Conferences for Illinois Parents of Children with Vision Loss
Parents of children ages birth through twenty-one are encouraged to attend for in-depth
discussions of useful topics. Learn from experts in the field as well as from fellow parents.
The Conference Program overview:
- Kids Under Construction: Learn strategies to build up your child’s independence by encouraging age appropriate responsibilities and continuing school learning at home.
- Got Friends? Learn how to support your child’s friendships and social growth by understanding the social challenges of vision impairment.
- Camp: More than S’Mores! There’s more to camp than s’mores and campfire songs. Parents of children with vision loss share their children’s camp experiences.
- iPads for Eye Students: Learn how iPads can be used to benefit students with vision loss and test drive a few apps in this hands-on session.
- Resource Swap Shop: Who’s the expert on resources available for families and children with vision loss? You are! In this small group discussion, we’ll share experiences and information about helpful national, state and local resources. What resources have been most helpful to your family?
There are two conferences, one in the north and the other in the southern part of the state.
Southern Illinois Vision Conference
March 17, 2012
Mt. Vernon Primary Center
401 N 30th
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Northern Illinois Vision Conference
April 21, 2012
Center for Sight and Hearing
8038 MacIntosh Lane
Rockford, IL 61107
Time: 8:45 Check-in, 9:15 – 3:45 Conference Program
Hosts: Center for Sight & Hearing; Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments; Hearing and
Vision Early Intervention Outreach; Franklin-Jefferson Special Education; Illinois School for the Visually Impaired;
Northwestern Illinois Association; Rockford Public Schools; Illinois Machine Sublending Agency (Illinois
Heartland Library
To register, fill in the registration form Vision Conference Flyer 2012 .
ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM
Winter weather has finally arrived in Illinois. How do you spend your winter days? Do you just stare into space thinking of Spring? Do you take lots of long naps? Do you dream of sitting in the warm sun? Do you long for something to entertain you during these short, cold days? Why not register for the Adult Winter Reading Program? This year’s theme is “Tribute to the Decades: Celebrating the Twentieth Century.”
The WRP 2012 Reading Guide – Tribute to the Decades includes classics, adventure, romance, suspense, history and more, highlighting every decade including the Roaring Twenties, the Golden Fifties, and Decadent Eighties. All you have to read is 6 books from the reading guide by March 31st; record each title on your Reading Log; and return the log to the library to be entered into a multiple prize drawing! What better way to start the new year. Try some new authors and new books and maybe win a prize.
Please use the TBC WRP 2012 Registration Form to register and send it to the address given on the form. Nothing brightens a cold blustery day better than a good book. Happy reading!!!!
Funding for this grant project was awarded from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to
the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology
Act (LSTA).
SEA ADVENTURE
There are many interesting facts about the sea. Most of the books suggested are about battleships and their experiences with war and survival in the sea;
DB70323 (Mutiny: the true events of the submarine Storozhevoy that inspired the Hunt for Red October.)
DB68493(Wreck of the Carl D): A true story of the sinking of the 638-foot limestone carrier.
DB68497(Battleship Oklahoma BB-37): History of the battleship and personal experiences of the men before its destruction at Pearl Harbor
DB68625(Danger’s Hour): The story of the USS Bunker Hill of the 1945 suicide attack by a Japanese pilot.
DB72681(Atlantic:Great Sea Battles): traces the history of battles, heroic discoveries, titanic storms of the Atlantic ocean
DB66099(Halsey’s Typhoon): account of a devastating Pacific storm (Typhoon Cobra) that struck Admiral Halsey’s fleet near the Philippines in 1944.
DB66711(Beyond Reach): the account of the 1981 search for the wreck of the Titanic.
DB68470(Intrepid): history of the warship USS Intrepid
DB71378(The World is Blue): how our fate and the Ocean’s are one.
Holiday
The Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center will be closed Monday, January 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Day. We will open again on January 17.
Welcome 2012!
If the thought of a new year brings lifestyle changes to mind, you may want to check out one of these titles.
DB 66193 “Stop Whining, Start Living” by Laura Schlessinger
DB 66601 ”The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch
DB 67660 “Real Life: Preparing for the Seven Most Challenging Days of Your Life” by Phillip McGraw (Dr Phil)
DB 67113 “Rightsizing Your Life: Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping What Matters Most” by Ciji Ware
DB 67507 “Practice Safe Stress: Healing and Laughing in the Face of Stress, Burnout and Depression” by Mark Gorkin
DB 67932 “Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy and Whole” by Victoria Osteen
DB 70895 “So Long Insecurity: You’ve Been a Bad Friend to Us” by Beth Moore
If you would like to read a family novel with a New Year’s Eve theme, check out DB 66840 “The New Year’s Eve Quilt” by Jennifer Chiaverini or DB 71655 ”Knit the Season” by Kate Jacobs.
