The SLS has two extra copies of the following curriculum:
When Cultures Collide: The Story of the Esopus Natives and Their Encounter with European Colonialism in Ulster County.
The curriculum was developed by Susan Stessin-Cohn and Luciano Valdivia and made possible through a grant from the New York Sate Archives Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund.
If you would like a copy for your school please contact the SLS office at 486-4840 ext. 3061. Additional copies are available from the Ulster County Archives.
It’s that time of year again.
The total number of database subscriptions for NOVELNY = 8
Primary Search - 1
Grolier Online -1
Business and Company Resource Center - 1
Health and Wellness Resource Center - 1
Info Trac Custom Newspapers - 1
National Newspaper Index - 1
ProQuest Platinum - 1
Twaynes Author Series - 1
The total number of database subscriptions from the SLS office = 4
H.W. Wilson Core Collection Series - 1
H.W. Wilson Library Literature Full-Text - 1
NoodleBib - 1
Teachingbooks.net - 1
There’s still time to sign-up for the 11th Annual Fall Into Books Children’s and Teens Literature Conference.
This year our keynote speaker is Marsha Howard, Coordinator for Poetry in The Branches for Poets House a 50,000 volume poetry library and literary center.
Our guest author is John Grandits an award-winning book and magazine designer and the author of Beatrice Black Bear, a monthly cartoon for Click magazine.
Beth Green from Wappingers Junior High School will be one of our discussion group leaders!
Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 (registration deadline October 2, 2009)
Target Audience: School Library Media Specialists and Public Librarians
Location: Marian Shrine, Stony Point, NY
Click on the links below for copies of the flyers.
Note: Bus transportation is available. FIB 2009 Bus flyer
Fall Into Books is sponsored by:
Dutchess BOCES School Library System
Orange-Ulster BOCES School Library System
Rockland BOCES School Library System
Sullivan BOCES School Library System
Ramapo Catskill Library System
Mid-Hudson Library System
Information for libraries on H1N1 flu is now available on the New York State Library’s web site. All types of libraries — public, school, college / university and library systems may go to: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/h1n1/index.html . As libraries prepare for the upcoming flu season, it is important to consider both how the library provides information on flu to library users and communities AND protection of the library’s environment for staff and patrons. The State Library link leads to:
- Toolkits prepared by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for schools, colleges / universities, child care programs.
- A public library toolkit adapted and edited from the CDC toolkit for businesses
- New York State Education Department informational links for schools
- H1N1 web resource links for all libraries
Questions: please contact Cassandra Artale, Library Development Specialist, New York State Library / Division of Library Development at 518/474-1479 or cartale@mail.nysed.gov.
Find out what’s new at Teachingbooks.net. Watch this 10-minute video update at: http://teachingbooks.net/archive/May09Update
- New York State 2009/10 reading lists are now aligned with the TeachingBook.net collection
- An offer from Teachingbooks.net to specifically support your own reading lists so that TeachingBooks materials can be aligned with your reading and library activities.
- A discussion of the Teacher Tips Web 2.0 tool and an invitation for you and your colleagues to participate in the beta version
Funding for Teachingbooks.net is made possible by the New York State School Library System Association. The database is available to all Dutchess County educators and students. If you need the remote access password please contact the SLS office at rebecca.gerald@dcboces.org
The New York 3Rs Association has added sixteen more online collections to its collective digital heritage web site, www.NewYorkHeritage.org The site now connects more than 200 digital collections from around the state, contributed by libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions, and builds on existing digital repository services administered by each of the nine reference and research library resources councils.
New materials include the following:
For an up-to-date list of collections and contributors, please go to www.NewYorkHeritage.org
A variety of materials can be found among the New York Heritage Digital Collections, including photographs, postcards, correspondence, manuscripts, oral histories, yearbooks and newspapers. Many kinds of institutions from New York State have partnered to make this project possible, including public, academic and school libraries, museums, archives and historical societies. The power of collaboration is what makes this new service possible.
To learn how to get the most out of your Gale literature resources, visit http://www.gale.cengage.com/email/TrainingWebinars/Aug09/
The Missing Chapters: Untold Stories of the African American and Native American Presence in the Mid-Hudson Valley
During this 5-hour workshop, teachers and librarians will explore the on-line exhibit titled, The Missing Chapter: Untold Stories of the African American Presence in the Mid-Hudson Valley and tour a new exhibit Before Hudson, 8,000 Years of Native American History and Culture. A major component of each exhibit is a curriculum based on local primary sources found at Historic Huguenot Street, the Ulster County Clerk’s Office, and the Senate House Musuem. The activities included in each curriculum were written with the NYS Social Studies test in mind. Participants will have the opportunity to experience activities from both of the teaching packets. Also included in this workshop will be a tour of several of the historic houses on Huguenot Street and a visit to an archive to view historic documents. All participants will receive a free copy of “When Cultures Collide” a curriculum on the Lenape People of the Hudson Valley.
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Instructor: Susan Stessin-Cohn
Cost: $20
Registration Deadline: July 9, 2009
Location: Deyo House Hall 18 Broadhead Ave. Historic Hugeunot St. New Paltz, NY
Click here for flyer or go to https://www.mylearningplan.com to register.
The 2009 Statewide Summer Reading Program theme is “The Arts” with the slogans “Be Creative @ Your Library” (children) and “Express Yourself @ Your Library” (teens). In addition, this year New York is celebrating the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial; therefore, New York State History related materials will be highlighted through the additional slogan, “Be Creative: Explore New York”.
This year the New York State Library has created a packet of New York Statewide Summer Reading Program materials for school library media specialists to use with students, faculty, and local public libraries.
There are three components of the New York Statewide School
Library Partnering Packet:
- The School Library Partner Manual: an overview of the 2009 theme, ideas for partnering with local public libraries, promotional materials, and the Collaborative Summer Reading Program (CSLP) arts inspired readings lists.
- Be Creative, Explore New York: A Picture of NYS History, Culture, and Diversity. The New York State Library, in partnership with the New York Library Association’s Youth Services Section and School Library Media Section, has created four selected reading lists (picture books, elementary, tween, and teen & up) that celebrate the history, culture, and diversity of New York State. The lists are designed to provide a “flavor” of New York State and to spark an interest in the diversity and history of the state.
All School Library Media Specialists are invited to to visit the http://www.summerreadingnys.org website for a wealth of summer reading program ideas and information.
Don’t forget to register for the Gaming in the Library workshop on Monday, June 29th.
See attached flyer for details. There is a $30 registration fee (includes lunch). You can register on MLP. Registration deadline is Friday, June 19th - payment is due by Wed., June 23rd.
Workshop Title: Gaming in the School Library
Presenter: Chris Harris, Coordinator, Genesse Valley BOCES SLS
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009
Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm
Location: Ulster BOCES Conference Center - 175 Route 32 North, New Paltz, NY, 12561 -
Cost: $30
Sponsors: Dutchess and Ulster School Library Systems
School Library System | November 19, 2009
