PA Forward in Our Libraries
Helen Taylor
Elizabeth Davis
Sci-Fi Day
Helen Taylor
Indiana Free Library
publib.ill@gmail.com
Promoting our collection
through the Force
Activities include:
 Children’s storytime & craft
 A visit from the Garrision Carida
 Viewing of a Sci-Fi movie
 Science Fiction trivia
www.scrantonreads.org
Elizabeth Davis edavis@albright.org
Year Book
2002 To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2003 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2004 The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek *
2005 Our Town by Thornton Wilder & The Crucible by Arthur Miller
2006 1776 by David McCullough *
2007 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
2008 The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet
2009 The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien *
2010 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn by Mark Twain
2011 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
2012 Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
2013 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
2014 Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
The Dearly Departed
Players
KristEn Shemanski
Graphic Designs
Community
Partners
Liz Evans
Joann Janosko
SMART START
POINT PARK UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Information Literacy in
10…. 9 Days
Liz Evans
University Librarian
Programme History
• PAS [Programme for Academic Success] ran
SIX weeks programme starting Monday after
Pittsburgh High Schools’ graduation.
• Library involvement ? One time brief
introduction session.
Programme History
• 2011 ELEVEN students enrolled.
Smart Start is Born!
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TWO weeks programme before term begins.
3 credits 2012 & 2013, 2 credits 2014.
Librarians meet cohorts daily, 75 mins.
What do you need, where is it, credibility, don’t
plagiarise. Activities/exercises/assessment.
• Throw in “how to find your free textbooks”
[EZBorrow or Reserve] as an appreciated bonus.
Smart Start Saves the Day!
August 2012 51 Students
August 2013 77 Students
August 2014 92 Students
August 2015 ???????????
Smart Start Library Benefits
Students get info lit skills boost.
Keep in touch – emails, pizza parties.
Hire them as our work studies.
Help with University retention.
Assessment/Follow Up
• Will conduct “how did the Library help you”
survey in Spring 2015 using 2012, 2013, 2014
cohorts.
• Students say name “Smart Start” makes them
feel “stupid” and “labelled”. Will look at
changing name.
Joann Janosko
Indiana University of
Pennsylvania
janosko@iup.edu
EBSCO Discovery Service as a
Pathway to Information Literacy
Nathaniel Thomas
Lauri Steffy
LGBT History Month
Nathaniel Thomas
Reading Public Library
reference@reading.lib.pa.us
In conjunction with
Reading Pride Celebration,
Reverend Jen Glass will give a FREE
presentation on the events and
importance of gay history in the United
States.
When: Saturday, October 20, 2012 @
1PM
Where: The Reading Public Library
Main Floor
100 South Fifth St.
Reading, PA 19602
100 Years of Fashion
Partnering with our local
Historical Society
Lauri Steffy
Indiana Free Library
Civic and Social Literacy
Hazel Bilka
Susan Jeffery
Family Health & Safety Fair
Hazel Bilka
Bellwood Antis Public Library
hab@blwd.k12.pa.us
Susan Jeffery, Library Director
Promoting PA Health Literacy
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
• Workshop promoted PA
Forward Health Literacy
• Focus on Consumer Mental
Health Resources
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• Partners include Academic
Libraries, Public Libraries,
Human Service Agencies
and NNLM/MAR
Partnering for PA Forward Health
Literacy
• Look to your local human service agencies for
good partnerships
• Consider working with NNLM/MAR. They
have funding, hand-outs, and resources to
help you.
• Consider starting small and moving on to
bigger efforts. Even small efforts are a big
step!
Encouraging Healthy Partnerships
through a Local Blood Drive
Carrie Sturgill
Theresa McDevitt
Lauren Reiter
MATH PLAYGROUND:
FINANCIAL LITERACY
Carrie Sturgill
Radnor Memorial Library
610-687-1124 x41
csturgill@radnorlibrary.org
What Exactly Do We Do?
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Pre-Activity
Read storybook that introduces math concept
Might have to do a little teaching
Follow-up Activity: Usually a craft
Handout with other related books
Materials from Let's Read Math™:
http://letsreadmath.com/
http://radnorlibrarysmartkids.wordpress.com/math-2/
Example: Money
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Penny rubbings
Show Sesame Street video (first 2:30): “For You, For
Me, For Later”
Read Benny’s Pennies by Pat Brisson
Follow-Up Activity:
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Story review sheet
Make a group chart: What would you buy?
Song: Ten Little Pennies (Tune of Ten Little Indians)
http://radnorlibrarysmartkids.wordpress.com/math-2/
Math Concepts
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Number sense
Counting
Telling time
Classifying
Spatial vocabulary
Money
Problem-solving
Size reasoning
Shape awareness
Equations
Fractions
Measurement
Sorting
Picture Books
• Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the
Bed
• P. Bear’s New Year’s Party
• Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom
• Rooster’s Off to See the World
• Benny’s Pennies
• One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab
• The Mitten
• Bear in a Square
• Anno’s Counting Book
• Ten Black Dots
• Fiesta Con Pizza: Pizza Party
• Inch by Inch
• Hannah’s Collections
http://radnorlibrarysmartkids.wordpress.com/math-2/
“You tricked us!
We thought this was gonna be about
math, but it’s actually fun!” –Alex, age 5
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Recognizing math and fun don’t have to be mutually
exclusive
Favorite activities:
 Creating
spot equations
 Playing the pizza game
 Creating a collage
http://radnorlibrarysmartkids.wordpress.com/math-2/
Reading + Math = Happy Parents
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Main component of S.M.Art Kids @ Radnor Library
Parents LOVE anything STEM-related!
Increased attendance among school-age children
Families anticipate the next series
http://radnorlibrarysmartkids.wordpress.com/math-2/
Theresa McDevitt
Indiana University of
Pennsylvania
mcdevitt@iup.edu
Help them Win the Wage War
Financial Literacy
For IUP College Students Looking for their
First Job
Why?
• Students are interested in finding work after graduation
with the best possible job, salary, benefits
• Studies suggest that negotiation skills make a huge
difference in the salaries new graduates end up getting.
• Knowledge of how to find average wage for new
graduates, cost-of-living in city of destination, and other
background information can give new graduates
significant advantages in negotiating better packages
when they land a job
Wage Project Workshops
• The WAGE Project, Inc is a 501(c)3 charitable, taxdeductible organization established for one purpose: to
end discrimination against women in the American
workplace in the near future. To do that, WAGE inspires
and helps working women to take the steps needed so that
every woman is paid what she’s worth.
• Workshops help job seekers find information they need to
Calculate What Your Job
is Worth
• http://www.wageproject.org/files/job_categories_list.php
Cooperative Library
Workshops
• IUP WAGE Project Trainer (Health AWAREness)
• Career Services
• IUP Business Librarian
More information on the Wage Project
http://wageproject.org/index.php
MONEYCOUNTS:
A FINANCIAL LITERACY
SERIES
Lauren Reiter
Business Librarian, Penn State University
MONEYCOUNTS IS…
Collaborative
Unbiased
Available
Timely
COLLABORATIVE
Hosted by Pattee-Paterno Library at Penn State
University, University Park campus
Dr. Daad Rizk, Financial Literacy Coordinator,
Commission for Adult Learners
Co-presenters drawn from Financial Literacy
Advisory Board
Supported by Student Financial Education
Center
UNBIASED
Financial information presented without bias
Objective and trustworthy resources
AVAILABLE
In-person workshop is recorded for later
viewing
People check in online during presentation
and watch on-demand later
TIMELY
Selecting topics that resonate with audience
Examples of MoneyCounts programs
Financial Literacy for Women
Mortgages-Financial Process of Owning a House
Look Before You Leap: Getting Student Loans
More examples on “Financial Literacy for
College Students” Research Guide:
http://bit.ly/1rzz1Jw
THANK YOU!
Lauren Reiter
Business Librarian
Penn State University
lmr29@psu.edu