MASL 51 Annual Conference 2024

Have you held a book tasting in your library? In this session I will take the idea of book tasting and zoom out. We will look at book tastings for a personal finance class, book tasting for a foods/nutrition class, book tastings for SAT prep, and more. Beyond the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions, share your expertise, and come up with new ideas for the upcoming school year. If you've never done a book tasting, you'll leave ready to host one. 

In this interactive workshop, explore how FigJam, a powerful collaborative whiteboarding tool, can transform your instruction and student engagement strategies. Participants will learn to leverage FigJam's real-time collaboration features to work seamlessly with teachers and create engaging, interactive lessons. Additionally, discover how to effortlessly plan and manage library events and reading programs using FigJam's templates and organizational features. This workshop offers practical tips and creative ideas to enhance lesson plans, improve student collaboration, and streamline library operations, empowering librarians to unlock the full potential of their library with FigJam.

Library programming for high school students can get a bit tricky, but they are still kids and sometimes like to be reminded of that. Come to this session to learn how we collaborated with our staff and came up with a school-wide reading and vocabulary initiative that runs all year and learn what has worked and not worked well during reading month to keep students interested.