Registration will open in late Spring 2024
Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 9:00am-2:30pm
Location: Newburgh Armory, 321 S. William Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
Cost: $100
We are now looking for Discussion Leaders!
Volunteers needed to lead book discussions for:
- Picture Books
- Elementary Level
- Middle Level
- Teen Level
As a Discussion Leader, you will choose a topic of timely, professional interest and select books
for discussion representing that topic to facilitate two sessions of breakout groups
of the Fall into Books participants. You will also receive free registration and a complimentary
lunch.
If interested, please fill out our Google form by clicking here. Please note that you must provide
the topic/title for your group and all the books you would like to discuss. We need
your information by APRIL 7th to include with general registration.
Agenda (subject to change)
8:30 am - 8:55 am: Registration
8:55 am - 9:00 am: Introduction
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Morning speaker
10:10 am - 11:10 am: Book Discussion Groups: 1st session
11:10 am - 11:25 am: Book Sales and Break
11:25 am - 12:25 pm: Book Discussion Groups: 2nd Session
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch and book sales
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Author Presentation
2:30 pm: Closing
Book discussions:
Participants can choose two Book Discussion Groups in order of preference and will be assigned one choice.
Conference Outcomes:
- Engage effectively in collaborative discussions.
- Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
- Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
- Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions dra wn from the text.
- Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key sup-porting details and ideas.
- Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Fine print - registration will open in late spring 2024:
- In order to ensure the most rewarding exchange of ideas, participants are expected to read all of their pre-assigned titles.
- Confirmation of group assignments will be e-mailed upon receipt of payment.
- Participants can purchase books within the registration site, on-site prices will be higher, and all titles may not be available.
- NOTE: You are not registered until you have received an email confirmation. If you have yet to receive an email confirmation by October 1, 2024, public librarians should contact RCLS or MHLS; school librarians and other educators, contact your respective school library system.
- Lunch will be provided to all attendees
- To pay by purchase order, select "pay by check" and follow the instructions to mail payment to Southeastern NY Library Resources Council.
- WE REGRET REFUNDS ARE NOT POSSIBLE
Questions? Call your library system office.