Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ) visit the Keats exhibit at the Jewish Museum

Please join the Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ) as we go to the Ezra Jack Keats Librarian Workshop at the Jewish Museum on September 23, 2011 at 10am. We will also be having a luncheon meeting (either at the Jewish Museum Café or at a nearby restaurant) after the program.


PROGRAM INFO

Please register by calling 212.423.3225. registration deadline 9/16/11

Ezra Jack Keats: Author and Illustrator
A Workshop for Librarians
Friday, September 23
10:00 am–Noon

Program fee: FREE
Refreshments will be served. Please register by September 16.

Join Leonard Marcus, renowned children’s book historian, author and critic, in a discussion celebrating the legacy of Ezra Jack Keats. Designed specifically for school and public librarians, this workshop also includes an opportunity to view the special exhibition The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats.

To register, please call 212.423.3225.
Program information
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/EducatorWorkshops
General Exhibit Information http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-snowy-day-and-keats-exhibition

Please also RSVP to this blog in the Comment section, and tell us if you will attend the luncheon meeting (pay your own way).
Amy and Sheila
Co-chairs Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ)
Education/ Curriculum Librarians Group (Metro NY/NJ)

Our description: We discuss issues that relate to our duties as subject specialists in the discipline of K-12 Education, and teacher preparation. We meet 2-3 times a year at locations in the metropolitan area.

Our mission: In the spirit of collaboration, we join together to discuss common issues related to the discipline of education in colleges and universities, children and youth literature and curriculum materials.

AND DON’T FORGET TO SAVE THE DATE:

Lit-Fest: A Celebration of Books for Children and Young Adults

Co-sponsored by the Nassau Library Systems, Youth Service Office and Adelphi University’s Ruth S. Ammon School of Education.

When:
Friday, October 14th8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where:
Adelphi University
UC Ballroom
Garden City, NY
http://education.adelphi.edu/events/lit-fest-a-celebration-of-books-for-children-and-young-adults/
Lit-Fest - Nassau Library System: www.nassaulibrary.org/litfest/