Are You an Educator? Visit a Library Back to School Night!

Written by Caleb Kennedy, Lifelong Learning Assistant, Downtown Main Library and Joe Armstrong, Content Specialist, Downtown Main Library

Learn how you can use the Library’s services for this upcoming school year – from free collections of books to Homework Help and afterschool resources for your students – at four after-hours events exclusively for educators!

Four Educator Back to School Nights are being hosted across Hamilton County at the Downtown Main Library and the Loveland, Madisonville, and Reading Branches. All four events are happening Thursday, August 1 from 6-8 p.m.

View all upcoming Educator Back to School Nights on our events calendar, opens a new window.

Come for:

A tour of MakerSpace and create something for your classroom
Online library tutorials
Adult learning resources for professional development
Homework Help and afterschool resources for your students
An opportunity to sign up for teacher collections
Other giveaways and goodies!

Can't come for the whole time? No problem! Please join us whenever you can and treat this as an open house.

Registration is highly encouraged. Please share with any of your colleagues so they can join in on the fun!

Here are just a few examples shared by Library staff of how the CHPL's services and resources can assist educators:

Earlier this week a teacher needed to print 100 pages (in color) and then laminate them, so she was excited when I told her about the 20 free color prints per day!

A digital literacy teacher came in and 3D printed a bunch of student designed keychains when his school suddenly decommissioned their 3D printers after his students had already started the project.

Several local teachers have made use of our button makers as a means of promoting school events/fundraisers and even as incentives for their students.

Many teachers make posters, custom stickers, and buttons (for school elections!) for their classrooms.

One teacher who runs a "Dungeons and Dragons" type club came in to make a poster of a game world’s map on our vinyl printer.

The laminators are really popular - especially for the beginning of the school year planning!

Upcoming Educator Back to School Nights

Learn more about all the upcoming Educator Back to School Night events on our events calendar, opens a new window.