Emergency Preparedness Online

The DALNET Educational Forum on Friday, July 22nd featured Barbara Heller, Director and Conservator, Special Projects at the Detroit Institute of Arts.   View Ms. Heller’s presentation, slides, annotated bibliography and other documents here:  http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/def.html.  Also at this web address, previous presentations in the DALNET Educational Forum series can be viewed.  Stay tuned for news of our next forum.

Teaching art across the K-12 curriculum

Marygrove College’s Institute for Arts Infused Education provides professional training for artists, principals, in-service and pre-service teachers. The Institute has designed two training sessions, held Aug. 16 & 17, 2011, to focus on methodology and pedagogy of integrating arts across the K-12 curriculum and to provide professional development for those interested in and/or working in the field. Participants are eligible to earn .6 SBCEU’s per day. To register, please telephone (866) 903-3033. Registration ends July 20.
 -From the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan July 2011 Newsletter

Emergency Preparedness Planning Forum

The Detroit Area Library Network is continuing its series of Educational Forums in 2011.  This year DALNET would like to focus on presentations by its members.  Our first one this year will be presented by Barbara Heller, Director and Conservator – Special Projects of the Detroit Institute of Arts.  She will present a program on emergency preparedness planning at Wayne State University’s Purdy/Kresge Auditorium on Friday, July 22, 2011 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM.  The event is free and open to the public.  If you plan to attend, please register at http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/register/07-22-2011.html.

(This event is rescheduled due to a power outage at WSU on June 10th, the original date of the forum).

Free admission to Henry Ford Museum

Target Family Days: Free admission to Henry Ford Museum on Friday July 15, 2011!

 http://www.thehenryford.org/events/targetFamilyDays.aspx