[CASL-L] TAR: Roundtable for Fairfield County/Greater Danbury Area HS Librarians

[Jessica Wismar]

Hello fellow school librarians!

This message comes to you as a means of gathering interest in the idea of
establishing a roundtable for high school librarians in the Fairfield
County/Greater Danbury area. I know some of these meetings go on throughout
the state (many of which are sponsored by the CT Library Consortium, which
I have also contacted for sponsorship/assistance and for a list of member
libraries) but that they are often held at locations that are a bit too far
away for some of us to attend.

With so much going on in both education and in the library world today, it
is more important than ever that we work together to pool our intellectual
resources and learn from each other's experiences. As a solo librarian at
my high school, meeting with a group of educators who share my interests,
successes, and struggles is especially appealing. I am an active member of
online PLC communities including Twitter and edweb.net and I learn a great
deal from these resources, but even in today's technology-rich virtual
world, nothing can compare to collaborating and learning from colleagues in
the real world.

Please let me know if you would be interested in participating in this
roundtable for secondary librarians in the greater Danbury area. I know
this is a busy time of year (and unpredictable as well with all of this
snow!), so I am thinking that it would be best to plan this roundtable
meeting for spring--perhaps April would work? I would be happy to host this
meeting at my school library if that would work for others, but I am
certainly open to using other spaces as well. I love visiting other school
libraries since it always gives me new ideas for my own space!

I hope to be in touch with you soon with further information and possible
meeting dates/times. Feel free to let me know your specific needs and/or
interests in your email reply or contact me via phone as well. I look
forward to chatting with you!

Thank you so much,

~Jess

*Jessica Wismar*
Library Media Specialist
Bethel High School
300 Whittlesey Drive
Bethel, CT 06801

wismarj at bethel.k12.ct.us
wismarj at gmail.com

203-794-8600 x363
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