Library Camp 2024

Book Doctor Workshops provide book care training with the aim of helping you keep your collection in circulation longer. Training includes protection and repair techniques and offers:

• A hands-on experience
• Ideas for protecting books ahead of circulation
• Tried-and-true methods for a variety of repairs 

Workshops typically cover how to do basic page repairs, tip-ins, hinge and spine repairs, book jacket and laminate applications, and how to reinforce spines. Course notes with links to other free resources such as how-to videos, product directories, and a repair guide will be provided.

In this fun, relaxed session, learn about how a 2 month long term substitute job turned into a 14 (and still going!) year long career. Learn from my mistakes, successes and experiences in the ever changing elementary school library. We will start with a little background info then onto examples of lessons and activities...with plenty of time for Q&A and sharing.

COMPASS from the California State Library provides supplemental resources to all K-12 public school students and educators, both in the classroom and at home. These library resources have expanded over the years to include multimedia, online tools, streaming video, digital books, and interactive programming, in addition to research and educational content. Inquiry and research require vetted resources designed to meet the needs of K-12 students. And the State Library's COMPASS program was established to give ALL students the tools they need to research and explore on their own. COMPASS staff will provide an overview of resources from Britannica, ProQuest, Alexander Street, Gale and TeachingBooks with a lens toward inquiry and research in social studies, environmental literacy, ELA, and Ethnic Studies. Let’s exchange ideas about how these resources can support you and your students!

Learn the beginner and intermediate skills of Canva for your library activities, programming and promotion. New to Canva? Great we will introduce you to it. We hope you’ll leave with a better understanding of how this can help create everything from bookmarks to videos!

How can media literacy help us raise awareness, organize for change, and take restorative action? The Santa Clara County Office of Education’s grant-funded media literacy project explored this question while designing a media literacy and online critical thinking high school curriculum. This free curriculum includes a student-paced online course and a teacher-facilitated blended learning unit, both of which have been piloted by hundreds of high school students across three California counties. Session attendees will explore and experience the curriculum by engaging in interactive online activities, participating in discussions, and connecting to real stories. Educators will leave the session with full access to the curriculum, including strategies, resources, and examples to empower students to become critical media consumers and agents of social change.

New to TeachingBooks? Learn how to search for what you need, save it, and share it with your students, teachers, and parents. From titles you always teach to hot-off-the-press releases, there’s always something for you at TeachingBooks, your state-funded digital literacy resource. Great for staff who are new to TeachingBooks, or as a refresher for everyone else!