ALAO - CMCIG Workshop

Are you interested in children's and young adult literature and curriculum materials? Do you supervise student workers in your library? If so, the CMCIG spring workshop is for you.

ALAO's Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group will hold its annual spring workshop on Friday, May 18, 2007, from 8:30 until 3:45, at the Instructional Materials Center in the King Library of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The workshop, "Dynamic CMCs: Tools to Improve Service," will feature the following sessions:

• Weeding and Cooperative Collection Development
  Sara Bushong, Curriculum Resource Center, Bowling Green State University

• Treasures of Children's Literature at Miami University
  Janet Stuckey, Special Collections, Miami University

• Children's and Young Adult Literature - the Favorites, Old & New!
  Elaine Fultz, Weller Elementary, Centerville City Schools

• The Care and Feeding of Library Student Assistants
  Group discussion, led by Greg Martin, Cedarville University CMC

• Tour of the William Holmes McGuffey Museum
  Special Collections, King Library, Miami University Campus

• Tour of the new Instructional Materials Center
  King Library, Miami University

• Annual CMCIG business meeting
  During the business meeting, we need to elect a new chair for the 2007-2008 academic year. Please consider becoming more involved with the CMCIG and ALAO by offering to stand for this position.

For more information, and to register for the workshop, please go to the workshop website. Please contact Greg Martin, CMCIG chair, with questions regarding the workshop.

ALAO Interest Groups often host spring workshops in addition to sponsoring sessions at the ALAO annual conference. Workshops are a great way to become involved in an active and vital state-level professional organization.


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