CCBC Choices Workshop - Two Dates in 2024!
Please join us for this popular hands-on in-person event. Note that in 2024 CCBC Choices is being offered twice to better accommodate schedules of all interested area educators, school librarians, and public library staff. Register for one session at the time that is best for you. Note: Friday's workshop will include an additional afternoon training session focused on intellectual freedom and materials challenges.
Thursday Evening Workshop - CCBC Choices Presentation & Book Browsing
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 4pm - 7pm
Location: Brown County Library, Lower Level Auditorium, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 (map and directions)
Parking: The Pine Street Parking Ramp is available across the street at 333 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301. Additional parking info can be found at https://greenbaywi.gov/776/Downtown-Parking.
- 4:00-5:00pm - book browsing and light refreshments
- 5:00-6:30pm - Great New Books for Children, Birth - Grade 12
- 6:30-7:00pm - book browsing
Friday Workshop - CCBC Choices Presentation/Book Browsing & Intellectual Freedom Training/Statewide Update
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Brown County Library, Lower Level Auditorium, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 (map and directions)
Parking: The Pine Street Parking Ramp is available across the street at 333 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301. Additional parking info can be found at https://greenbaywi.gov/776/Downtown-Parking.
- 9:00-10:00am - book browsing and light refreshments
- 10:00-11:30am - Great New Books for Children, Birth - Grade 12
- 11:30am-1pm - Lunch - free pizza lunch provided or enjoy dining at one of many downtown Green Bay restaurants
- 1:00-2:30pm - Intellectual Freedom Training and statewide update from CCBC staff
- 2:30-3:00pm - book browsing
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) librarians Merri Lindgren and Megan Schliesman will talk about great new books for children and teens, highlighting selected titles from the CCBC Choices 2024 list. Books published in 2023 that are included in CCBC Choices 2024 will be available for hands-on examination. The list will not be distributed in print format; instead, you may download CCBC Choices 2024 as a PDF (coming in 2024!).
The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), located on the UW-Madison campus, serves as a children's literature noncirculating library for adults, a book examination center, and a research library. It is supported by an annual contract with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries and Technology.
This workshop is sponsored by the Northeastern Wisconsin (NEWI) library systems – Manitowoc-Calumet Library System, Nicolet Federated Library System, Outagamie-Waupaca Library System, and Winnefox Library System.
Continuing education contact hours:
- Great New Books for Children, Birth - Grade 12 = 1.5 hours
- Intellectual Freedom Training and statewide update = 1.5 hours