From: Mary Moen <marymoen25@GMAIL.COM>
Date: February 2, 2016 at 3:45:50 PM EST
To: SLRI-L@LISTSERV.RI.NET
Subject: Invitation to free events at Providence Children's Film Festival - Feb Vacation Week
Reply-To: School Librarians of Rhode Island <SLRI-L@LISTSERV.RI.NET>
Dear Colleagues,If you have never been or don't even know about the week-long Providence Children's Film Festival, now is your chance. This amazing organization is inviting all librarians to the festival to learn about children's independent film and their FilmHub educational resources. If you are a librarian and attend this free public event, you will get two courtesy passes to attend an additional event (details below). Registration required. If you are around school vacation week, come find out about this high quality resource. It would be something fun to do with your child, colleague, or friend!Invitation to Providence Children’s Film Festival Presentation: Be a Cinema Detective! Discover, Explore and Inspire Through Film
Sunday, February 14, 2016
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
RISD Museum (Metcalf Auditorium) – Chace Center, 20 North Main Street, Providence, RI
Series: Media Smart Libraries
Speaker(s): Eric Bilodeau and Sarah Yahm, Providence Children's Film Festival
The Providence Children’s Film Festival invites all librarians to learn how you can use Children’s Independent Film in your library programming. Librarians will join the public in this free event to find out about this incredible organization and the high quality educational resources available.
Program Description:
What makes a film worth watching? Learn how to be a film sleuth and how to encourage kids to think more deeply about what they watch. Eric Bilodeau, Director of Programming, leads a PCFF Cinema Detective program teaching kids how to decode film. Afterward, educator Sarah Yahm introduces the new PCFF Film Hub, showing families, teachers, and librarians a new way to find quality films and resources that can inspire programming, spark conversation and make community connections.
BONUS: The Providence Children’s Film Festival is a week long event that includes film viewings, film discussions, film-making workshops, and more. Any librarian* who registers/attends this event will receive 2 Courtesy Passes to attend an additional event during the festival. Each pass admits one person on a space available basis. Courtesy passes will be exchanged at the door for Admission Ticket. Courtesy Passes can be picked up at the Media Smart Library event. Media Smart Libraries Cohort members who attend will receive an ALL ACCESS FESTIVAL PASS that will admit one person to all events throughout the week on a space available basis. All Access Festival Passes can be picked up at the Media Smart Library event.
The Media Smart Libraries project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant # LG-07-14-0045-14. Attendance at this event can be applied to the Access & Use, Analyze & Evaluate, or Reflect badge.
Registration required.
Intended Audience: All librarians
--Mary Moen