System Youth Services Liaison Postings

DLTCL provides librarians who provide services to youth with timely, brief information and announcements of topics of interest and significance to them. The posting are typically made on a monthly basis and are posted on the WISPUBLIB group list.

May 2008

Contents

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 Web Page
9. Upcoming Events in 2008

April 2008

Contents

1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update
   2a. Map Added to the Performer Web Page
   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. Libri 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 Web Page
12. Upcoming Events in 2008

March 2008

Contents

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 Web Page
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 Bookapoalooza Program Award
10. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month
11. Upcoming Events in 2008

January - February 2008

Contents

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

For questions about this information, contact Barbara A. Huntington (608) 267-5077

Last updated on 6/3/2008 1:16:09 PM