This full day workshop will explore theme of Art and bringing color to your life and community in summer 2025! The morning session will be with Another Limited Rebellion by sibling training team Micah and Noah Scanlin. Your creative spark will be rekindled! The afternoon will explore interpretations of the summer theme and how the changes to the school year can impact Summer Reading and programming year round.
Event Information
- Date: Friday, November 15, 2024, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Location: Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave, Little Rock, AR 72201
- Registration Deadline: October 31, 2024
- Registration Fee: $25 per participant; payment deadline is November 8
All staff are welcome to this workshop as Summer Reading is all hands on deck and every staff person may be involved. There is an event registration limit of 200. Each system or region will have a registration limit of 25. Once you have completed the registration form, watch for your confirmation email and invoice.
Lunch will be provided. Dietary requirements will be accommodated if possible by location catering.
Agenda
Morning Session: Creativity at Work for Youth Services Librarians
Youth Services Librarians have a unique opportunity in 2025 to be Creative Investigators within their community. Color Our World is about using creativity to transform the world around us, and libraries have all the tools kids need to do this! This hands-on session will offer fresh perspectives on creativity that will energize, inspire, and motivate.
Afternoon Session
- Working lunch: Take and Make presentation
- Summer 2025 Theme exploration: Color Our World
- The new school year: how 4-day school weeks or year-round school affects library programming for youth
