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University Park hosts PA Forward Information Literacy Summit July 21

Sessions to discuss literacy competencies for librarians, students and patrons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The PA Forward Information Literacy Summit, a professional development conference for public, school, and academic librarians across Pennsylvania, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, at the Penn State Libraries.

The theme for this year’s all-day summit is “Library Services by Design: Supporting Future Forward Workplace Competencies” and features a morning keynote session to discuss information literacy competencies championed by academic, school, and public libraries for librarians, students, and patrons in all stages of life. Brenda Boyer, a freelance instructional designer and librarian in the Kutztown Area School District, Russ Hall, associate librarian for Penn State, The Behrend College, and Wes Roberts, library services manager of workforce and economic development at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh will present during the early session.

Breakout opportunities in the afternoon will discuss workplace competencies, tools for teaching digital literacies, ensuring technological readiness, professional collaboration and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.

PA Forward is the Pennsylvania Library Association’s 21st Century Literacies Initiative to highlight libraries as community centers of information, technology, and learning that will fuel educational and economic opportunity for the Commonwealth’s citizens. Additional information about this event is available at PA Forward Information Literacy Summit.

The Pennsylvania Library Association’s statewide initiative, PA Forward, redefines the library’s role in the Commonwealth within the context of five essential literacies that Pennsylvanians must attain in order to succeed as citizens, parents, students, employers, employees and consumers. Credit: Pennsylvania Library AssociationAll Rights Reserved.

Last Updated July 1, 2016

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