Friday, September 15
All-Day Institute Program Tracks: "Children's Services Today & Tomorrow"

TRACK ONE- AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS
Artists and Writers Are Real People- Host Them @ your library!
Presenter: Connie Rockman, children’s literature specialist
Click here to download the Authors and Illustrators Handout (MS Word).

TRACK TWO- ALSC NATIONAL INITIATIVES
Morning Session: Engaging Your Community in Día Partnerships
The following PowerPoint Presentations are available:
Ellen Fader, Youth Services Coordinator, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon and 2005-2006 President, ALSC 
Click here for Ellen's presentation (MS PowerPoint)

Elva Garza, Manager, St. John Branch, Austin Public Library, Austin, Texas 
Click here for Elva's presentation (MS PowerPoint)

Oralia Garza de Cortes, Program Manager, Special Initiatives, Los Angeles Universal Preschool, Los Angeles, California and Chair, National Advisory Committee for Día  
Click here for Oralia's presentation (MS PowerPoint)

Tammy Pineda, Student, University of Wisconsin- Madison  
Click here for Tammy's presentation (MS PowerPoint)

Afternoon Session: Introducing the Kids! @ your library^® Advocacy Campaign
Click here to go to the Kids! @ your library® Campaign Web site and download the toolkit.
Click here to download Nancy Snyder's Presentation (MS Powerpoint)
Click here to download Tim Wadham's Presentation (MS Powerpoint)

TRACK THREE- EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
Go, Go Gadget!?  Technology Trends and Children’s Services- What You Need to Know
Click here to redirect to David Lee King's Blog.  His post dated 9/22/06 and titled, "My ALSC06 Presentation" contains a PDF file with his presentation notes.  His post dated 9/20/06 and titled, "For Folks Who Attended ALSC06" has links to two best practice sites.
Click here to download Pamela Blewitt's Presentation  (PDF file)
Click here to download Crystal Faris' Gaming Report (MS Word)

Saturday, September 16
Half-Day Workshops: "Serving Families"

Workshop One- Designing Dynamic School Age Programs
Click here to download the presentation notes used by Anna Arlotta Guerrero (MS Word) 

Workshop Two- Storytime Programs Transformed! How To Incorporate Early Literacy Skills From the “Every Child Ready to Read” Project
Please contact Sue McCleaf Nespeca for information regarding her Storytime Programs Transformed! Program.  Sue's email is Sue@kidlitplus.com

Workshop Three- Welcoming Special Needs Children @ your library^®
Click here to download the handout from Lindsey Biel (PDF file). 
Lindsey is an occupational therapist specializing in pediatrics and coauthor with Nancy Peske of Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues.