Upcoming Events

  • Promoting Independent Reading with TeachingBooks

    Discover searching tips that will match titles to readers. Explore and share resources in a variety of formats that deepen connections to books while engaging readers.

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  • Virtual

    Supporting Early Literacy with TeachingBooks and Sora

    Discover exceptional texts to support and supplement early literacy instruction. Use TeachingBooks to identify popular picture books by more than a dozen phonics and phonetical awareness classifications. Additionally, you’ll have worksheets for each book to extend reading instruction in the library, home, or classroom.

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  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS Council Meeting

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    The School Library System Council is responsible for developing and approving the Plan of Service; is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Plan of Service; recommends for approval the annual budget prior to submission to the District Superintendent for his signature; and supports the activities of the School Library System, through service on a committee.

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  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS SORA Training and Support: How to get the most from your digital collection

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  • Virtual

    Secondary-Navigating Book Selections with Book Resumes and Instant Collection Reports on TeachingBooks

    Receive insights, reports, and confidence around the titles you choose for displays, storytimes, book clubs, and more. Book resumes provide you with the book’s bona fides: awards, reviews, genres, reading levels, and more. Collection analysis reports give you insights into diversity, recency, fiction/non-fiction, and more – while also helping you identify titles for possible augmentation.

    Audience: Secondary Educators

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  • Elementary-Navigating Book Selections with Book Resumes and Instant Collection Reports on TeachingBooks

    Receive insights, reports, and confidence around the titles you choose for displays, storytimes, book clubs, and more. Book resumes provide you with the book’s bona fides: awards, reviews, genres, reading levels, and more. Collection analysis reports give you insights into diversity, recency, fiction/non-fiction, and more – while also helping you identify titles for possible augmentation.

    Audience: Elementary Educators

    Registration

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  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS Council Meeting

    Register here.

    The School Library System Council is responsible for developing and approving the Plan of Service; is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Plan of Service; recommends for approval the annual budget prior to submission to the District Superintendent for his signature; and supports the activities of the School Library System, through service on a committee.

    SWBOCES School Library System
  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS Communication Coordinators Meeting

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    Quarterly meetings for SLS Communication Coordinators as mandated in NY State Education Law 90.18. Communications Coordinators are informed on topics such as New York State Education Department updates, technology, and Information Fluency Skills. Professional development is provided on current issues with the expectation that it is shared with other school librarians in district.

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  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS SORA Training and Support: How to get the most from your digital collection

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    The SWBOCES Digital Library Program is a collaborative online service that includes eBooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines. Member libraries have one representative on the Digital Library Advisory Board that creates collection development guidelines, curates specialized collections, selects digital content for inclusion, and promotes the use of the digital library.

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  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS Annual Joint Conference-Pathways to Progress: School Librarians Forge Ahead

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    The SLS Annual Joint Conference,"Pathways to Progress: School Librarians Forge Ahead," addresses the evolving landscape of education and the crucial role of school librarians. Pathways to Progress will equip school librarians as learning leaders with the tools and knowledge necessary to respond to contemporary factors influencing education and student learning. Through multidisciplinary engagement and upholding professional standards, school librarians can inspire students to develop diverse skill set that prepares them for the complexities of the modern world.

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  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS Council Meeting

    Register here.

    The School Library System Council is responsible for developing and approving the Plan of Service; is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Plan of Service; recommends for approval the annual budget prior to submission to the District Superintendent for his signature; and supports the activities of the School Library System, through service on a committee.

    SWBOCES School Library System
  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS Communication Coordinators Meeting

    Register here.

    Quarterly meetings for SLS Communication Coordinators as mandated in NY State Education Law 90.18. Communications Coordinators are informed on topics such as New York State Education Department updates, technology, and Information Fluency Skills. Professional development is provided on current issues with the expectation that it is shared with other school librarians in district.

    SWBOCES School Library System
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Member Districts

The SWBOCES School Library System serves 161 participating school libraries in Southern Westchester.

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