Georgia Library Association

Librarians Build Communities In Macon

Georgia’s second Librarians Build Communities project will take place in Macon October 9-11 during the annual conference of the Georgia Council of Media Organizations. Food and donations will be collected for Loaves and Fishes, a local non-profit organization that assists community members  with food, clothing, and other necessities. Libraries Build Communities began at ALA’s Annual…

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Cobb County School District and Cobb County Public Library Collaborative Summer Reading Programs in the Spotlight!

by Janell McClure Knowing the power in partnerships between school systems and public libraries, as well as the impact of summer reading programs on avoiding the “summer slide,” Janell McClure, Library Media Education Supervisor for the Cobb County School District (CCSD), contacted Patty Latch, Manager of the Youth and Media Department at the Cobb County…

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Leveraging Visual Literacy for Communication: Free Webinar, October 3, 2013

The Georgia Library Association is pleased to announce the October 2013 session of the Carterette Series Webinars. Leveraging Visual Literacy for CommunicationPresented by Nicole BrownThursday, October 3rd, 2013 2:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern TimeREGISTER The ability to critically engage with and communicate through visual materials is becoming a core competency for participation in today’s highly visual…