K-12 services

An Infopeople Online Learning Course

Dates: Tuesday, January 29, to Monday, February 25, 2013

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others (about payment)

Instructor: Valerie Colston

An Infopeople Online Learning Course

Dates: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 – Monday, Juy 1, 2013

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others (about payment)

Instructor: Penny Peck

Do you want to be able to provide children, tweens, and teens at your library with great suggestions for recreational reading?

This online course will help you to:

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
September 9 – October 6, 2008

Yeah, I know. They are always congregating around the computers looking at that MySpace site again. Oh, no--this time they are all making a tremendous amount of noise laughing while they are watching those YouTube videos. What is it about all of this? We could go on and on, couldn’t we? It is a different world. Come to this workshop to learn about this new world and how to connect with those who live in it:

We've all heard that video games are violent, expensive, inappropriate for their target age group, and addictive. But just like books, video games can also be literary, educational, socially relevant, identity forming, and challenging. And video games are a medium of choice for the millennial generation.

The ability to talk informatively, entertainingly, and persuasively about books in both impromptu and structured environments is an essential skill for all library staff. Formal booktalks, off-the-cuff shelftalks, and book discussions can be powerful tools for promoting the habit of lifelong reading and stimulating the use of your library’s collections.