BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_964_a7e517b5bc5c4d3f1ebcd1cec06e7727@infopeople.org SUMMARY:Together\, Learning More! Interactive Family Lear ning in California's Libraries DESCRIPTION:\n Across California\, libraries offer valuable ex periences for young children and families. Storyti me programs\, with their focus on early literacy d evelopment\, remain central and important to child ren&rsquo\;s library services. Yet\, libraries are thinking beyond the traditional storytime as they work to engage new audiences and responsively ser ve their communities. A shift from storytime to le arning time is particularly important as children move from preschool to early elementary school.\n \n A newly published report\, Together Learning Mo re! Interactive Family Learning in California&rsqu o\;s Libraries\, highlights a few of the many exam ples of high-quality interactive learning happenin g in libraries across the State. The report shares insights from a survey conducted with library sta ff\, as well as interviews with library leaders ac ross the state\; these findings from the field are connected to academic research on social-emotiona l and cognitive development.\n \n This webinar wil l discuss key components of interactive learning\, the research-backed value of play\, the role of s ocial-emotional development\, and priorities relat ed to the training of library staff.\n \n This web inar will be of interest to: All library staff who work with children\, ages zero to eight\, and the ir families/caregivers.\n \n Questions? Please con tact Christian Theyer\, Early Learning with Famili es Project Manager\, at christian@theyerconsulting .com.\n \n The Early Learning with Families (ELF) project is supported in whole or in part by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technol ogy Act\, administered in California by the State Librarian. The Together\, Learning More! report wa s supported in whole or in part by funding provide d by the State of California\, administered by the California State Library.\n \n \n Webinars are fr ee of charge\, you can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button on this page. If you pre- registered you will receive an email with login li nk and a reminder email the day before the event.\ n \n To check your system'\;s compatibility wit h GoTo Webinar and/or download software for your c omputer/tablet/smartphone\, see this page.\n \n \n Speaker'\;s slides: Will be available the morn ing of the webinar.\n CATEGORIES:Webinar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210413T130000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210413T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210413T140000 URL:https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=964 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR