Sentences with phrase «attended library school»

One attended library school in order to become a library professional.

He then attended library school at Pratt Institute while working in surgery and critical care at Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists.

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I feel more equipped to take trips to the library, sit down with Ava and work on different subjects, go on «field trips,» sign up for different classes, attend home schooling functions, etc..

When one of my sons was in high school I was invited to attend a support group for parents that met once a week in the school library.

Parents, students, community residents and business wwners are welcome to attending Community District Education Council 11's Business Meeting on Tuesday, May 13 at PS 121 — The Throop School, located at2750 Throop Avenue at the corner of Allerton Avenue at 6 p.m. in the library.

They suffer the daily injustice of attending schools with no libraries, no playgrounds, and not even doors on the bathrooms or toilet paper in the stalls.

So, one May afternoon, when the entire staff piled into the school library to attend a meeting called by a district administrator, Columbus educators thought they might finally learn some answers.

So, one May afternoon, when the entire staff piled into the school library to attend a meeting called by a district administrator, Columbus...

Book that you remember reading over and over during childhood: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Currently reading: Bibliotech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey The thing that drew you to it: This past March, I attended the Ed School's professional development institute Library Leadership in a Digital Age where John [Palfrey], a former Harvard colleague at the law library, challenged us to create new and different partnerships, including those outside of academia, as we transition to a digital future and redefine the role and work of lLibraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey The thing that drew you to it: This past March, I attended the Ed School's professional development institute Library Leadership in a Digital Age where John [Palfrey], a former Harvard colleague at the law library, challenged us to create new and different partnerships, including those outside of academia, as we transition to a digital future and redefine the role and work of librarieslibraries.

Refreshments were also served to parents, there were door prizes, and the Hartford Public Library issued library cards to every family who attended First Day of School programs.

Students who attend schools with certified teacher - librarians and quality library facilities perform better on standardized tests and are more likely to graduate, even after controlling for school size and student income level.

The use of the public library during the summer is more predictive of vocabulary gains than attending summer school is.

The authors pointed out some of the advantages of low poverty noting, «Children whose parents read to them at home, whose health is good and can attend school regularly, who do not live in fear of crime and violence, who enjoy stable housing and continuous school attendance, whose parents» regular employment creates security, who are exposed to museums, libraries, music and art lessons, who travel outside their immediate neighborhoods, and who are surrounded by adults who model high educational achievement and attainment will, on average, achieve at higher levels than children without these educationally relevant advantages.»

MACON — Georgia children who attend charter public schools are typically boxed into smaller facilities that have inadequate library, science, art, music, cafeteria and physical education resources compared to traditional public schools.

She said her sixth - grader, Spencer, a student at Tomlinson Middle School was told that he had to sit with his classmates while they took the test, while her fourth grade daughter, who attends an elementary school in the district, has been allowed to sit out the test in the liSchool was told that he had to sit with his classmates while they took the test, while her fourth grade daughter, who attends an elementary school in the district, has been allowed to sit out the test in the lischool in the district, has been allowed to sit out the test in the library.

These Connecticut school superintendents are actually developing alternative programing for students who are opting out of the testing or, at the very least, providing students with access to the school library or a particular resource room where they can attend to their school work.

Wealthy people tend to lobby effectively for their interests, and if their interests were to include adequate public funding for the schools their children attend, and libraries, and air - conditioning, those goals could likely be achieved without having to resort to unpleasant things like teachers» strikes.

A lot of Chicago parents with the resources to do so have followed Emanuel's lead: 17 % of schoolchildren in Chicago attend private schools, and so don't have to trouble themselves with whether or not their local public school has air conditioning, or a library (160 do not), or classes with 45 students.

It's true that 83 percent of students attend traditional public schools, but — unlike many other public goods, such as libraries, parks and beaches — that's not entirely by choice.

Understandably, students can certainly visit their town's public library, but in addition to attending class all day, most students have after - school jobs and often find it difficult to find the time visit their public library.

It's a historical novel set in the medieval period (telling the story of the real King Richard III), so I'm booking stalls at every appropriate medieval festival; it's a book aimed primarily at children aged 10 and up, so I'm making overtures to local schools about author visits and to libraries; I'm attending events at my first literature festival next week to meet and network with local authors and hand out some leaflets (maybe even sell a copy or two).

OverDrive, one of the nation's leading ebook lending platforms that supplies the ebook titles to school and public libraries that offer digital lending services, will once again be bringing its tractor - trailer bookmobile on the road, this time attending this weekend's National Book Festival in Washington,... [Read more...]

OverDrive, one of the global leaders in digital content solutions for more than 28,000 public and school libraries, will be attending this week's American Library Association Midwinter meeting, and demonstrating an exciting new offering.

On Oct. 8, more than 85 school librarians and educational stakeholders in California and Vermont attended workshops dedicated to unpacking the provisions for school libraries in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

On Oct. 25, school librarians and educational stakeholders in Pennsylvania and Connecticut attended workshops dedicated to unpacking the provisions for school libraries in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

More than 175 school librarians and educational stakeholders in Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas attended workshops Nov. 13 - 15 highlighting the intersections between ESSA provisions and effective school library programs.

School librarians and educational stakeholders in Utah, Washington, and Minnesota attended workshops on Oct. 12 - 13 highlighting the intersections between ESSA provisions and effective school library proSchool librarians and educational stakeholders in Utah, Washington, and Minnesota attended workshops on Oct. 12 - 13 highlighting the intersections between ESSA provisions and effective school library proschool library programs.

Addressing these concerns will require OverDrive and our library partners to cooperate to honor geographic and territorial rights for digital book lending, as well as to review and audit policies regarding an eBook borrower's relationship to the library (i.e. customer lives, works, attends school in service area, etc.).

OverDrive, one of the nation's leading ebook lending platforms that supplies the ebook titles to school and public libraries that offer digital lending services, will once again be bringing its tractor - trailer bookmobile on the road, this time attending this weekend's National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

For example, New York's libraries say that «Any person who lives, works, attends school or pays property taxes in New York State is eligible to receive a New York Public Library card free of charge.»

I'd not previously realized this more nasty aspect of the publishers» attack on public libraries, requiring «OverDrive and our library partners to cooperate to honor geographic and territorial rights for digital book lending, as well as to review and audit policies regarding an eBook borrower's relationship to the library (i.e. customer lives, works, attends school in service area, etc.).»

* Work in Montclair, Attend school in Montclair, and Paid Membership library cards can not access the following digital resources: cloudLibrary and RBdigital (formerly Zinio).

School Librarians Are Real Librarians About fifteen years ago I attended a state library conference as a university library assistant.

You will gain more exposure if you organize book signing events, library readings, attend book club meetings, visit schools, and find other ways to meet your audience physically.

Children may receive library cards if they are Redford residents or attend Redford schools.

In November, I had the amazing opportunity to fly to Phoenix, Arizona to attend the American Association of School Libraries annual conference and Affiliate Assembly.

On October 12 I attended the second annual virtual conference about ebooks and libraries, sponsored by Library Journal and School Library Journal.

A few weeks ago, Connie Crosby wrote about the challenge for law librarians in earning a law degree, especially if they're already working in a law library and don't want to attend law school full time.

His kids, recent high school graduates, have friends who attended Stoneman Douglas, a top aide's daughter is a student there, and three weeks ago the congressman was at the school's library speaking to the politics club.