Hello fellow librarians,
I want to share with you an interesting program created by one of my favorite educators, Stacey Giaquinto. She has created an educational program called Litter Awareness to teach about the consequences of littering and single-use plastics. She has written a children's book on the topic and has been visiting schools, libraries, camps and other environmental/educational venues to speak to children, teens and adults. I have seen her presentation and her passion to "spread the message, not the mess" with her positive enthusiasm. It's both fun and motivating!
I'm posting this to get the word out to CT libraries and thought that with Earth Day coming up, the timing is perfect for this topic. She has several libraries booked already but would love to reach out to more libraries and set dates throughout this school year, the summer and into next year. I think that this topic will continue to gain interest since the 2024 theme that the state is going to support is all about conservation: Read, renew, repeat
I have attached her contact & website information so you can see more about the program. I think this would be a great match for CT libraries and school LMS as well.
https://www.litterawareness.org/
Thanks for your consideration!
Sincerely,
Karen Dandelske
Teacher Librarian, LMS
Forest Elementary School
West Haven, CT 06516