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This is a invitation to a workshop sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Looks like a good one to attend if you can. Amanda at CTLS Dear Librarians, The Texas State Library is pleased to announce an upcoming workshop series, "Serving the Underserved: Teens in Your Library." Staff in public and school libraries who work with teens are invited to attend the all-day workshop. Topics to be covered include customer service to teens, adolescent development, assets for healthy youth development, teen culture and reading preferences, connecting with teens, and developing a plan of service. "Serving the Underserved: Teens in Your Library" will be presented by Pat Muller, the Youth Services Consultant for The Library of Virginia. Ms. Muller was president of the ALA Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in 1996 and is a YALSA Serving the Underserved Trainer. From 1997 to 1998, she was the Youth and Young Adult Consultant for The Library Network, a large suburban/rural library cooperative in Virginia, and she was Supervisor of Young Adult Services at the Arlington County Central Library from 1991 to 1997. The workshop will be held in five cities in April and May, 2005, and in five cities in October, 2005. Registration is currently available for the Spring series, which will be held on the following dates and in the following locations. April 27, 2005 Park Place Regional Library, Houston April 28, 2005 Elgin Public Library, Elgin April 29, 2005 San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio May 2, 2005 Palm View Branch Library, McAllen May 3, 2005 Tyler Public Library, Tyler The Fall workshops will be offered in Amarillo, Abilene, El Paso, Fort Worth, and Lubbock. The dates for the Fall series will be announced during the summer of 2005, and registration will be available at that time. Attendees will receive 6 hours of continuing education credit for attending this workshop series. The continuing education credit is SBEC eligible for school librarians (Texas State Library Identification #500799.) Participants who register at least two weeks prior to the workshop will receive their CE certificates at the workshop. Participants who register after that date will receive certificates 4-6 weeks following the workshop. Registration is limited to 50 participants per location. For more information and to register, please visit the Texas State Library web site at www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/yals/index.html, or contact me at the phone number or e-mail address below. Best regards, Christine McNew Youth Services Consultant Library Development Division Texas State Library and Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 Phone: 1-800-252-9386 (Texas only) or 512-463-6623 Fax: 512-463-8800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ syscon-tx mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/syscon-tx
