2nd Annual Picture Book Palooza with School Library Journal

Join SLJ on July 14 for their second annual SLJ Picture Book Palooza, an all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists dedicated to the visual dance and extraordinary craft of picture books! Come for a day packed with keynotes, author panels, and illustrator spotlights with visionary creators. 

Visit the exhibit hall, chat with authors and publishing teams, download digital galleys, and be prepared to be inspired as you build your collection.

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• Speaker List

Event Hours: 7:00 AM ET - 2:00 PM PST

 

All live sessions will be on Zoom. Make sure to log in to your work or personal Zoom account before the day starts to avoid having to log in for each session.

Please note that the event environment and the sessions have attendance capacity limits. If on the day of the event you find that you are unable to access the environment or join a session, please know that sessions will be available for on-demand viewing within 24hrs., and the entire event will be accessible for three months from the event date.

Please make sure your computer and browser are up to date. Chrome tends to work best. The event platform does not support IE11 + Windows 7 or older versions.

By registering for this event or webcast, you are agreeing to School Library Journal Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct Policy and agreeing that School Library Journal may share your registration information with current and future sponsors of this event.

Having trouble registering? Contact sljevents@mediasourceinc.com

New Items in the ERS Library's Circulating Collection - March 2022

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New Items in the ERS Library's Circulating Collection - November 2021

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Upcoming Holidays & Observances with Teaching Resources - November 2021

November is Picture Book Month. During this month, we pay tribute to the importance of picture books in the classroom. Picture books are building blocks that promote literacy, vocabulary, sentence structure, comprehension, and many additional skills. The ERS Library has hundreds of picture books available for check out via the Follett Destiny Online Catalog, including:

The ERS Portal contains ebook and audiobooks versions of many picture books in multiple applications:

 

Sora     MackinVIA     Learn360 Audiobooks     TumblebookLibrary (K-6)

Free Webinar from HarperCollins Children's Books: Picture This!

Picture This!

Featuring Lian Cho, Kevin Henkes, Oge Mora,

and Dan Santat

October 20

9AM PST

Over the last year and a half, the words “home” and “community” have taken on new meaning. “Home” has become office, school, and safe haven. Home has become the place we’ve stayed to protect our community as we have learned how interconnected the health and well-being of communities truly are. Libraries, which are so central to the foundation of our communities, have also been drastically affected this past year. We are so glad that through creativity, perseverance, and technological innovation, the book world has been able to reach far and wide to those who may not be able to meet in person.

Four new picture books look at these concepts of what and who are home and community to young readers. Home can be a house through the seasons, home can be a beloved companion (stuffed or otherwise). Community can be those who share your red brick walls and those who share this planet. Hear from four of today’s best illustrators, Kevin Henkes, Dan Santat, Lian Cho, and Oge Mora, on how their art processes were informed by these themes and how creativity has given them a sense of home throughout their careers and particularly in the last year.

New Items in the ERS Library's Circulating Collection - May 2021

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SLJ Picture Book Palooza -- Free virtual event!

School Library Journal is hosting this first time event on Thursday, July 15 (7:00am-2:00pm PST). It promises to be a fun-filled day & registration is FREE!

 

Free Webinar: How to Use Picture Books with Tweens & Teens -- Register today!

Description

Are you pigeonholing your picture books, limiting them to just primary grades? Join librarians and literacy luminaries Betsy Bird, Cicely Lewis, and Susannah Richards for a webinar about the benefits of and strategies for using picture books with older students—including middle grade and high schoolers! Moderated by Carol Hinz, Associate Publisher, Millbrook Press & Carolrhoda Picture Books, this panel discussion is sure to deliver solid ideas for educators and parents alike!

This powerhouse panel will cover:
1. Benefits of reading picture books—specifically for middle grade and high school readers
2. Advice for overcoming challenges and resistance—from tweens, teens, and skeptical adults
3. Tips for locating great picture books that “age up”
4. Tried-and-true strategies for book talking picture books to older students
5. Ideas for using picture books in MS/HS libraries, classrooms, and lessons

Register today and submit the questions you’d like the panel to cover, as well as your suggestions for picture books to use with tweens and teens. The presenters will compile a recommended booklist to share with all registrants following the webinar.

Time

Mar 23, 2021 01:00 PM CST / 11:00 AM PST

REGISTER HERE

New Items in the ERS Library's Circulating Collection - January 2021

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