March newsletter includes information about upcoming free conferences and professional development sessions.

Enjoy!

• Navigating Book Selections with Book Resumes and Collection Analysis with TeachingBooks For Libraries

Attend the Webinar:

Monday, March 10th, 2025 @ 10:00 AM

Registration link:

https://overdrive.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z_ZlJoFuSnCEIqt5mpN8lA#/registration

Gain impactful insight into the children's and young adult titles you choose for displays, booklists, and programs with TeachingBooks For Libraries. Book resumes provide immediate, authoritative information about titles: awards, reviews, genres, reading levels, and more. Collection analysis reports give insights into diversity, recency, fiction/non-fiction, and more - while also helping you identify titles for possible augmentation. Both tools provide immediate documentation and consistent information about the titles in your library. Return to your library equipped with tools to support confident book selection and collection management. Crystal Ballard of TeachingBooks will host this session.

• What's New with Britannica School?

Attend the Webinar:

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 @ 10:00 AM

Registration link: https://statelibrary.sc.libcal.com/event/14236441

Join us for an exclusive webinar for SC educators to showcase the exciting new changes to Britannica School! These enhancements are designed to improve the user experience, making our trusted content even more engaging, accessible, and easier to navigate. Here's what we'll cover:

* Redesigned Homepage: a fresh, visually appealing layout that simplifies navigation for students and educators.

* Revamped Article Layouts: enhanced visuals, intuitive commands and new accessibility features.

* Streamlined Navigation: explore the new single-panel navigator tool, designed to help students and educators easily interact with and customize content to meet their needs. Chris Heintz of Britannica School will host this live session. A recording of this session and a certificate of attendance will be sent to all participants.

• Women's History Month with PebbleGo Next

Attend the Webinar:

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 @ 12:00 PM

Registration link: https://statelibrary.sc.libcal.com/event/14080238

Engage students in meaningful research with PebbleGo Next. In this live 30-minute webinar, we will dive deep into the articles, timelines, videos, and activities all focused on history's most important women. All articles have accessibility tools such as read-aloud features and an interactive dictionary. This session will also feature ready-to-use educator resources such as lesson plans and printables. PebbleGo's Robyn Prince will lead this session. This webinar will be recorded, and a certificate of attendance will be available to attendees.

• Summer Reading Programming with Discus

Attend the Webinar:

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 @ 1:00 PM

Registration link: https://statelibrary.sc.libcal.com/event/14175086

Explore Discus resources to enhance your summer reading programming. We will explore readymade resources such as lesson plans, crafts, printables, shelf talkers, book lists, songs, and more! Discover new ways to engage young readers in the summer months. Learn how to enhance this year's theme, "Color Our World," with curated book lists and activities. We will also explore eBooks, databases, interactives, and more! This session will be geared towards Public Library Staff. Discus is the South Carolina Virtual Library. Tarah Jepertinger, Discus Training Coordinator, will conduct this session.

• A View Into an Elementary Tutoring Session - Provided by SC Discus

Attend the Webinar:

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 @ 3:00 PM

Registration link: https://tprtutor.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GcczPQV7SMyvVKDwvHdXcg#/registration

Join us to see what families can expect as they hop into a live tutoring session with Tutor.com. We'll be going over how to access the program, what questions you can ask our tutors, how the classroom works, and additional resources within Tutor.com that you can take advantage of. There will be time at the end of the session for a Q&A, so be sure to stick around! This webinar will also be recorded and shared with all who register. Maxine Nebro of Tutor.com will host this session.

From the website: The Get Ready, Stay Ready: Community Action Toolkit is an effort by a group of parents and librarians who believe that the power is in community, in togetherness, in a collective outcry and a collective pushback against those who want to erase our stories , our history, our existence. Here you will find curated resources including scripts for public speaking and writing, fantastic video presentations, training materials equipping you to learn more about (and fight back) censorship's impact on education and society, tools for civic engagement, and a network of organizations across the country that are determined to preserve your child's right to a high-quality education through intellectual freedom.

From the website: This website houses a collection of online short courses, designed to equip you with the tools and strategies necessary to foster constructive dialogue, de-escalate tense situations, connect with stakeholders and leaders, and develop positive messaging. Each short course is broken down into engaging modules that help you and your organization build the skills for today’s challenges through thoughtful readings and discussion, presentations from experts, annotated resources, and engaging videos. READCON