Looking for alternatives to Halloween? This webinar will feature multimedia resources, research ideas and activities around the general themes of monsters, mysteries and magic for working with preschoolers, school age children and teens.

Academic Library staff will be interested in this workshop because ideas can be modified for outreach and programs with college students.

Public Library staff will find this training beneficial because these are ideas and alternatives to Halloween that they can mix and match for library programs and events.

School Librarians and Media Specialists will find this training beneficial because ideas presented could easily be adapted to the classroom or added to lesson plans. Some ideas will incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

 Dr. Susan Smith is the Technology and User Experience Librarian and Associate Professor at Hodges University. She works with students and teaches research methods and utilizing library resources. She currently teaches for the Johnson School of Business and has also taught for the Nichols School of Professional Studies. She was named Hodges University Professor of the Year for 2013. Susan serves on both regional and state library committees, and she has previously worked in public libraries in Texas; as a librarian specializing in Children’s Activities, Teens, Reference and Fiction. She holds a BA in English, a Masters’ Degree in Library and Information Studies, both from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. Susan blogs at http://readspace.net/