For my last reading journal, I looked over the ISLMA Conference 2013 session handouts. Looks like there were many great sessions, and it would have been hard to choose ones to visit. Hopefully, in the near future I will be having to make those hard choices. I did like the wide range of topics that were being presented. It appears that librarians from all levels can find good sessions to attend.
I chose “Connecting with Comics” as my first session choice. As I looked through the power point, I really saw a great form of literature that gets forgotten. I think so many students could connect with the reading of comics. These also would be great for struggling readers. My second session choice was “Blogging the Bluestems!”. I really liked this idea of helping to keep the students engaged and accountable for the reading of the books. I think this idea could work for the Bluestem, Rebecca Caudill or Lincoln state award books. The third session I chose was the “Top Ten Reasons to be a School Librarian”. This session seemed to be a fun look at why to be a Media Specialist. Having a sense of humor is so very important in any work role, and I liked how she shared many perspectives as to why to work in a library.
Some questions arose when I read through the handouts and watched the powerpoint. The first question is why should the comics be separated from graphic novels? Maybe as a progress through my courses this will become more clear. Another question that I have is how long to keep the blog running? Should it start when the state awards are announced? I really look forward to attending the conference in person and actually networking with others in the field as that is so valuable.
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