Educator Resources

Professional Development Offerings

Below is a list of the current professional development offerings of the Department of Library Services. As new courses are developed and scheduled they will be added to this list.  So please check back often.  Please register online at http://pd.nycoit.org

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Title of Course:                    School Library Services 21 (SLS21):
                                            Building a 21st Century Library Program
                                            (formerly Newly Assigned Modules)

Date:                                    October 7, 2009
                                            November 18, 2009
                                            December 16, 2009
                                            March 10, 2009

Time:                                    8:30AM - 3:00PM

Location:                               This four full-day professional development workshop series will be offered simultaneously at four locations throughout the city.  For exact locations, please log on to our Professional Development Registration System at http://pd.nycoit.org.

Target Audience:                   Newly Assigned and Experienced Library Personnel

Facilitator:                            Department of Library Services

Price:                                   FREE 

Summary Description of Course

The Department of Library Services is conducting a series of four full-day professional development workshops focused on building a 21st century library program.  In these sessions, formerly known as Newly Assigned, librarians and teachers who are newly assigned to a New York City school library as well as experienced library personnel looking to recharge their library programs are invited to explore the principles and practices of dynamic 21st century school library programs. The sessions will focus on vision and goals, program administration, collection development, facility planning, integration of technology, collaborative planning, and information skills instruction.


Please email libraryservices@schools.nyc.gov if you have any questions or concerns.