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Saturday, November 12th Concurrent Session (3:30pm-4:30pm) | Literacy/Literature • K-5 | // Room 105 //

= **Dream Big!!** =

Come hear how one school library’s willingness to dream big helped them to promote reading and engage the school community in a common cause. In the process, students read nearly 5,000 picture books, parents began to volunteer, administrators increased the library’s funding, and—did we mention the New York Times? With a little imagination, some construction paper, and a lot of good books, you can do it too! Create lifelong readers and learners at your school, whatever age group you serve. Don’t be afraid to dream big, and dream often.

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars.” Les Brown

Lynne Sundstrom and Katy Larson


 * [[image:csla2011/katy_larson.jpg width="225" height="248" caption="Katy Larson I Library Technican"]] || [[image:csla2011/lynne_sundstrum.jpg width="244" height="244" caption="Lynne Sundstrom | Teacher Librarian | Davis Joint USD"]] ||


 * Lynne Sundstrom** is the Teacher Librarian at Birch Lane Elementary School in Davis and has worked in school libraries for more than 14 years. Lynne has presented at previous CSLA conferences, both concurrent sessions and a workshop. She was also a member of the 2010 CSLA/CLA conference organizing committee. Lynne was the recipient of the 2010 Leadership for Diversity Award and was featured in CSLA Good Ideas! She taught for two years in the Library Media Teacher Credential program at CSU Sacramento and was a college counselor at Virginia Tech and Louisiana State University.


 * Katy Larson** has been the library technician at Birch Lane for 5 years. A previous workshop presenter at CSLA, Katy has worked with children's literature at both the primary and post-secondary level. Katy has a MA in English, and was a faculty member at Brigham Young University before moving to libraries.