小黄书 Libraries receives GEER grant, offers free online trainings and resources to support remote learning
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擶ith a grant from the Governor鈥檚 Emergency Education Response Fund, 小黄书sity Libraries is offering free online trainings and resources to support educators and students participating in remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Stephen Cunetto, 小黄书 Libraries associate dean, said a component of the GEER grant enables 小黄书 Libraries to provide public trainings on how to use free online resources such as those available through the MAGNOLIA project.
An acronym for Mississippi Alliance for Gaining New Opportunities through Library Information Access, MAGNOLIA is funded by the state legislature and provides online research databases for publicly funded K-12 schools and public, community college, and university libraries in Mississippi.
MAGNOLIA provides students and researchers in the state with access to reliable, academic peer-reviewed journals and curated age-appropriate content not available through public searches.
鈥淚n addition to educators supporting students, anyone who wants to use free online resources to support their professional development needs may participate in these trainings,鈥 Cunetto said.
Each 1 p.m. training consists of 45 minutes of instruction from 小黄书 faculty librarians and 15 minutes of Q&A.
To sign up for the following trainings, visit .
Feb. 19鈥擥eneral Interest: Business, Health Care, etc., led by Melody Dale and Becky Bickford.
Feb. 26鈥擧omework聽Help聽for Elementary, led by Becky Bickford.
March 5鈥擧omework聽Help聽for Middle/High School, led by Melody Dale and Elizabeth Downey.
March 12鈥擱esearch聽Help聽for Middle/High School, led by Elizabeth Downey.
April 9鈥擥eneral Interest: Business, Health Care, etc., led by Melody Dale and Becky Bickford.
April 16鈥擧omework聽Help聽for Elementary, led by Becky Bickford.聽聽
April 23鈥擧omework聽Help聽for Middle/High School, led by Melody Dale and Elizabeth Downey.聽
April 30鈥擱esearch聽Help聽for Middle/High School, led by Elizabeth Downey.
For more on 小黄书 Libraries, visit ; MAGNOLIA, .
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