SR4 Event: Orange County Book Festival

Each year on the first Sunday in October, the Orange County Book Festival is held at the Orange Coast College campus.  Section 4 (Orange County) Librarians met up to enjoy food and fabulous book-themed entertainment. 

This year’s headline event was Actor/Comedian Shawn Wayans who appeared on the Mainstage and took photos with fans afterwards.  

Children at the Illustrator’s stage learned how to draw a monster with A. J. Cosmo, author and illustrator of The Monster That Ate My Socks.

Both Scholastic Book Fairs and Mrs. Nelson’s Book Fair Company sold books at a discount.  It was a good opportunity to compare both vendors for planning your next book fair.  

You can look for news on next year’s event by following Orange County Children’s Book Festival on Facebook or checking out their website.  The Festival is free to the public and even includes free parking!

Cathy Short and Heather Gruenthal with Clifford at the Scholastic Book Fair Booth

   

Written by:

Heather Gruenthal

Southern Region President Elect

Teacher Librarian, LBUSD

Lindsey Middle School and Stanford Middle School

Twitter @hgruenthal

CSLA Southern Region Workshop Saturday April 27th! Register NOW!

http://cslasrspringworkshop2013.weebly.com/

Register now for the 2013 CSLA Southern Region Spring Workshop!

All the info you need is at:

http://cslasrspringworkshop2013.weebly.com/

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Register before

April 20^th, 2013: 

$60 CSLA Member

$75 Non-Member

At the door:

$70 CSLA Member

$85 Non-Member

Raffle!

Free WiFi!  = Upgrade to a faster speed for $2.99

Free Parking!

Continental Breakfast – Lunch – Mid-Afternoon Snack 

Knott's Berry's Famous Chicken Lunch with Boysenberry Pie! 

(Vegetarian pasta available)

CSLAsr February Event! Section 1 - Bakersfield

Section 1 Event

The Public Libraries serve many of our School Library patrons.  Creating a partnership with the Public Libraries may help them serve our patrons better, and allow us to offer more resources when we don’t have something available in our library. 

CSLA Southern Region, Section 1, invites all CSLA members and library personnel to explore the possibilities of a partnership with the Public Library.

When:   Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Time:    4pm-6pm

Where:  Beale Memorial Library

             701 Truxtun Avenue

             Bakersfield, CA 93301

What:  We will get a tour of the Beale Memorial Library, and then meet in a reserved room.  Two public librarians, including the children’s librarian, will join us for great collaboration and discussion time.  This should open some dialogue about how we can work together to support our mutual patrons, including the new Common Core State Standards.

RSVP:  In order to provide enough drinks and snacks, I need to know how many people are coming.  Please RSVP by February 11, to Sondra Keckley at Sondra_keckley <AT> kernhigh.org

Cost:  Free to CSLA members, $5 for non-members

CSLAsr January Events!

Mark these events down for JANUARY!  

First event is open to anyone and everyone from anywhere in California.  

The second is a CSLA member benefit.

Upcoming Events:  

Section 1:  

Tour of the John Spoor Broome Library

California State University Channel Islands 

One University Drive

Camarillo, CA 93012

Monday, January 28, 2013

6—8 PM

All school library personnel are invited to attend.

This event will include a presentation by staff about the library’s services and collection, a tour of the facility, refreshments, and time to socialize with your colleagues in other school libraries.

Cost: free to CSLA members, $5 for non‐members (helps defray costs for refreshments); parking is $6

RSVP to Sue Heraper by January 25 at sheraper AT conejousd.org

Flyer Link

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Section 6:  

The Hollywood Librarian

Riverside's Orange Terrace Community Center

Thursday, January 31st, 2013 

6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Open to all CSLA members. 

Refreshments will be served. 

There is no charge for this event. 

If you have questions, contact Mark (consultant at makaw dot net),

or Stephanie (shall at valverde dot edu).  

SEE YOU THERE!

Marie Slim

Teacher Librarian/Spanish Teacher

FJUHSD

sraslim AT gmail.com

CSLAsr President 2012-2013

CSLA Southern Region Section 2 Event!

Southern Region Scholarships - Applications Available!

  Need money for library school?  If you are a Southern Region member, fill out the applications posted at http://cslass.wikispaces.com/Scholarships for the opportunity to apply for our paraprofessional or professional scholarships.  And may the odds be EVER in your favor!  Any questions?  Contact Marie Slim: sraslim <at> sbcglobal <dot> net   Applications are due Friday, March 30th, 2012