On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Doc Roth and Karin Kell-Deyo spoke during the last session of the day about advocacy in school librarianship. Doc Roth is director of The English High School Library, chair of the AASL Legislation Committee, chair of the…
On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Michael Sullivan is the author of Connecting Boys with Books, as well as several other books on the topic. He has been a Children’s Librarian and Library Director in public libraries for more than 15 years. Simmons…
On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Beth Gallaway was named a Mover and Shaker by Library Journal in 2006 for her advocacy on gaming in libraries. Her book Game On! Gaming at the Library was just recently put out by Neal-Schumann Publishers. Simmons…
On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Valerie Diggs gave a presentation about the unique challenges of social networking technology in school libraries. She is the Dept Head of School Libraries for Chelmsford Public Schools, and most recently completed the transformation of the Chelmsford…
On March 28th, 2009 the Massachusetts School Library Association held their annual conference at Simmons College in Boston. Robin Brenner is the Teen Librarian at the Brookline Public Library. She’s helped create the great Graphic Novels for Teens selection and recently published Understanding Manga and Anime. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science…
On March 24th, 2009 the Pottruck Technology Resource Center sponsored a Faculty Luncheon on podcasting. Sarah Volkman, a professor in the School for Health Studies in the Nursing Department, spoke about her experiences using podcasting from a teaching perspective. And Linnea Johnson, Assistant Manager of GSLIS Technology, gave an overview of the Graduate School of…
On March 20th, 2009 the Progressive Librarians Guild hosted a panel discussion intended to celebrate the legacy Boston’s very own South End Press. Two editors and publishers from the South End publishing collective Asha Tall and Jocelyn Burrell shared their thoughts and experiences. Simmons GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science South End PressThe…
