The Weekly Update
from SD State Library School Library Services
September 27, 2021
The School Library Scoop with Scottie
Episode 3 of the School Library Scoop with Scottie is about SUBLOCATIONS.
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SDLA Conference
The 2021 SDLA Conference is coming up this week, September 29-30. This year's conference will once again be hosted virtually on ZOOM, and there are so many wonderful sessions to attend! Check out these sessions hosted by SDSL staff:
Meet SDSL's New Library Technology Coordinator
Thursday 9/30, Breakout Session 1, 10-10:50 MT/11-11:50 CT
Cheyenne Chontos, SDSL Library Technology Coordinator
Summer Food Service Program: How Libraries can help their Communities by Operating this Program
Thursday 9/30, Breakout Session 2, 11-11:50 MT/12-12:50 CT
Laura Kelly, SDSL Children and Youth Services Coordinator, and Brigitta Bly
Easing into Coding with Girls Who Code Club
Thursday 9/30, Breakout Session 2, 11-11:50 MT/12-12:50 CT
Laura Kelly, SDSL Children and Youth Services Coordinator, Kathleen Slocum, Continuing Education Coordinator, and Valerie Tomici
Poster Session: Staying Connected and Relevant in a Digital World
Thursday 9/30, Poster Session, 12-12:50 MT/1-1:50 CT
Scottie Bruch, SDSL School Library Technology Coordinator
SDSL Databases Round Table Discussion
Thursday 9/30, Breakout Session 4, 2-2:50 MT/3-3:50 CT
Kim Bonen, SDSL Digital Resources Coordinator1 Helpful Resource
2 Ideas from your Colleagues
Renae Lehman at Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre took pictures of her Makerspace supplies and created an album. Students can browse and then choose their supplies!
Samantha Miller at Edgemont had her maintenance department add boards to the front of a few shelves so that she could display some of her picture books face forward in stacks. This makes for easy browsing for students and easier shelving for her!
3-Minute Read about the Importance of SEL in the School Library
NEW SD School Library Facebook Group!
..from SDSL School Library Services
The Weekly Update is a correspondence from the South Dakota State Library focusing on current topics in school libraries, best practices, resources, professional development, and more.
Email: scottie.bruch@state.sd.us
Website: library.sd.gov/LIB/SLC
Location: 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD, USA
Phone: 605-295-3152