SLJ Picture Book Palooza

Practical Applications Crash Course

Course Details

July 27, 2027 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm ET

2-Hour Online Crash Course

2 Credit Hours

Recommended for school and youth services librarians.

$49

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF...

You attended SLJ Picture Book Palooza and want to put what you learned into immediate practice.
You work with picture books daily and are looking for fresh, creative programming ideas.
You want ready-to-use strategies to bring picture books to life for the children in your library.
You're looking to deepen literacy engagement without having to build everything from scratch.
You serve as a school or children's services librarian and want to leave with a full toolkit of ideas.

This crash course focuses on practical ways to bring picture books into your daily library work, without starting from scratch.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Bring picture books to life: Discover creative, ready-to-use ideas that enrich literacy and programming in your library.

Live sessions via Zoom:
Monday, July 27, 2027, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm Eastern.

(Can’t attend live? Recording sent out after the live session.)

Join us for the second annual SLJ Picture Book Palooza follow-up event and learn creative ways to integrate the books you just learned about into actionable practice in your library. This two-hour crash course is dedicated to all things picture books and led by expert school and children's services librarians.

The live sessions run on Monday, July 27, 2027, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm Eastern Time for the Summer 2027 session (recorded for on demand viewing). For more details, check out the What to Expect tab.

Enroll In SUMMER 2027 Session

This course is not eligible for discounts.

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What You'll Learn Who This is For What to Expect

AFTER COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

Identify and apply picture book programming strategies that connect directly to titles featured in the Picture Book Palooza.
Design engaging literacy activities using picture books tailored to the developmental needs of children in your library.
Build a reusable programming toolkit of picture book-based activities ready for immediate implementation.
Articulate connections between specific picture books and broader literacy goals, curriculum standards, or social-emotional learning themes.
Evaluate and select picture books for targeted programming purposes, including storytime, book displays, classroom tie-ins, and reader's advisory.
Engage children and caregivers in meaningful picture book experiences that extend beyond the shelf.

This course is especially helpful for:

School librarians looking to enrich their picture book programming
Children's services librarians seeking practical, ready-to-use engagement ideas
Library staff working directly with early readers and youth programming

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

This course is designed for school and youth services librarians.

COURSE FORMAT

This will be a 2-hour online course and will include:

Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. All sessions are recorded for on-demand access for six months after the course ends.

Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

Asynchronous workshop: On-demand project-based modules connecting what you’re learning to your professional practice. Includes peer-to-peer sharing via discussion forums.

Online classroom: The virtual learning platform holds all course content and remains accessible for six months after the course ends.

Note: You will have six months of access to the recording and any other course materials.

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT

If you attend or watch recordings of all live sessions, you will spend approximately 2 hours on this course. You will earn 2 hours of professional development credit and a School Library Journal certificate of completion.

ALL THE DETAILS

This course is a two-hour, expert-led crash course on picture book programming and engagement strategies for school and children's services librarians.

You will work through practical, actionable ideas closely aligned with the books and topics covered in the SLJ Picture Book Palooza, with a focus on bringing picture books to life in your daily work.

This course also provides a brand-new roster of ready-to-use programming ideas designed to enrich literacy for the children in your library.

ON-DEMAND ACCESS

All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on demand for six months following the initial broadcast as part of your purchase.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Complete all course requirements to earn 2 professional development credit hours and a School Library Journal certificate of completion. Certificates are emailed upon completion.

ACCESSIBILITY

All video recordings feature auto-captioning. If you require accommodations, please email course-support@libraryjournal.com upon registration and we will make our best efforts to support your needs.

SUPPORT

For technical or course-related support, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com.

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