Creative Community Engagement with the GIANT Room
Join us for a panel presentation with the GIANT Room and representatives from three of the six pilot libraries that participated in a year-long project addressing ways that libraries can enhance their community connections with children and families through creative programming for the whole community.
Each of the six pilot libraries had the opportunity to work with the GIANT Room staff to create unique community experiences, and co-facilitate their own programs. From a large Halloween-themed event where A GIANT Storybook was created based on the creations of the children and families at the event, to an undersea-themed event where creations children made were turned into AI collector cards, and a storytelling DNA event where participants created one GIANT microscopic world full of cells in a floor art mural, the creative possibilities were endless. Visit the GIANT Room Libguide for more information and pictures from some of the programs.
This panel presentation will kick-off a new grant year with the GIANT Room which will include a series of learning workshops in the Fall and a new opportunity for more libraries to participate in holding their own community programs with the GIANT Room. Stay tuned!
Presenters:
Dawn La Valle, Director, Division of Library Development, CT State Library
Azadeh (Azi) Jamalian, PhD Founder, CEO | The GIANT Room
Rebecca Schifilliti, Director of Product | The GIANT Room
Panelists:
Jen Shuart, Ansonia Public Library
Claudette Stockwell, Killingly Public Library
Valerie Toner, Bristol Public Library
- Date:
- Monday, August 5, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Presenter:
- Azadeh (Azi) Jamalian, Rebecca Schifilliti and library panelists
- Categories:
- DLD Online Webinar
Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities
We want to provide what you need to participate!
If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.
You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.
Registration Eligibility
To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:
- current library staff member
- undergraduate or graduate library student
- Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
- retired or unemployed library staff
Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.
*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.
Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.
Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.
Inclement Weather Policy
For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:
If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.
For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.
Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.