Ph.D., Associates Professor, University of Houston – Clear Lake, Houston, Texas
3. The Latest and Greatest Nonfiction Books – And who is Sibert? (Sibert Award)
Great nonfiction books from 2002 will be reviewed along with criteria to evaluate what makes a good nonfiction book for children. The Sibert Award for informational books will be explained along with guidelines. The speaker is chair of the 2003 Sibert Award Committee.
v Sue McCleaf Nescpeca, Kid Lit Plus Consulting, Youngstown, Ohio
5. The West African Storytelling Culture: A Paradigm for Lifelong Learning
This workshop discusses the general tenets of the West African culture, the role of storytelling in it, and how the storyteller uses his art for advancing acceptable social norms. The presentation will include sample storytelling sessions, audience participation, call and response, gestures, mimicry, animal noises and voices.
v Buchi Felix Offodile, professor of Management and Information Systems, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
6. Graphic Novels @ Your Library
Learn about how libraries can benefit from comic books and graphic novels in your library and into the hearts and hands of your teens. Featured topics include the history and definition of graphic novels, as well as how to start and continue marketing your collection and why it is important to have this mostly misunderstood medium in library collections.
v Michawl Pawuk, teen librarian, Brooklyn Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio
Engaging discussion on images of Native Americans in children’s literature and how those images are interconnected with the characterizations of Native Americans in the law will be the focus of this workshop. This presentation will review specific children’s books, literary criticism, and important legal opinions issued by the highest courts in the United States.
v Melissa K. Thompson, attorney, Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods & Levy, P.C., Denver, Colorado
And the Latino Children’s Book Award goes to…! Ever wonder how books are chosen for awards. Participants will be given an introduction of the Pura Belpre Children’s Book Awards administered by ALSC and REFORMA. In addition, several books written by Latinos will be reviewed.
v Rose Treviño, youth services consultant, San Antonio, Texas
9. The Underground Railroad: Facts and Fiction
Quilts, secret rooms, and white abolitionists…these historical details are often depicted in Underground Railroad fiction. But how much is fact? How much is fiction? Do Underground Railroad books reinforce stereotypes or offer insight into African-American history and culture? In this workshop, take a look at the literature of the Underground Railroad with a children’s author, a history museum educator, and a character from 1852.
v Mike Winter, museum educator, and Shelly Pearsall, children’s author, Hale Farm and Village, Bath, Ohio