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By: Constance Vidor, Director of Library Services, Friends Seminary, NYC

Being an educator gives you entree to a glorious world of summertime learning. Some of the very best opportunities are free or very low-cost–and priceless. This list is comprised almost entirely of programs I have participated in or that colleagues have recommended to me. They are all open to full time K-12 librarians. Many of them are competitive, but as a librarian you will often be seen as someone who brings something unique to the experience. If you know of something I should have included, please email me at cvidor@friendsseminary.org and I will add it. Continue reading “Constance’s List: Summer of Learning Professional Development”

HVLA’s Fall Meeting showcased new books for children and young adults from several New York City based publishers. In addition, keynote speaker Mark Siegel shared about the process for creating the 5 Worlds graphic novel series. The meeting was hosted at Nightingale-Bamford’s Middle/Upper School library space. Continue reading “Fall Meeting 2018: Recap”

Patricia Markert was born and grew up in Syracuse, New York. She was educated in Catholic schools her whole life until she left Georgetown University in her sophomore year, and transferred to the University of Iowa, where she studied English, continued her French major, and took writing classes with Denis Johnson, Marvin Bell, and other poets. She moved to New York City where she worked in publishing for over ten years, mostly at McGraw Hill. She began her library career with a “lone ranger” position at the Town School, teaching pre-K through eighth grade classes, managing all A-V requests, and processing catalog Continue reading “Meet Our New Board Members”

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