Leslie Preddy has been the school librarian at Perry Meridian Middle School in Indianapolis, Indiana since 1992. She is a past recipient of AASL's Collaborative School Library Media Award and School Library Media Program of the Year. She is a past president for the Association for Indiana Media Educators (AIME), a past general chair of the state's Young Hoosier Book Award (YHBA) program, and recipient of AIME's prestigious Peggy L. Pfeiffer Service Award. She is a former MSD of Perry Township Teacher of the year and a 2010 Finalist for Indiana State Teacher of the Year. Her book, SSR with Intervention: A School Library Action Research Project (Libraries Unlimited 2007) was named one of the Best Professional Books of 2007 by Teacher Librarian and her book, Social Readers: Promoting Reading in the 21st Century (Libraries Unlimited 2010), was Highly Recommended by Library Media Connection.
Featured Presentation
9:15 a.m. in Ballroom A
Hosting a Bookclub with Choice: Genre Lunch in the Library
An alternative to the traditional book club, in which attendees all read and discuss the same books, is a themed book club events. Genre Lunch in the Library is so easy to plan and host and session attendees will be able to successfully implement their own genre lunch events immediately. During this session, attendees will learn how to engage and motivate readers through hosting a lunch book club program. This successful program considers the challenging time constraints of today’s busy school librarian as well as the active and social needs of today’s students. Session attendees will learn how to program, plan and implement a year-long book club which has minimal cost and time commitment. Included will be genre theme ideas, crafts, games, student sign-up procedures, advertising and promotion plans, and a wealth of suggested resources for implementation.
Tech Talk
Room 16 at 1:45 p.m.
Hosting Family Think and Make Workshops: Expanding the Makerspace, Library Programming, and the School Librarian's Role
Do you dream of hosting active, engaging, hands-on, programs in your school library for your students and families? Learn about how to replicate our experiences and host engaging library programs that bring together families, the community, and the library through Family Think & Make Workshops. An LSTA grant got us started and we'll share with you everything you need to be inspired, successful, and have fun hosting your own Think & Make Workshops.
Traditional Presentation
Room 24 at 2:30 p.m.
Developing and Nurturing a School-Wide Culture of Reading
Melissa Thom & Leslie Preddy
Levels: All Levels
Suggested for: Classroom Teachers, School Librarians/ Media Specialists, Administrators
Attendees will learn tangible and practical ways to develop a school-wide culture of reading, as well as a range of strategies for engaging and empowering all members of a school community to be active participants. Members of this session will walk away with strategies and programming ideas to engage, inspire and encourage students and staff to develop a love of books and reading; ideas and resources for building a culture of reading; and tools for maintaining a high quality, high interest book collection on a budget.
Apps to Preload: None