Lubuto Library Project Talk in Washington DC

To bring literacy and hope to Africa’s vulnerable children, Jane Kinney Meyers founded the Lubuto Library Project. Meyers will discuss the goals and accomplishments of the project at the Library of Congress at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Building at 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The lecture, sponsored by the African Section of the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division, is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Press release at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-218.html

Study in London and Paris in summer 2009!

Florida State University, College of information, is offering two graduate LIS courses at its London Centre and in Paris this summer. Please forward this email to any of your students or colleagues who you think would be interested in this opportunity to study abroad for three weeks in Europe.

Study in London and Paris this summer!

An exciting opportunity to earn six graduate LIS credits while living in central London and Paris is being offered by the Florida State University College of Information. Two multimedia production courses, taught from June 25 – July 16, 2009 at the FSU London Centre and in Paris will use these dynamic cities and the surrounding areas as a backdrop for creating projects such as podcasts, websites, short films, and digital photography. No prior experience with these media is required. All 4-day per week classes will be field trip based.

Other pertinent information:

· The two courses being offered are: LIS 5313: Design and Production of Media Resources and LIS 5362: Design and Production of Network Multimedia. Participants must take both courses and they will be focused on application of media to libraries and teaching and learning. Students will have the opportunity to apply course material to their current work situation if desired.

· The FSU London Centre is housed in a 17th century building that FSU owns in the heart of 'literary London' and very close to the shopping district and to the theater district. It is less that one block from the British Museum. Students live there or in nearby apartments. Housing in Paris will be in a centrally located hotel.

· London provides superb cultural exposure. The variety of arts, theatre, performances, and other cultural venues available in London is stunning, and almost all of them provide student rates. Often the school has inexpensive play tickets available. London has some of the best museums, historical attractions, and buildings in the world.

· Paris is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. In Paris we’ll visit the Louvre, Champs Elysees, the Pierre Lachaise cemetery as well as dine in outdoor cafes along the Seine River.

· Many field trips are tied to settings of children’s stories like Harry Potter, Peter Pan, and Mary Poppins.

· Extra time is budgeted for travel on your own.

· Cost is $5575 for both in-state and out-of-state participants. The fee includes all registration and instructional costs for up to 6 undergraduate or graduate credit hours; travel on the Eurostar from London to Paris; program social/cultural activities; health insurance; international student ID card; T-shirt; full-time academic and administrative support.

· The course is open to students from other universities who may wish to transfer the credits, or to non-students (media specialists, teachers, and librarians) who are interested in this exciting summer opportunity. Credits earned in this program may be later transferred into the master’s degree program at FSU for students who may be accepted at a future date. These offerings are regularly offered graduate courses.

· Deadline to register is December 5, 2008.

For more information (including accounts from this past summer's participants) and to apply online, visit the website: http://ci.fsu.edu/London For more information about the London Study Centre visit: http://international.fsu.edu/London/

Contact: Dr. Nancy Everhart, (everhart@ci.fsu.edu) with any questions.