Enjoy a StoryFest presents Week of Wonder with Free Online Family Concerts!

This year, StoryFest presents Week of Wonder, seven days of online concerts featuring award-winning musicians and a Special Guest storytime. This spectacular, diverse line-up of artists includes a Grammy-winner, Latin-Grammy winners, and a four-time Grammy nominee!

Join us every day at 11a.m. from Sunday, April 18 to Saturday, April 24!  In addition, you can view on-demand; the concerts and storytime can be viewed by anyone at any time for one month after they premiere.

To support our community, local families can register for a chance to win a set of books (selected by our librarians) and a Publix gift card. Winners will be drawn daily during Week of Wonder and prizes can be mailed to the winners’ homes or picked up in person at the library. For more information on our performers and prize drawing, please visit our Week of Wonder website: lib.nova.edu/wow

 

Sunday, April 18, 11am: “Queen of Kindie Rock” Laurie Berkner’s Family Concert
StoryFest 2021 presents Week of Wonder kicks off with the “undisputed queen of kindie rock” Laurie Berkner, singer, songwriter, lyricist, and author with 3 popular children’s books and 12 bestselling, award-winning albums! Her exclusive concert for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library is a high-energy show that will have kids roaring like dinosaurs, shaking their tails and dancing to the monster boogie. Enjoy a special read-aloud of Laurie’s popular picture book, We Are the Dinosaurs, by the author herself! “Laurie Berkner does what Fred Rogers did: respect, validate and reassure young children.” – Los Angeles Times.

 

Monday, April 19, 11am: Latin Grammy-Winners 123 Andrés: Hello, Friends; Hola, Amigo Bilingual Concert

Andrés and Christina, better known as 123 Andrés, are known for bringing joyful sounds, passion for bilingualism and a high-energy love of music that gets kids singing and dancing in Spanish and English. Andrés and Christina share a sweet, never saccharine, bilingual story of friendship with a readaloud of their board book: Hello, Friend; Hola, Amigo. “A rockstar for little language learners.” –Billboard.

 

Tuesday, April 20, 11am: Aaron Nigel Smith Family Reggae Concert

Dance to the award-winning reggae rhythms of Portland-based musician Aaron Nigel Smith as he shares a high energy online concert inviting families to move, shake, and groove together. Aaron is an educator, songwriter and entertainer, working with kids all over the world, from Oregon and Washington to New York, Kenya, Jamaica and more with a simple mission to inspire and be inspired by children through music and movement. His upbeat reggae concerts for kids and families are energetic, fun, and joyful.

 

Wednesday, April 21, 11am: Special Storytime with Miss Penny

Join Miss Penny, star of KidVision Pre-K, and your librarians for a special Raise a Reader virtual storytime celebrating books and encouraging a lifelong love of reading!

 

Thursday, April 22, 11am: Alina Celeste + Mi Amigo Hamlet: Being Bilingual Rocks Family Concert

Family musicians Alina Celeste and Mi Amigo Hamlet share original and folk tunes in Spanish and English with music spanning genres including Flamenco, Rumba, Bluegrass, Reggae, Cuban Son, Bossa Nova and other Caribbean and Latin American Beats!

 

Friday, April 23, 11am: Grammy-nominee Justin Roberts’ Kindie Rock Concert

Award-winning kindie rock star Justin Roberts returns to the NSU Alvin Sherman Library with inspiring, intelligent and imaginative music kids and their grown-ups will enjoy in a fun and funny concert! Four-time GRAMMY nominee and nine-time Parent’s Choice Gold Award winner Justin Roberts is truly one of the all-stars of the indie family music scene, and was hailed by the New York Times as “the Judy Blume of kiddie rock.

 

Saturday, April 24, 11am: Grammy-winning Secret Agent 23 Skidoo + Secret Agency’s Family Hip Hop Concert

Grammy winning, internationally touring, purple velvet tuxedo wearing family funk phenomenon, fan favorite Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Secret Agency return! Combining the positive, primal power of hip hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet.

 

 

2021 Free Virtual Financial Literacy, Entrepreneur, and Workforce Education Workshops

Presented by the NSU Alvin Sherman Library and sponsored by Truist Foundation, these workshops are designed to inspire and educate you to become personally and professionally successful.

MARCH 2021

Building Your Nest Egg for Retirement

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Zoom Webinar

Register here.

Establishing Winning Technology and Data in Small Business and Startups

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Zoom Webinar

Register here.

How to Develop Effective Presentation Skills

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Zoom Webinar

Register here.

On Thursday, January 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. join the Alvin Sherman Library on Zoom to learn about academic publishing from publishers, editors, and NSU faculty and librarians. Learn such skills as  how to become a multilingual scholar, using Web of Science to determine where to publish, how to prepare a compelling business or science book proposal, publishing your research with IEEE and more.

Becoming a Multilingual Scholar

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Register

Easy ways to search, retrieve, and utilize ideas in your research and writing from resources in over 100 languages.

Using Web of Science to Determine Where to Publish

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Register

Explore the best practices for analyzing the Journal Citation Reports, Master Journal List, Manuscript Matcher, and the Web of Science.

What Publishers Want: How to Prepare a Compelling Business or Social Science Book Proposal

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Register

“Demystify” the book proposal process, understand what a house like Emerald is looking for in terms of topic, impact, and reach of content.

From Student to Scholar: Publishing Your Thesis or Dissertation

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Register

Join faculty from the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts to learn how to write your thesis or dissertation for publication.

Publishing Your Research with IEEE

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Register

Tiffany McKerahan, Manager of Author Engagement & Support at IEEE, will discuss topics like the IEEE publishing process, and time-saving techniques when writing and submitting your article.

Understanding the Full Potential of Open Access: Transformative Models, Ethical Practices, and Research Discoverability

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Register

Join us as we further your understanding of the full open access publication process, uncover predatory practices, identify ethical open access publishers, and much more.

Growing your Profile: Sharing your Research and Becoming a Peer Reviewer

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Register

Join this session with David Parsons from Elsevier to learn about resources for growing your research profile throughout your career.

The Strategic Scholar: Developing a Professional Profile and Selecting Journals for Publication

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Register

Learn about the resources informed scholars, authors, and researchers depend on to make informed decisions about the best opportunities for publishing and presenting information.

 

 

The NSU Irish Film Festival is the brainchild of Professor David Kilroy, a native of Ireland and Chair of the Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences.

In previous years Professor Kilroy worked with the Irish Film Institute in Dublin to bring a wide array of films for screening. This year the annual NSU Irish Film Festival will be held virtually in November.  Attendees will be able to view the movies at their own pace and later join the professor and special guests on Zoom for Talkback sessions on each film. An opening session will be held on Thursday, November 5th where details on how to view the movies will be explained.

This festival is sponsored by the Alvin Sherman Library, NSU Center for the Humanities and the South Florida Irish Studies Consortium and is free and open to the public. To RSVP for the opening session on November 5 at 7:00 p.m., click here. For more information, contact David Kilroy, Ph.D at dkilroy@nova.edu or Kimberli Kidd at kkidd@nova.edu.

https://nova.libcal.com/event/7141930

South Florida author, business person and lecturer, Tamara B. Rodriguez  was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. As a young mother she was faced with talking about the disease with her two young daughters, but struggled to find the right words.Tamara has written two children’s books,  Hair to the Queen! and Teo the Great: A Child’s Approach to Cancer to help families start the conversation.

Tamara’s presentation will cover the benefits of speaking to children about a parent’s cancer diagnosis and when is the best time to do it.
Presented by the NSU Alvin Sherman Library.

Tuesday, October 20, 12:00 – :00p.m.

RSVP: lib.nova.edu/BC

Registrants will be sent a Zoom registration link before the program.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Presented by the NSU Alvin Sherman Library and sponsored by SunTrust Foundation, these workshops are designed to inspire and educate you to become financially successful.

Reserve your spot at lib.nova.edu/yougotthis. Zoom link will follow in an email before each program.

 

Social Media for Business
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Social media is not rocket science but does take commitment and a game plan. Learn from media experts on how to implement a social strategy to grow you audience, humanize your brand and increase customer engagement. Holly Svekis, Director of Premium Accounts, for the Sun Sentinel will take you through a journey of basic social media platforms, how to begin incorporating best practices, avoid pit falls and build a blueprint for a successful social game plan.

 

SEO, the Hidden Secret to Your Online Success
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Learn to leverage people looking for your business. Search Engine Optimization is a digital marketing channel that allows you to attract website visitors who are searching for your goods and services on search engines like Google and Bing. Discover the theory and basics of this strategy that can contribute to your success as a business owner. Learn from the experts at Lamark Media.