Just a reminder about the upcoming ARLIS/NA lunchtime chat next Monday.
Chats are free and anyone may attend. Sharing and discussion are encouraged during this interactive event, so bring your questions and ideas! (Chats are text-based, similar to having an IM conversation - no audio involved). The URL to join this event will be announced on ARLIS-L on Monday morning. We hope to see you there.
Enriching the Museum Visitor Experience: Two Popular Library Outreach ProgramsMonday,
February 4th, 201311am Pacific - 12pm Mountain - 1pm Central - 2pm Eastern
Guests:
Sheila Cork, Librarian, New Orleans
Museum of Art
Leah High, Public Services Librarian, Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Please join us for an informal discussion of the challenges and benefits of coordinating public programs held in art
museum libraries. Such programs offer added value to the
museum experience by providing unique opportunities for
museum visitors and members of all ages to engage with library services and resources.
We will be joined by Sheila Cork, Librarian at the New Orleans
Museum
of Art, who has organized a popular book club featuring
exhibition-related readings and discussions. Leah High, Public Services
Librarian at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, co-manages a daily storytime program for a range of young
museum
visitors in the Met’s Nolen Library. Sheila and Leah will facilitate an
interactive conversation in which attendees may learn more about these
specific programs, as well as share their own experiences and questions
about
museum library programming.
The URL for this
chat will be announced on ARLIS-L the morning of Monday
2/4/2013.
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Heather Koopmans
Meg Black
ARLIS/NA Professional Development Education Subcommittee
Heather Koopmans
Head of Reference Services
Savannah College of Art and Design®
Jen Library, 201 E. Broughton St.
Savannah, GA 31401
T: 912.525.4719 – Fax: 912.525.4715
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