Winter 2015 TLJ

TUESDAY • APRIL 14
tuesday April 14 prECONFERENCES
All sessions are open to all attendees, unless noted otherwise.
Preregistration is required for all preconferences by Friday, April 3; ticket purchase is
required as noted. All preconferences will be held at the Austin Convention Center
unless otherwise noted.
Continuing Professional Education credits
Event State Board for TX State Library &
Number Educator Certification Archives Commission
CPE#123: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0
Program Title
8:00 - 9:50 am
Thom Jeremy
Barthelmess
CPE#201: SBEC 4.0
Mock CaldeNOTT
Masterclass
(Ticketed; Register
Online Only)
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Hilton Austin
500 East 4th Street
Using the Caldecott Medal criteria as
a framework, librarians will evaluate
international picture books, explore their use
in building reading skills, practice critical
evaluation, and participate in the award
process itself. Attendees will receive books to
review prior to conference so that the group
can select a winner of the day.
Thom Jeremy Barthelmess, Butler Children’s
Literature Center, Graduate School of Library and
Information Science at Dominican University.
Children’s Round Table.
CPE#214: SBEC 3.0; TSLAC 3.0
Makin’ Music: Programming
with DIY Instruments (Ticketed)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm • Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street
Build your own cigar box guitar and other
instruments in this innovative Maker event
you can debut at your library. Learn about
music programming while experiencing the
hands-on pleasure of crafting instruments and
playing them. Supplies will be provided, and
a librarian and a musician will be on hand to
offer backup and lead as necessary.
Todd J. Humble, North Richland Hills Library,
and a musician.
Automation & Technology Round Table.
CPE#251: SBEC 3.0; TSLAC 3.0
Storytelling 101 and Then Some!
(Ticketed)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street
Energize your storytimes through this handson
session that introduces multisensory
elements to your programs with puppetry,
improvisation, storytelling techniques, and
musical enhancements.
Kim Lehman, storyteller, puppeteer, and musician;
Vivian Rutherford, Youth Services, Waco-McLennan
County Library; Sandy Shrout, Sandy and Friends;
and Toni Simmons, Zula B. Wylie Public Library,
Cedar Hill.
Storytelling Round Table.
Pack Your PJs!
TLA is partnering with Pajama Program, a 501(c)(3) founded in 2001, for our 2015
Conference Service Project. The goal of this organization is to provide new pajamas
to children in need as part of a literacy effort. Pajama Program serves children of all
ages throughout the nation and has four chapters in Texas. The Austin Area Chapter
works with 37 shelters and will provide a book with each pair of pajamas we donate.
Remember that kids in need come in all sizes from newborn to adult XL.
Join TLA as we Sync Up! with Pajama Program’s One Million Good Nights campaign
to collect one million new pajamas and the resources needed to get them in the
hands of children in need by the end of 2015. Bring your donations to the Sync Up
Station located in the Registration Area in Exhibit Hall 5.
To learn more about this organization, visit pajamaproject.org.
ICONS USED IN THE SCHEDULE
Bring
Your Own
Device
Young
Adult
Technology
CPE#203: SBEC 6.0; TSLAC 6.0
Resources for the Library Provided
by the Texas General Land Office
(Ticketed)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm • Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street
Expand your resources for developing strategybased
lesson plans and historical research. The
General Land Office’s outreach coordinator
reviews the agency’s diverse primary source
documents. Learn about the agency’s archives
and records collection, database of holdings,
land grant activity case file, maps, and ways to
use them in the library and classroom. Lunch
is not provided.
Buck Cole, Archives and Records,
Texas General Land Office.
Archives, Genealogy & Local History
Round Table.
CPE#205: SBEC 7.0; TSLAC 7.0
Research Projects from Idea to
Publication (Ticketed)
9:00 am - 5:00 pm • Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th
Whether developing their own publications
or assessing others’ work, librarians benefit
from a strong grounding in the research
process. This workshop introduces aspects
of the research life-cycle, including idea
generation, research question design, selection
of appropriate methodologies, basic numerical
analysis, and development of publications and
presentations. Lunch is not provided.
Jesse Hamner, University of North Texas Libraries.
College & University Libraries Division and
Professional Issues & Ethics Committee.
CPE#204: SBEC 7.0; TSLAC 7.0
Taking the Capitol by Storm: Libraries,
Legislation, and Leadership (Ticketed)
9:00 am - 5:00 pm • Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street
With the 84th Legislature in full swing,
join colleagues and experts as you study key
library issues and become an articulate and
knowledgeable advocate with decision-makers.
The first half of the preconference is an
intensive training and skill-building workshop.
The second half is an afternoon of actual visits
with legislative offices coordinated through
TLA. Participants will earn a badge of honor
to wear throughout conference. Lunch will be
provided.
Marty De Leon, Texas Library Association; Jennifer
LaBoon, Library Media Services, Fort Worth ISD;
Gloria Meraz, Texas Library Association; and
Rebeca Sullivan, Riter C. Hulsey Public Library.
Legislative Committee
34 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2014