Library Camp 2024

The San Jose Public Library invites you to discover the magical bond between public and school libraries, where a world of academic achievement and self-fulfillment for all ages awaits! Discover the keys to this enchanting partnership: the Student Library card, Educator cards, class visits, free e-resources, programs, tech devices, and more. Share your insights and ideas on how public libraries can better serve school libraries and students, ensuring that every student's story ends in success!

Today's readers are used to consuming (and creating!) information from sources that leverage multiple literacies to convey messages and ideas. In comparison, traditional print books can feel heavy and overwhelming for readers whose eyes are used to scanning through content quickly - bouncing from images to text to video to graphs to charts and back again. This session will focus on authors and books that have embraced the formats today's readers most respond to. Plus, we'll discuss how these multimodal texts can be used to help build fluency, confidence and a positive reading identity.

Join us for an engaging author panel discussion on cultural identity and the Asian diaspora featuring Nicole Chen, Kara Chen, Booki Vivat, and Darshana Khiani. These talented authors will share their unique perspectives and experiences, exploring how their cultural heritage influences their writing. Discover the challenges and joys of representing diverse voices in literature, and gain insights into the importance of storytelling in preserving and celebrating cultural identity.

Join us for "Crafting Connections: A Cricut Creativity Workshop," where creativity meets community in an interactive environment. This hands-on workshop is designed for librarians eager to explore Cricut machines. Whether you're a seasoned crafter or new to digital cutting, this session will provide you with the skills and confidence to create custom designs.

This session will focus on our youngest students, with an emphasis on resources that support early literacy. COMPASS staff will cover PebbleGo Science and PebbleGo Ciencia (duplicate resources in Spanish), tools that support the acquisition of literacy skills from TeachingBooks, plus National Geographic Kids and Britannica School and Escolar. These resources are designed for pre-K to third grade, as well as older students who may benefit from literacy supports.

Quilting has told the story of our people for centuries. While the style of quilting has changed over the years, what has not changed is the precise need for measuring, a sense of design, and the creative process. Librarians will be in the role of the students, gathering information about quilting and the history of some of its patterns, measuring for information, and adapting those patterns and materials to elaborate on a quilting design of their choosing. **Please bring your computer to this session.**
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