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Our colleagues at the Connecticut State Library have invited RI children's librarians to participate in a two day workshop they are offering virtually next month.
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bilingual Storytime Basics: Strategies for Serving Linguistically Diverse Families</span></i></strong></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">presented by Katie Scherrer<br>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In this workshops, attendees will learn </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:#212121">help staff understand how to design bilingual OR linguistically/culturally diverse storytimes, even if they do not speak the language of their target audience</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:#212121">guide staff through outreach strategies to overcome common barriers to library use that may be experienced by the families they hope to serve</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:#212121">expose staff to high-quality books, songs, and other resources to use in storytime </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:#212121">empower staff to feel confident in their ability to serve linguistically diverse families in storytime</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This workshop will take place over 2 days on Wednesday, September 16 and 25 from 10:00-1:00. You must be able to attend both days.
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The recording of this workshop will only be available to workshop attendees. Register here <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cslib.libcal.com_event_6678918&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=qcM6taeeuo-2ltnPCQx3vJKoL9QEVEJGCNTe7X8b9X4&m=037iEk8P7BSopDMfVjYGDSQImvR303lzTjkbwD99lhk&s=eftd55RuxwE5u2zK6y2mdDYPKev-A7xV33wwxnDWZdc&e=">https://cslib.libcal.com/event/6678918
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<p>Danielle Margarida, Youth Services Coordinator</p>
<p>Office of Library & Information Services</p>
<p>Rhode Island Department of Administration</p>
<p>One Capitol Hill | Providence, RI 02908-5803</p>
<p><a href="mailto:Danielle.Margarida@olis.ri.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#0563C1">Danielle.Margarida@olis.ri.gov</span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.olis.ri.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#0563C1"> www.olis.ri.gov</span></a></p>
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