Winter 2015 TLJ

Keith Hemstreet Thanhha Lai Cynthia Levinson
Patti Wheeler Eugene Yelchin Jane Yolen
Keith Hemstreet and Patti Wheeler, Greenleaf Book
Group; Thanhha Lai, HarperCollins Children’s
Books; Cynthia Levinson, Peachtree Publishers;
Eugene Yelchin, Macmillan Children’s Publishing
Group; and Jane Yolen, Penguin Random House.
Children’s Round Table.
CPE#308: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Cool Jobs: 2015 Edition
10:15 - 11:50 am
A panel of librarians with atypical jobs will
tell you where they are, what they are doing,
and how they got there. Find and succeed
at careers that build on your library and
information science education.
Miguel Figueroa Stan Gunn Beth Hallmark
Cheryl
Feldman, City
Manager’s
Office, City of
El Paso; Miguel
Figueroa,
Center for
the Future of
Eric Lupfer Sarah Samaon
Libraries, American Library Association; Stan Gunn,
Information Technology, Austin Community College;
Beth Hallmark, Data Services, Texas Comptroller of
Public Accounts; Eric Lupfer, Grants & Education,
Humanities Texas; Sarah Samson, AppleCare
Content Services, Apple, Inc.
Special Libraries Division.
CPE#309: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Cyber Security and
Privacy Issues: What
You Should Know
10:15 - 11:50 am
As repositories of collections,
data, and information about Alan Daines
their users, libraries of all sizes are in the data
storage business. Staff must understand both
new technologies for handling this storage
load and the risks posed for compromised
privacy and security breaches. Dell’s Chief
Information Security Officer will identify areas
for concern and strategies for protecting data.
CPE#332: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Developing a Culturally Responsive
Approach to Learning: A Community
Response to the Dearth of Latino
Children’s Literature
10:15 - 11:50 am
By 2050, six of the nine million students in
Texas’ public schools are projected to be of
Latina/o heritage, yet the literature needed
for providing a culturally relevant curriculum
remains a critical unmet need. Panelists will
lay out an innovative community response
that incorporates culture and history through
an arts-based
curriculum
that serves as a
model for how
parents and
community
Pauline Dow
Barbara Renauld
Gonzalez
to transform their communities.
members
can work
collaboratively
Pauline Dow, Austin ISD; Barbara Renauld
Gonzalez, author; and Chris Milk,
Independent Scholar.
Latino Caucus Round Table.
CPE#315: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
E-Resource Management:
Syncing to the Best in the Field
10:15 - 11:50 am
University, community college, school, and
public librarians discuss how their institutions
select, acquire, provide access, evaluate, and
troubleshoot e-resources for their respective
audiences.
Jeannie Colson, Lee College; Nancy L. Lambert,
McSpedden Elementary, Frisco ISD; Amy Mullin,
Collection and Cataloging Services, Austin Public
Library; and Alisha Quagliana, Acquisitions,
University of Texas at Austin.
Electronic Resources & Serials Management
Round Table.
CPE#347a: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Library Gaming with Minecraft and
Faster Than Light – FTL (Hands on
Lab 4: ticketed; register online only)
10:15 - 11:50 am
Explore galaxies and nebulas
in FTL while writing detailed
“Captain’s Logs.” Turn
Minecraft Adventure Maps
into a reading adventure for
grades 2-8. This hands-on
session will show you how to
get the most out of the time
your students spend playing
Douglas L. Watkins
Minecraft and FTL. Tickets must be purchased
by Friday, April 3, through preregistration.
Douglas L. Watkins, Kid Gamer Nation.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#330: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0
Project Connect by Follett
10:15 - 11:50 am
Discover Follett’s Project Connect that brings
together educators from early childhood
through high school, college, and professional
association communities to link libraries
to 21st century learning and to find best
solutions to questions about digital content
and technology.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#313a: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Streaming Media in Public Libraries:
The Newest Generation of AV Materials
10:15 - 11:50 am (Net Fair)
Librarians will discuss the challenges and
benefits of adding streaming media to a public
library collection. Providers of streaming
media services round out this review with a
look at the future of the market and delivery
models for this service.
Zack Dorsey, Alexander Street Press; Ashley Eklof,
Bexar County BiblioTech Digital Library; Marianne
Lorio, Collection Development, Houston Public
Library; and Eric Timm, Hoopla, Midwest Tape.
Automation & Technology Round Table.
CPE#314: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Summer Reading and Beyond:
Learning Activities, Community
Partnerships, & Virtual Badges
10:15 - 11:50 am
Take summer reading programs to an exciting
new level through community partnerships,
tracking learning activities, and digital badges.
Representatives from successful programs share
best practices and offer lessons learned.
Jennifer Leigh Cummings, Frisco Public Library;
Melissa Dease, Dallas Public Library; Melissa Perez,
Schimelpfenig Library, Plano Public Library System.
Children’s Round Table and Programming for
Adults Round Table.
CPE#316: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Teen & Tween Programming:
Walking the Tightrope of Budgeting
10:15 - 11:50 am
Score tips and tricks for spending little to no
money on crazy fun teen and tween programs.
Speakers share savvy strategies for marketing
library services, finding free resources, and
maximizing the use of books, games, pop
culture, crafts, technology, food, and more for
resourceful programming. Tip #1: Network
with hoarders (really!).
Michelle Beebower, Collection and Cataloging,
and Nichole A. Chagnon, Saint John’s Branch,
Austin Public Library; Renee Dyer, Weslaco East
High School, Weslaco ISD; and Christina Hicks,
Friendswood Public Library.
Young Adult Round Table and Children’s
Round Table.
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Public Libraries Division.
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