Upcoming Events

  • Newburgh Armory, 321 S. William Street, Newburgh, NY 12550

    Fall Into Books Children's and Teen's Literature Conference

    The southeast New York regional library systems will host their full-day annual Fall Into Books Children’s and Teen’s Literature Conference on Thursday, October 24, 2024.  This year the event will take place at the Newburgh Armory, 321 S. William Street, Newburgh, NY 12550. 

    Held annually, Fall Into Books brings together school and public librarians from eight counties within the Mid-Hudson Valley for a day of literacy, discussion, networking, and insight. This collaborative event features book discussion sessions ranging from picture books to young adult literature. Our morning keynote speaker will be a representative from the Hudson Valley Writing Project. Our afternoon author speaker will be Brendan Kiely.  A continental breakfast and lunch are included with registration.

    This conference provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to engage in collaborative discussions about children's and teen literature. Library workers and educators of all types are welcome.

    Fall Into Books is sponsored by the BOCES School Library Systems of Dutchess, Orange-Ulster, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster, Southeastern New York Library Resources Council, Ramapo Catskill Library System, and Mid-Hudson Library System.

    Registration is mandatory for this full-day conference.  Register, select breakout sessions, and make payment by signing up with Southeastern at fallintobooks.org.

    SWBOCES School Library System
  • Virtual

    NOVELny: Supporting Consumer Health with Gale Health and Wellness

    Join the NYS Library for an engaging webinar as we explore how NOVELny resources, specifically Gale Health and Wellness, can support consumer health needs. Discover the wealth of reliable and up-to-date health information available through Gale Health and Wellness, including articles, videos, and reference materials. Learn how to effectively utilize these resources to empower your patrons in making informed decisions about their health, accessing reliable medical information, and promoting wellness.

    Audience: Secondary School Library Staff

    Register to attend or receive a link to the recording.

    SWBOCES School Library System
  • Virtual

    NOVELny: Guide Readers to a Good Book with Gale Books and Authors

    Join the NYS Library for an engaging webinar as we explore how your NOVELny reader’s advisory resource, Gale Books and Authors, can guide readers to discover their next favorite book. Discover the vast collection of reading recommendations, and author information. This resource, designed to help readers of all ages find their perfect match, allows for readers to match their interests with recommended book.

    Register to attend or receive a link to the recording.

    SWBOCES School Library System
  • 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.

    Registration

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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.

    SWBOCES School Library System
  • 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

    Registration

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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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