Monthly Postings for Youth Services Liaisons

1. April Is
2. SLP Update

2a. 2011 Poster Art Fonts Available on the CSLP Website and File for Mistake on CD/DVD
2b. CSLP Collaboration with TalkingBooks
2c. CSLP Collaboration with Scholastic Books
2d. 2013 Themes and 2014 General Concept
2e. CSLP Sign Language Video
2f. Early Literacy Manual

3. Teen Services

3a. CSLP Teen PSA
3b. Best Graphic Novels
3c. New YALSA Tool to Evaluate Teen Services
3d. YASLA Preconference on Reaching Reluctant Reader

4. CCBC Bibliography on Beginning Readers
5. Apply for the 2011 Mora Award
6. Upcoming ALSC Webinar
7. Preview of the New Every Child Ready to Read, 2nd Edition
8. UPS Children's Literacy Award
9. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. March Is
2. SLP Update

2a. 2011 Sign Language Video
2b.TeachingBooks Resources that May Be of Interest this Summer
2c. Free International Math Resources from Massachusetts
2d. CSLP Fonts
2e. Manual Correction

3. Teen Services

3a.YALSA Teen Spaces Webinar
3b. YALSA's Webinars On Demand
3c. CSLP Teen Video Contest
3d. ALA Teen Video Contest
3e. Keeping Teen Tech Week Alive Throughout the Year

4. Día de los niños/El día de los libros 2011
5. Children's Book Week May 2-8
6. Superintendent Tony Evers Encourages Staff to Support Each Other
7. CCBC Choices Will Be Distributed Through Systems
8. Libri Grants Due April 15th.
9. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. February Is
2. SLP Update

2a. CSLP Early Literacy Manual
2b. 2011 Foreign Language Pronunciation Guides
2c. CSLP Teen Video Contest
2d. Children's Manual Error

3. Teen Services

3a. Why I Need My Library teen video contest launches
3b. New YALSA Readers' Choice Booklist
3c. YALSA's Best of the Best List for 2011

4. 2011 CCBC Charlotte Zolotow Award
5. 2010 Cybils Awards
6. Top 10 Black History Books for Youth: 2011
7. Operation Military Kids
8. El Diade los Niños/El Dia de los Libros The Day of the Child/The Day of the Books
9. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. January Is
2. SLP Update

2a. New Performer List
2b. Possible Flannel Board Story Resource
2c. SLP Passes Update

3. Teen Services

3a. Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust Fund Grants for Teens
3b. New Resource for Teen Read Week and Teen Tech Week, March 6-12, 2011
3c. Teen PSA Contest for SLP, New Tool Available

4. Youth Book and Media Awards

4a. ALA Awards Announced
4b. CCBC Webinar on Selected 2011 Award Winning Books
4c. Scott O'Dell Award

5. National Library Week, April 10-16, 2011
6. Summer Free Lunch Distribution Sites Needed
7. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. SLP Update

1a. CSLP Teen PSA Video Contest
1b. Passes to Waswagoning Ojibwa Village Will Be Available

2. Teen Services

2a YALSA Workshop on Teen SLP Programs, December 16th
2b. Mini-Grants for Teen Tech Week Available through YALSA
2c. Teen Librarian's Resolutions for 2011
2d. Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust Grants for Public and School Libraries

3. New Websites added to ALA's Great Web Sites for Kids
4. Story Tubes Contest
5. Upcoming UW-Madison SLIS Courses of Interest to Youth Services Librarians
6. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
7. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. November Is
2. SLP Update

2a. December 1 is First Deadline for CSLP Materials
2b. Sign Language SLP Training Video
2c. Foreign Language Training Video
2d. Accessing the CSLP Webpage
2e. Old World Wisconsin Passes for 2011
2f. First Adult Summer Reading Program Promotion in 2011
2g. SLP Webpage Has Been Updated

3. Teen Services

3a. Tapping Youth Participation to Strengthen Library Services On Line Course.
3b. ALA Mid-Winter Preconference Sponsored by YALSA
3c. Margaret A. Edwards Award for Best Literature Program for Teens

4. New Online Magazine from ALA on Children's Programming
5. Survey of Kids: Physical Books Here to Stay, In Parallel to Rise of E-Readers
6. ALA Collaborates with Target on Read With Me Initiative
7. 9th Annual International Children and Young Adult Literature Celebration
8. NASA Sponsors Year of the Solar System
9. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
10. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. October Is
2. SLP Update

2a. Request for ideas for the 2012 CSLP Children's Manual.
2b. 2011 Collaboration with Old World Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Historical Sites
2c. 2011 Manual and Order Forms Distributed
2d. Take Down 2010 CSLP Art from Webpages

3. Teen Services

3a. Hedberg Library in Janesville Has Book Cart Drill Team in Parade
3b. Altoona has a New Teen Area
3c. Teen Read Week, October 17-23
3d. Harry Potter Movie to be Released in November
3e. YALSA Great Stories CLUB Grants
3f. Be An Effective Technology Mentor for Teens
3g. New Edition of Young Adult Literature Guide

4. CCBC Webinars
5. Children's Books on Islam, Muslins and the Qur'an
6. President Obama's Children's Book
7. Lita Haddal Retires from the Child Care Information Center (CCIC)
8. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
9. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. September Is
2. SLP Update

2a. New University of Tennessee Study Shows the Importance of Reading Over the Summer
2b. Call for Teen Manual Ideas

3. Teen Services

3a. Texas Will Offer Free Webinars on Teen Services
3b. YALSA Teen Read Week™ Mini Grants winners include two Wisconsin libraries
3c. YALSA Seeks Examples of Teen Services Partnerships.
3d. CSLP Sponsors Teen PSA Contest

4. Awards and Grants

4a. Better World Books/NCFL Libraries and Families Award Application
4b. State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants

5. Sheboygan Children's Book Festival, October 15, 2010
6. UW-Madison, SLIS Fall Courses
7. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
8. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage

1. August Is
2. SLP Update

2a. ALA Resolution Encourages Funding of Summer Library Programs
2b. Fond du Lac's Summer Reading Program Featured in American Libraries Magazine.

3. Teen Services

3a. Multicultural Programs for Teens Publication
3b. Is It Time for an Award for Graphic Novels?
3c. New YALSA CafePress Store

4. Northwoods Children's Book Conference, September 30-October 1
5. New Children's Book Festival Coming to Sheboygan - October 15-17, 2010
6. UW-Madison SLIS Offers Fall Courses
7. Gardening Program Grant
8. Ad Council and the Library of Congress Launch New PSAs to Encourage Parents to Read with their Children
9. National Gaming Day Registration
10. ALA Ramona and Friends Posters and Bookmarks Available
11. Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
12. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
13. Upcoming Events in 2010

1. July Is
2. SLP Update

2a. Clinton Public Library Receives Grant
2b. Chicago Area Performer Showcase
2c. Libraries can be a Summer Lunch Distribution Site

3. Teen Services

3a. National Gaming Day, November 13, 2010
3b. Westport Public Library in CT Gives Teens Free Snacks During Exam Week

4. Children's Gardening Course
5. Additions Made to Great Web Sites for Kids
6. Book Awards

6a. Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
6b. International Latino Book Awards

7. First Lady Obama Launches "Let's Read Let's Move"
8. Milwaukee Teacher Objects to Lay Off of School Librarians
9. New ALA Publication on Designing Library Spaces for Children
10. The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Accepting Applications for 2011 Grant Competition
11. ASLC On-Line Courses
12. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
13. Upcoming Events in 2010

1. June Is
2. SLP Update

2a. Racine Public Library Collaborating with Local Museums for a History Mystery Camp
2b. Borders/Walden Book Stores Reward Summer Readers
2c. Training Video for "Seashells by the Seashore" and "Over in the Ocean" by Marianne Berkes

3. Teen Services

3a. Gender Differences in Gaming
3b. YALSA 2010 Reluctant Reader and Graphic Novel Recommendations
3c. Top 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Titles for Youth
3d. Teen Read Week, October 17-23, 2010

4. Grants and Awards

4a. American Library Association Awards, Grants and Scholarships
4b. National Book Foundation Award
4c. Department of Education offers $10M for planning grants

5. Directory of Youth Services Updated
6. Free "Explore New Worlds-Read" PSA Launched by the Library of Congress and Ad Council
7. ALSC Institute, September 23-25, 2010
8. Children's Book Awards

8a. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature
8b. 2010 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards
8c. Children's Choice Award Winners
8d. Bank Street's Best Children's Books of 2010

9. Amtrak and National Geographic "Toot & Puddle" Bookmarks
10. Step Up to the Plate" Baseball Contest
11. The 10 Best Video Game Consoles of All Time
12. ALSC On-Line Courses
13. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
14. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
15. Upcoming Events in 2010

1. May Is
2. SLP Update

2a. State Park Passes and Posters
2b. Water Songs and Finger Play Resources
2c. Books in Alternate Formats
2d. 2012 CSLP Themes and 2013 General Concept
2e. 2010 CSLP Fonts
2f. CSLP Rules of Use
2g. CSLP's PSA DVD
2h. CSLP Collaboration with TeachingBooks

3. Teen Services

3a. Teen Read Week Mini Grants

4. Largest Increase Free and Reduced Lunch in Recent Years
5. Target Grant For Literacy and Youth
6. 2010 Notable Children's Videos
7. 2010 Notable Children's Recordings
8. 25th Anniversary of School Library Month
9. Amtrak and National Geographic "Toot & Puddle" Contest
10. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
11. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
12. Upcoming Events in 2010

1. March Is
2. SLP Update

2a. State Park Passes and Posters
2b. Reminder YSS Webpage Site
2c. Reminder Importance of SLP Handouts
2d. Clinton School District and Public Library are Collaborating

3. Teen Services

3a. Michael Sullivan's New Book on Serving Boys
3b. Teen Tech Week, March 7-13
3c. Five Wisconsin Libraries are on the NFI Top Twitter Libraries

4. Best Books and Media Lists

4a. 2010 Best Books for Young Adults
4b. 2010 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
4c. 2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
4d. 2010 Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers
4e. 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
4f.Third American Indian Youth Literature Awards announced
4g. 2010 Rainbow Project Bibliography

5. Awards and Grants

5a. Service to Young Adults Achievement Award Announced
5b. Ezra Jack Keats Award
5c. Pepsi Refresh Project

6. Hubble Space Telescope 3-D Movie Children's Contest
7. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
8. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
9. Upcoming Events in 2010

1. SLP Update

1a. No Fall SLP Preconference in 2010
1b. DNR Fish Wildcards
1c. Big Fish Stories
1d. Angler Educator "Clean Boats, Clean Waters" DVD

2. Teen Services

2a. Teen Tech Week
2b. Teen Tech Week 2010

3. Book Awards

3a. 2010 ALA Children's Book and Media Awards
3b. CCBC's Charlotte Zolotow Award
3c. Great Interactive Software for Kids (formerly Notable Computer Software for Children)
3d.American Indian Youth Literature Award

4. National Library Week Free PSA, April 11-17, 2010
5. New Brain Research on Young Children's Math Skills
6. Wisconsin PBS Children's Writing Contest
7. StoryTubes Video Contest
8. Source for Readers Theater Scripts
9. ASCL Suggestions to Make 2010 Spectacular
10. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
11. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
12. Upcoming Events in 2010

1. SLP Update

1a. UW-Madison Water Sea Grant Resources
1b. Performers
1c. State Park Passes

2. Teen Services

2a. YALSA On-Line Courses
2b. YALSA On-Line First Wednesday Chats
2c. Research On Comics

3. UW-Madison On-Line Spring Courses
4. ALSC On-Line Courses
5. Coming Up Taller Awards
6. Book Awards

6a. Mora Award for Celebrating El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
6b. YALSA's William C. Morris Awards Announced
6c.Middle East Book Awards

7. Twenty New Sites Added to Great Web Sites for Kids
8. Free Library Song from ALSC
9. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
10. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
11. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. SLP Preconference Summary
2b. DNR Collaborations for Clean Boating Program
2c. DNR Angler Education Update
2d. DNR EEK! Resources
2e. DNR Park Passes
2f. The Magic Goggles Book, Illustrated by Anne Horjus, Baraboo Public Library
2g. Two Missing Items from Conference
2h. Clarification of CSLP Reading Records
2i. Adult Summer Reading Program Poster Art
2j. CSLP Rules of Use

3. Teen Services

3a. Teen Read Week Generates Media Attention
3b. Results of Recent Educause Center for Applied Research Study

4. Awards and Grants

4a. Bogle Pratt International Travel Award
4b. National Leadership Grant for Public Library-Museum Programs

5. ALA and Safeway Grocery Stories Collaborate
6. Sendak Interviews on National Public Radio
7. H1N1 Awareness Posters, Bookmarks Available Courtesy of SCLS
8. National Game and Puzzle Week, November 22-28
9. Free Preschool Resources on Recycling from DNR
10. Operation Military Kids
11. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
12. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
13. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. Free Shipping on all CSLP Summer Library Program Orders
2b. SLP Online Order Form Now Available and Reminder about Advance Shipment Deadlines
2c. SLP Preconference Update
2d. Library in Ladysmith Lends Fishing Tackle
2e. New Performer Map

3. Teen Services

3a. Great Stories CLUB Grants
3b. YALSA's Great Books Giveaway Competition
3c. Teen Read Week is October 18-24, 2009
3d. YALSA In Need of Instructors
3e. National Gaming Day, November 14, 2009

4. WLA Conference Sessions for Youth Services Librarians
5. 8th Annual International Children's & Young Adult Literature Celebration
6. 8th Annual International Children's & Young Adult Literature Celebration
7. New ALA publication on Serving Youth
8. National Library Week Grant Deadline Extended
9. Depiction of Librarians in Children's Books
10. Make It Matter Day
11. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
12. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services webpage
13. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. 2010 SLP Preconference Registration
2b. DNR Session Added to the Preconference
2c. Newest Alexander Study Highlights the Importance of Summer Library Use
2d. "WE ALL" Multicultural Poster Set
2e. 2010 SLP manuals and order forms
2f. Call for Ideas for the 2011 SLP Manuals

3. Teen Services

3a. Borders Expands Teen Section
3b. Teen Read Week

4. Grants and Awards

4a. National Library Week Grant
4b. Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved

5. Upcoming C.E. Opportunities
6. Carthage College Hosts Author Laura Numeroff
7. New Resources on the ALSC Kids@Your Library Web Site
8. Upcoming Children's Movies Based on Books
9. Swine Flu Reminder
10. First Lady Jessica Doyle's Read On Wisconsin
11. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
12. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. 2011 CSLP Manual Organization Suggestions Needed
2b. SLP Preconference Registration

3. Youth Services Directory Updated
4. Grants

4a. ALTAFF and Nordstrom to Award 20 matching Books for Babies Grants in 2009
4b. Better World Books/ NCFL Libraries and Families Award

5. Chicago Performer Showcase September 1-2, 2009
6. Upcoming Courses

6a. UW Eau Claire Course in YA Fiction
6b. YALSA Offers Three Fall Courses

7. Wisconsin Storytellers' Get-Together
8. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
9. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. Ordering Reading Certificates in Braille
2b. Yard Signs for Summer Readers

3. Teen Services

3a. Gaming in Libraries Online Course through Syracuse University
3b. YALSA's Downloadable Bookmarks for Teens
3c. YALSA's Ultimate Teen Bookshelf

4. ALA Partners in White House Summer Volunteer Effort
5. Kids! Campaign Features Art by David Diaz
6. Dragon Series Music Lyrics Contest
7. OccuPaws is Training Service Dogs for Children Who are Blind
8. ALSC Summer On-Line Courses
9. Getting Boys to Read
10. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
11. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. Resources for Children who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Deaf
2b. Fall SLP Preconference Update
2c. Web Sites that Foster Creativity

3. Teen Services

3a. Motion Sensitive Controllers are the Newest Gaming Technology
3b. Phase Two of Kids! @ Your Library Campaign Targets Teens

4. Award Winning Youth Literature and Recordings

4a. Elizabeth Burr./Worzalla Award Announced by WLA
4b. Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
4c. International Latino Book Awards
4d. Children's Choice Awards
4e. 2009 Audie Awards

5. New Sites Added to Great Web Sites for Kids
6. Rhonda Puntney Wins ALA Positions
7. President's Summer of Service Program
8. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
9. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) Information

1a. Information from John DeBacher
1b. LibraryPalooza Offers Free Handout on Hand Washing

2. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
3. SLP Update

3a. 2010 Art Work, 2011 Themes, and 2012 Concepts
3b. 2008 SLP Participation Data for Wisconsin
3c. Change in Reporting Program Information on the Annual Report
3d. Why We Do Summer Reading Programs
3e Summer Safety and Privacy Protection Reminders
3f. CSLP Copyright Reminders
3g. Sign Language Video
3h. Accessing the New CSLP Webpage

4. Teen Services

4a. Adolescent Literacy Workshops are Underway
4b. YALSA Summer Courses
4c. Can't Afford a Prom Dress? Try the Local Library

5. Awards and Grant Opportunities

5a. Beacon Society's Jan Stauber Grant
5b. Best Buy Community Grants
5c. Target Offers Reading Grants
5d. Wisconsin Center for the Book Offers Awards for Author and Illustrator Visits

6. National Library Week Video Contest
7. UW-Milwaukee Offers Summer Course on Latin American/Latino Cultural Heritage
8. ALA's Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008
9. Comic Strip Character "Nancy" Visits the Library
10. Kids!@Your Library
11. 2009 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards for the Addams Peace Association
12. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
13. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
14. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. CSLP Annual Meeting
2b. PSAs
2c. Sign Language Video
2d. Braille and Tactile Graphics
2e. Targeted Libraries to receive Bristol Renaissance Faire Tickets

3. Teen Services

3a. Adolescent Literacy Workshops are Underway
3b. ALA Has New Gaming Toolkit
3c. LE Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire Encourages Teens to Read
3d. ALA Conference Sessions on Teen Services
3e. Graphic Novel Helps Kids in Military Families Cope

4. Awards and Grant Opportunities

4a. Nordstrom Grant Match for "Books for Babies"
4b. 2009 Lois Lenski Covery Foundation Library Grants
4c. Save Our History Grants
4d. Barron Prize for Young Heroes

5. Children's Book Week
6. 2008 Issues of "Highlights" Magazine Available
7. Autism Tool For Librarians
8. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
9. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
10. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a.CSLP Sign Language and Braille Resources
2b. CSLP PSAs
2c. CSLP Toy Safety
2d. CSLP Adult Summer Library Program Manual
2e. Summer Food Service Program
2f. VISTA Volunteers will Work in Public Libraries this Summer

3. Teen Services

3a. Upcoming Adolescent Literacy Workshops
3b. State Superintendent's Adolescent Literacy Plan Available
3c. Homeless Teens Program on Public Television
3d. Teen Tech Week Resources

4. Awards

4a. Notable Children's Videos and Recordings
4b. Amelia Bloomer List
4c. Rainbow List
4d. Top 10 Graphic Novels

5. Grants

5a. Innovative Literacy Gaming Grants
5b. Hedberg Public Library Wins "We The People" Award

6. Upcoming Courses of Interest to Youth Services Librarians
7. Resources for Young Children Who are Blind
8. "Beezus and Ramona" Movie Scheduled for Release in 2010
9. Update on the Issue of Lead in Children's Books
10. WEMTA Author Fair
11. State Library of Iowa Free Library Posters
12. El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)
13. Read Across America!
14. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
15. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
16. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. Theme Suggestions for 2011 and General Concepts for 2012
2b. Free SLP Song from Billy Gorilly

3. Teen Services

3a. Up Coming Adolescent Literacy Workshops in March
3b. Help Getting Boys Interested in Reading!
3c. YALSA Offers Teens & Technology Institute in Pennsylvania
3d. Three Wisconsin Public Libraries and Three Schools Win ALA Great Stories CLUB Grants to Serve Troubled Teens

4. 2009 ASLC Awards Announced
5. Katy Horning named 2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer
6. Public Libraries in Augusta, Durand, and Pepin Public Won Picturing America Awards
7. Sydney Taylor Book Awards
8. National Library Week, "Worlds Connect @ Your Library"
9. ALSC Winter 2009 Online Course Offerings
10. New Report on Early Literacy Released
11. ALA Debuts Free Cultural Programming Resource
12. Early Learning Resources Available in Somali
13. Jane Botham Wins ALSC Distinguished Service Award
14. Summer VISTA is Available
15. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
16. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
17. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
2. SLP Update

2a. New Performers
2b. New Fabric May Have Potential for Youth Librarians
2c. No State SLP Incentive in 2009

3. Teen Services

3a. Adolescent Literacy workshops
3b. Teen Tech Week, March 8-14
3c. YALSA Offers Teen Services Courses

4. New Consumer Product Safety Law
5. The Schneider Family Book Award
6. Free DVD on Bullying Coming to All Public Libraries from ALA
7. UW-Madison Continuing Education, Winter and Spring 2009 Courses
8. Media Bombardment Is Linked To Ill Effects During Childhood
9. Mark Your 2009 Calendars
10. CCBC Offers New Ecology Bibliography
11. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
12. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
13. Upcoming Events in 2009

1. SLP Update

1a. Fall Preconference for 2010 SLP
1b. No State Incentive for 2009

2. Teen Services
3. Library Foundation Awards
4. Upcoming UW-Madison Continuing Education Courses
5. Two Ways to Get an Estimated Reading Level

5a. Reading Level Search on WISCAT
5b. Testing Your "Readability"

6. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
7. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
8. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update

2a. Order CSLP Materials by December 1 for Delivery by March 1
2b. 2010 SLP State Fall Workshop
2c. 2010 CSLP Artists Announced

3. Teen Services

3a. 2008 Teen's Top Teen Books Announced
3b. YALSA's MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens
3c. ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium
3d. Teen Tech Week, March 8-14
3e. Video about Gaming at the Oak Park, Illinois
3f. YALSA Wants to Feature Teen Programs that Cost Under $100

4. Information on Homelessness
5. Issues Regarding Libraries Posting of Photos on Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, and Library Webpages
6. Library Autism Video and Resources from Scotch Plains New Jersey
7. Study Results on Relationship between Reading Scores and Public Library Use
8. Gold Coin Candy Warning
9. Webbies Technology Awards
10. Kevin Henkes Art Featured in an ALA Poster
11. International Children's Literature Conference, November 22, Madison
12. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
13. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
14. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update

2a. 2009 SLP Manuals and Order Forms Distributed
2b. 2008 CSLP Art Work should be Removed from Library Web Sites
2c. CSLP Now Allows Partnering Agencies to Use Specific Selected Clip Art on Webpages

3. Teen Services

3a. YALSA Great Stories CLUB
3b. New Edition of "Teen Spaces, The Step-by-Step Library Makeover"
3c. New Technology LSTA System Grants Benefits Teens At-Risk
3d. YALSA Seeks Contributors for New Teen Programming Book
3e. Registration Open for YALSA Young Adult Literature Symposium, November 7-9
3f. National Gaming Day November 15th

4. Awards, Grant and Contests

4a. ALSC Awards
4b. New "We the People" Bookshelf Grants
4c. Deadline Extended for National Library Week Grant

5. Directory of Youth Services Librarians in Wisconsin Has Been Updated
6. Wisconsin Student Is Winner of Step Up to the Plate @ Your Library
7. Book Links Partners with TeachingBooks.net to Add Content to Quick Tips
8. Register! Read! Vote! with Duck
9. 2007 Arab American Book Award Winner
10. Books to Read to Children During a Financial Crisis
11. Pirate Resources
12. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
13. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
14. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update

2a. Patti Sinclair Wants Ideas for the 2010 Manual, "Make a Splash"
2b. 2009 Order Forms Distributed
2c. Changes at Highsmith

3. Teen Services

3a. Highlights of the 2007 Annual Report Questions on Teen Services
3b. YALSA Young Adult Literature Symposium
3c. UW-Madison Extension to Offer Course on Gaming as a Service
3d. Josh Hutcherson Named Spokesperson for YALSA's Teen Read Week™

4. UW-Madison SLIS Extension Offers Fall Course, "What's New in Children's Books?"
5. Library Card Sign Up Month
6. Grants and Scholarships

6a. ALA/Scholastic Scholarship for National Library Week
6b. ALA Great Stories Connecting Libraries, Underserved Teens and Books (CLUB) Grants

7. 2008 Youth Green Earth Book Award
8. Finding Inspiration in Literature & Movies (FILM)
9. Clinton, Tenn., to Host ALSC 2009 Arbuthnot Lecturer Myers
10. Early Learning Resources Available in Spanish
11. Boys and Girls Club Day for Kids
12. 100th Birthday Celebration for Esphyr Slobodkina
13. National Book Festival
14. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
15.Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
16. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update
3. Teen Services

3a. Programs for Tweens and Teens in 2007
3b. UW-Madison Offers One Day Course on the Adolescent Brain
3c. AskAway Contest Deadline Extended
3d. Celebrate Books with Bite @ your library® during Teen Read Week 2008
3e. Additions to the DLTCL Adolescent Literacy Webpage

4. Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for Children with Disabilities Grants
5. New Report Available on Wisconsin Children in Immigrant Families
6. The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Offers Presentation on Early Learning
7. Child Online Protect Act Declared Unconstitutional for the Third Time
8. Cultivating Readers/Cultivando el Habito de la Lectura Brochure
9. Children's Book Awards Announced

9a. Children's Africana Book Awards
9b. The 2008 Carter G. Woodson Book Awards

10. ALSC and Oprah Team Up on a Kids Reading List
11. PBS Resources

11a. Free PBS Ecology Guide
11b. Resources for a New Children's Science Program

12. ALSC Updates Kids!@Your Library®Campaign
13. ALSC Will Offer Four OnLine Fall Courses
14. Saroj Ghoting Has a New Interactive Web Site on Storytimes
15. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
16. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update

2a. State Superintendent's Web Message about the Summer Reading Program
2b. State Park Passes Remain Available
2c. Two Rivers SLP Decorating Ideas
2d. Site for Bug Stuff

3. Teen Services

3a. Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium
3b. Copyright Issues Regarding Video Game Tournaments
3c. New Pew Report on Teens and Writing Released
3d. Podcast on How to Start a Student Advisory Committee
3e. AskAway sponsors YouTube Video Contest for Teens and Young Adults
3f. 5th Edition of Excellence in Library Services to Youth Adults is Released
3g. Great Interactive Software for Kids (ages 14 and younger)
3h. Todd Wehr Library in DePere Part of an ALA Study on Gaming
3i. Wisconsin Council on Children and Family Offers Adolescent Brain Training Workshops

4. Grants and Scholarships

4a. Library Foundation Grants
4b. Dollar General Literacy Grants
4c. WLA Library Continuing Education Scholarships
4d. 2009 National Library Week Grant
4e. Disney Minnie Grants
4f. Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Grants
4g. Barbara Bush Foundation Family Literacy Grants

5. Kid!@Your Library Promotion Adds Updates
6. Tasha Tudor Dies
7. Libraries and Autism: We're Connected Video
8. Highlights of the New Scholastic Reading Survey
9. Dog Days of Summer
10. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
11. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month and Next
2. SLP Update

2a. Reminder about State Park Pass Use
2b. Collaboration with American Family Children's Hospital
2c. Safety Checks on CSLP Products
2d. Reproducible Reading Certificate

3. Teen Services

3a. Most Frequently Offered Services or Activities Involving Teens
3b. YALSA Young Adult Literature Symposium, November 7-9, 2008
3c. New ALA Publication on Teen Girls and Technology
3d. YALSA Electronic Resources

4. Picturing America Awards
5. UW-Madison, Continuing Education Office Offers Summer Courses
6. Shawn Brommer Congratulated on the Arbuthnot Lecture
7. KT Horning and Marge Loch-Wouters Acknowledged for their Service to ALSC
8. New Group List for Families of Visually Impaired Children
9. President's Program to Focus on Literacy Efforts for Native Children at ALA Conference
10. American Girl Movie to Debut
11. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
12. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month and Next
2. SLP Update

2a. 2010 CSLP Themes Announced
2b. General Reminders about Summer Reading Programs
2c. Google Gadget Spider
2d Optical Illusion Monarch Butterfly Activity
2e.Vermont Center of the Book and the National Science Foundation Manual—"Catch the Reading Bug"
2f. System Liaisons will Receive Contact Information for County Fairs

3. Teen Services

3a. Adolescent Literacy Leadership Conference
3b. Regional Training Sessions in Adolescent Literacy Issues

4. Jane Addams Children's Book Awards Announced
5. Free Educational Resources for Prince Caspian Film
6. Three Wisconsin Students Among Top Braille Users in the U.S.
7. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
8. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
9. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update

2a. Map Added to the Performer Webpage
2b. CSLP Annual Meeting
2c. ALA's Summer Reading Program
2d. ALSC Preconference Focuses on Challenges of SLP
2e. Copies of Past Wisconsin Manuals Available
2f. Some 2009 SLP Resources

3. Teen Services

3a. Adolescent Literacy Leadership Conference
3b. YALSA Summer Courses
3c. AskAway YouTube Contest for Teens

4. CCBC Publications

4a. 2008 CCBC Choices

5. UW-Madison Summer Courses
6. Library Foundation Grants
7. El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)
8. ALA Step Up to the Plate Promotion
9. Children's Book Week
10. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
11. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
12. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update

2a State Park Passes
2b. Video PSAs Now Available
2c. Video to Feature Tips on Using Sign Language with the Bug Theme
2d. Two "Catch the Reading Bug" Songs and "Newspapers in Education" Ads Available on the CSLP Web Site
2e Insect Bingo Cards
2f. Web Based Bug Resources for Children Who are Blind about Bugs
2g. Free Puppet Tales Newsletter from Mr. Anderson's Company

3. Teen Services

3a. Adolescent Literacy Initiative Leadership Conference
3b. YALSA Offers ALA Conference Scholarship

4. Monthly Postings are Now Archived on the Youth Services Webpage
5. Additional Children's Book Award Winners

5a. The Schneider Family Book Award
5b. American Indian Youth Literature Award
5c. ALA Notable Lists
5d. Additions to ALSC's Great Web Sites for Kids

6. El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)
7. Children's Book Week has been Moved to May
8. Lena and Oneida Public Libraries Win DPI "Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin" Awards
9. Lena Public Library Wins ALSC Bookapalooza Program Award
10. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
11. Upcoming Events in 2008

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update

2a. 2008 PSAs
2b. State Park Passes
2c. U.S. Postage Insect and Spider Stamp Images Made into Stickers and Clings
2d. LibraryPalooza Resources
2e. Page 212 Is Missing from the 2008 Children's Manual

3. Teen Services

3a. Adolescent Literacy Initiative Leadership Conference
3b. Teen Tech Week, March 2-8, 2008
3c. Teenagers are Abandoning their Yahoo and Hotmail Accounts. Do the Rest of Us Have To?
3d. Develop Proficient Adolescent Readers

4. Children and Teen Book and Media Awards Announced
5. 2007 WisKids Report is Available
6. Free Publications from the National Institute for Literacy
7. Teaching Book Resources
8. Rhinelander Children's Book Fest, March 11-12, 2008
9. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this February
10. Upcoming Events in 2008