Upcoming Training
Save the Date: Read to Me Rendezvous – March 16 – 17, 2022
Read to Me Rendezvous is a two-day convening of youth services library staff from around Idaho. The ICfL will cover the cost of your travel and lodging (with some limitations) to bring you to Boise for this unique training and networking event. In 2022, Rendezvous will be held in the spring, on March 16 & 17. Save the date!
Foundations of Early Literacy (Library Juice)
Course Description: Both using and expanding on the early literacy information in the Every Child Ready to Read® initiative (from ALA’s Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children), you will become familiar with the early literacy skills (phonological awareness, print awareness, letter knowledge, vocabulary, and background knowledge) and practices (talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing). Building on this knowledge, we will explore ways to apply them to your work, including ways to make library environments supportive of staff sharing early literacy information and activities with parents and caregivers. Here is the direct link to the course to learn more.
Dates: Jan. 3 – Jan. 30, 2022 AND May 2 – May 29, 2022
Instructor: Saroj Ghoting
Instructions: The ICfL is offering FREE access to this course for a limited number of people. To attend, fill out the Library Juice Course Access Request form for the January course before Jan. 24, 2022, and for the May course before May 22, 2022.