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Exploratorium 2012: Agenda

Our annual Spring Conference is now an Exploratorium! Join us on Wednesday, May 16th at the Celeste Bartos Forum in the NYPL Schwarzman Building at 42nd and Fifth Avenue.

Draft Agenda

Agenda

 

8:00-9:00             ALL – Registration & Breakfast (Bartos)

 

8:30-9:00             ALL - Welcome  (Bartos)

                              Shael Polakow-Suransky, NYC DOE Chief Academic Officer

                              Dr. Anthony W. Marx, President and CEO New York Public Library

Linda E. Johnson, President & CEO Brooklyn Public Library

Thomas W. Galante, President & CEO Queens Public Library

Gregg Betheil, NYC DOE Executive Director School Programs &   Partnerships

 

9:00-9:30             ALL - Summer Reading Website Tour (Bartos)                                                     

9:30-11:30           Choice of a Variety of Offerings (see schedule on page 5 for exact times and locations)

Exploratorium I                    

Summer Reading Booktalks: from Children’s List

                                          Library Building Tours                     

Extended Session: Common Core Panel (Pre-registration required)

                                          Hands-on session:  NOVELny

                                          Auditorium presentation: Apple

                                          Auditorium presentation: Libguides                     

11:30-1:30           ALL - Boxed Lunch Available (this is a flexible lunch period so that attendees can continue to browse the exhibits)

Extended Session: Bibliocommons

12:30-2:30           Choice of a Variety of Offerings (see schedule on page 5 for exact times and locations)                                                                                                                                                                           

Exploratorium II

                                          Auditorium presentation: CommonSense Media

Summer Reading Booktalks: from Young Adult List

Hands-on session:  NOVELny                     

2:30-3:00                       ALL – Raffle, Evaluation, Cookies & Tea (Bartos)

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