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SLIS and Keats

The Kent State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) ALUMNI AND FRIENDS COUNCIL invites you to an evening at the Akron Art Museum, featuring “The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats” exhibit, on Thursday, June 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.

June 6 - Save the Date!

ALAO 2013

The ALAO Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit proposals for presentations for the 2013 Annual Conference, “The Changing Faces of Academic Libraries: Transforming, Reorganizing, Re-imagining.”

ALAO

Congratulations! All Levies Pass!

Here is some great news from The Ohio Library Council...Ohio Voters Approve All Six of the Library Issues on the May 7 Ballot!

Levies

State of America’s Libraries

As the national economy continues to struggle toward recovery from the Great Recession, 2011was a year of grim headlines for libraries.But,there was good news as well.

ALA Report

SIGN UP FOR NEO’S 1st ANNUAL DIRECTORS’ RETREAT on Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 a.m. through dinner and Friday, May 24, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. through lunch.
WHERE? The retreat will be held at the Geneva State Park Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake.

Speaker: Dan Cain, “The Board Doctor”

KEEP AN EYE ON NEO’S CE CLASSES WEEK BY WEEK AND MONTH BY MONTH!

You’re not going to want to miss all the great continuing education opportunities coming from NEO, both in person and online! Watch our CE calendar to keep informed of what’s coming and get more information (and sign up) by just clicking on the event that interests you!

Libraries Turn Outward: School and Public Libraries Join Forces for Success!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
FREE Event!

At this program funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio, attendees will see how:

School and public libraries nationwide have worked creatively together to fill critical learning gaps.
Businesses and funders have stepped up to offer financial support for learning.
Professional organizations have facilitated collaborations and training to modernize skills.
Library communities, working together, have met the challenges of the day by keeping our commitments to access, service and knowledge.

Featuring: Richard Harwood: Founder of the Harwood Foundation
Maureen Sullivan, President of the American Library Association

Tuesday, July 30th @Kent State University Main Campus

Keynote: Phillip Hoose the widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice and recently received the Sibert award for Moonbird He is also the author of the multi-award winning title, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, the National Book Award Finalist We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S. History, and the Christopher Award-winning manual for youth activism It’s Our World Too.

Breakout sessions include: Children and Young Adult Literature, Aps R In, Common Core and Third Grade Reading Guarantee and S.T.E.M. Made Easy.

Closing Keynote: April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning author of 60 children’s books including Here Come the Humpbacks!; Trout Are Made of Trees; The Bumblebee Queen; and One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab. Her book Vulture View received ALA’s Theodor “Seuss” Geisel Honor Award. Stars Beneath Your Bed: the Surprising Story of Dust won the AAAS/Subaru/SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Sayre is a three time winner of the John Burroughs Award for nature writing for young people.

This workshop is sponsored by NEO-RLS and Kent State University School of Library and Information Science.

Click here for more details and to register.