Mackin To Host BookTalk Live! Webinars To Highlight Best New Titles

Online, April 7, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Recognizing the challenges that educators face in improving collections in a tight economy, Mackin Educational Resources will host two free BookTalk Live! webinars highlighting the best new titles and the best uses for them.

BookTalk Live! for elementary media specialists and teachers will be at 4 p.m. (CST) on April 26, 2011. BookTalk Live! for middle school and high school media specialists and teachers will be at 4 p.m. (CST) on April 28, 2011.

To help educators improve their library and classroom collections, Mackin's professional collection development librarians meet with publishers and read review journals, catalogs and advance book samples. During the BookTalk Live! webinars, Mackin's librarians will showcase the best of high-quality fiction and nonfiction titles published in the winter and spring of 2011. All featured titles are well reviewed and meet common K-12 curriculum and educational standards.

To register for these webinar events, educators can call 800-245-9540 or visit Mackin.com.