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 Web Page
17. Upcoming Events in 2009
1. Celebrations and Observances for this Month
February is
National Children's Dental Health Month, American Dental Association www.ada.org
Library Lovers Month, American Library Association www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers/
2. SLP Update
2a. Theme Suggestions for 2011 and General Concepts for 2012
Anyone who has suggestions for a CSLP world cultures theme for 2011 or a general concept for 2012 should get those suggestions to me by February 23. I would appreciate it very much. It is very helpful if Liaisons collect the suggestions and send me the top two or three.
2b. Free SLP Song from Billy Gorilly
Musician, Billy Gorilly has again written a song to go along with the CSLP theme. Librarians may use it without cost. To listen to the song or download it, go to:
http://billygorilly.com/Library/Be-Creative-at-your-Library_FreeResource_SummerLibraryReadingProgram_2009.html
3. Teen Services
3a. Up Coming Adolescent Literacy Workshops in March
Nicolet and OWLS
1. Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at the Brown County Library in Green Bay
2. Thursday, March 19, 2009, at the Waupaca Area Public Library
Speakers will include Nicole Strang, UW-Madison Doctorate Student speaking on Teen Brain Development. Connie Abert, Waupaca County UW-Extension Youth Development Educator talking about Adolescent Literacy Issues, along with these other panel members:
Jill Sharp, At-Risk Coordinator and Associate Principal in Shawano, and Bill Fitzgerald, Superintendent of the New London School District. Professor Kym Buchanan, UW-SP will talk about Video Games, Literacy, and the 21st Century Skill. There will be an Action Planning Session that will be facilitated by Connie Abert.
For more information or to register for this program contact Jamie Matczak at jmatczak@mail.nfls.lib.wi.us
For a full listing of all the Adolescent Literacy workshops go to www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/adolit.html.
3b. Help Getting Boys Interested in Reading!
The American Library Association is pleased to announce the release of the new title: "Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap" by Michael Sullivan. Sullivan shows how to reinvigorate the sense of excitement that boys felt when they first heard a picture book being read aloud. Sullivan melds his own experiences as an activist with perspectives gleaned from other industry experts to help librarians.
* Learn about the books that boys love to read
* Uncover the signs that point to the reading gap
* Find creative new programming ideas to match boys' interests
* Establish a strategic blueprint for boys and reading
For more information visit the ALA Store at www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2652
3c. YALSA Offers Teens & Technology Institute in Pennsylvania
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will offer a full-day institute on using technology to reach teens in libraries on March 2 at the Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in Kingston, PA. Linda Braun, consultant for Librarians & Educators Online and YALSA president-elect, will lead the institute from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 2. Registration costs $85 before Feb. 1 and $95 after that date. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and handouts. More information on the institute, as well as registration, is available at www.wyomingseminary.org/newsletter/yalsa_institute.php.
Participants will explore how teen literacies in such areas as reading, writing and communicating are expanding and changing via technologies like chat, IM, blogs, text messaging, wikis, and more. Other topics include:
* How today's teens are reading, writing, and seeking out information using technology;
* The link between gamers and graphic novel readers and how technology helps bridge the two interests;
* The ethical issues related to teen use of these technologies; and
* How library workers can incorporate these technologies in their services and programs.
3d. Three Wisconsin Public Libraries and Three Schools Win ALA Great Stories CLUB Grants to Serve Troubled Teens
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) have announced that 237 libraries were selected to receive Great Stories CLUB grants, which will support book discussion programs targeting troubled teens. Among those selected to receive grants, 53 sites will additionally receive small cash grants to support program-related expenses. Funding was provided for this program by Oprah's Angel Network.
Wisconsin libraries receiving the grants are Frederic, Milton, and Platteville. Schools receiving the grants are Harvey Philip Charter School in Waukesha, Waunakee High School, and the Verona High School. Congratulations to these libraries and high schools! The complete list of winners is at www.ala.org/greatstories
Launched in 2005, the Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books) is a reading and discussion program designed to reach underserved, troubled teen populations through books that are relevant to their lives. Participating libraries will receive 11 sets of three theme-related books to provide to members of a book club. They will also have access to a variety of online resources, designed to help plan and implement programming.
All types of libraries located within or working in partnership with facilities serving troubled teens (such as juvenile detention centers or alternative high schools) in the United States and its territories are eligible to apply. ALA will begin accepting applications for the next round of Great Stories CLUB grants in September 2009. YALSA's Outreach to Young Adults with Special Needs Committee selected "Breaking Boundaries" as the 2009 Great Stories Club theme, along with the following titles:
* "Luna" by Julie Anne Peters (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004)
* "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007)
* "Black and White" by Paul Volponi (Viking Juvenile, 2005)
4. 2009 ASLC Awards Announced
Caldecott Medal
"The House in the Night" illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Newbery Medal
"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins Children's Books
Batchelder Award
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., publisher of "Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit" by Nahoko Uehashi, translated from the Japanese by Cathy Hirano
Belpré Author Award
"The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom" by Margarita Engle, published by Henry Holt
Carnegie Medal
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly, Weston Woods Studios, producers of "March On! The Day My Brother
Martin Changed the World"
Geisel Award
"Are You Ready to Play Outside?" written and illustrated by Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Odyssey Award
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," written and narrated by Sherman Alexie, produced by Recorded Books, LLC
Sibert Medal
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball" written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Wilder Medal
Ashley Bryan, author and illustrator of numerous books, including "Dancing Granny," "Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum" and "Beautiful Blackbird."
For a full list of the honor books for these awards and more information go to www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/2009medawardwin.cfm
5. Katy Horning named 2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer
Kathleen T. Horning, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) has been named the 2010 guest lecturer for the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor lecture. The Arbuthnot Honor lecture is sponsored by the Association of Library Services to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The lecture is given annually by an author, critic, librarians, historian, or teacher of children's literature who has made a significant contribution to the field of children's literature. Congratulations Katy!
6. Public Libraries in Augusta, Durand, and Pepin Public Won Picturing America Awards
All three libraries applied for "Picturing America" awards and won. "Picturing America" is a free initiative that helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of the country's great art directly to classrooms and libraries. The initiative is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association. Great art speaks powerfully, inspires fresh thinking, and connects us to our past.
The initiative brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country's history and character through the study and understanding of its art. The nation's artistic heritage--paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography--offers unique insights into the character, ideals, and aspirations of our country. The libraries will receive 40 high-quality, laminated reproductions (approximately 24" x 36") of the art pieces along with resources on how they can be used. For more information about "Picturing America," go to http://picturingamerica.neh.gov.
7. Sydney Taylor Book Awards
The Association of Jewish Libraries announced the 2009 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Awards.
Younger Readers:
"As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom" by Richard Michelson with illustrations by Raul Colon (Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Older Readers:
"Brooklyn Bridge" by Karen Hesse (Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan)
Teen Readers:
"A Bottle in the Gaza Sea" by Valerie Zenatti (Bloomsbury)
For a list of the honor and notable titles for this award go to www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/awards/stba/STBAAwardList2009.pdf
8. National Library Week, "Worlds Connect @ Your Library"
National Library Week this year will be on April 12-18. New online materials and products are available from the ALA Public Information Office and the Campaign for America's Libraries. Materials are available in both English and Spanish, focusing on the 2009 National Library Week theme, "Worlds Connect @ Your Library." They include a proclamation, sample press release and letter-to-the-editor, as well as scripts for use in radio public service announcements (PSAs). Libraries can download materials at www.ala.org/nlw. In addition to traditional posters and bookmarks, libraries can also purchase mini posters, luggage tags, and a banner. National Library Week themed web banners and button along with all graphics products can be purchased through the ALA Store at www.alastore.ala.org.
There are three new multimedia presentations created by YALSA with a theme of Press Play @ Your Library®, encouraging teens to take advantage of the many technologies available to them free of charge at their libraries.
The presentations - "Getting Started with Teen Tech Week," "Teen Tech Week in School Library Media Centers" and "Teen Tech Week on a Budget" - were created using VoiceThread. Viewers can leave comments in text, video, or audio form on the presentation, suggesting their own ideas for other viewers or to receive feedback from the creators of the presentations. All three presentations, plus a PDF guide on using VoiceThread, are available by visiting www.ala.org/teentechweek and clicking "Resources" at the top of the page.
9. ALSC Winter 2009 Online Course Offerings
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), is pleased to offer a variety of quality online education courses. All courses will run between four and six weeks and will be taught in an online learning community using Moodle (www.moodle.org). Registration for each class is open December 29, 2008 through February 9, 2009.
The Newbery Medal: Past, Present and Future - (6 weeks, February 9 - March 20, 2009)
Instructor: Kathleen T. Horning, Director, Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Reading Instruction and Children's Books - (4 weeks, February 9- March 6, 2009)
Instructor: Katherine (Kate) Todd, Adjunct Instructor, Manhattanville (NY) College
Sharing Poetry with Children - (4 weeks, February 9 - March 6, 2009)
Instructor: Sylvia M. Vardell, Professor, Texas Woman's University
The Tech Savvy Booktalker - (4 weeks, February 9 - March 6, 2009)
Instructor: Nancy J. Keane, Library Media Specialist, Rundlett Middle School
For more information about these courses and on registration go to
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/confevents/index.cfm
10. New Report on Early Literacy Released
The National Institute for Literacy's Developing Early Literacy, a report by its National Early Literacy Panel, was released January 8. Some of the key findings reveal the best early predictors of literacy: alphabet knowledge, phonemic awareness, rapid naming skills, writing (such as writing one's name), and short-term memory for words said aloud. Instruction on these skills may be especially helpful for children at risk for developing reading difficulties. More complex oral language skills also appear to be important. To read the full report go to www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/NELPReport09.pdf.
11. ALA Debuts Free Cultural Programming Resource
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announced a new online resource to assist libraries of all types and sizes in creating cultural and community programs. The Web site, ProgrammingLibrarian.org, includes a resource library, live learning opportunities and a blog to keep librarians informed of upcoming opportunities and provide inspiration for new library programs. As the site continues to develop, users will find more resources, ideas, and opportunities to network with peers and programming experts.
The goal of ProgrammingLibrarian.org is to assist librarians in finding authoritative resources for cultural programming, train librarians in cultural programming techniques using a variety of online methods, and involve library schools in examining the need for courses in cultural programming. In addition to finding ideas and resources, site users are welcome to contribute information and ideas from their own experiences in developing cultural programs of their communities. Live webinars will be held regularly to create not just a resource center, but a community of librarians committed to bringing increased access to literature, music, contemporary issues, art, history, poetry, scholars, writers, and musicians to their communities. To view the new site go to www.programminglibrarian.org/.
12. Early Learning Resources Available in Somali
Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, the Washington Learning Systems group has translated a set of parental handouts on Early Learning into Somali.
The Infant-Toddler language and early literacy materials were developed by Angela Notari-Syverson, Ph.D, and Judy Challoner, M.S. To download materials go to www.walearning.com and click on the purple button that says "Free Parent Education Handouts."
These materials include 20 home and community activities for adults and children birth to three that encourage early language and literacy development. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically. Each of the activities includes a description and hints for making the activity fun and developmentally appropriate. In addition to the activities, an activity checklist that helps parents and caregivers notice their children's skills and cues adults to examine and grow their own interactions with children can also be downloaded. The materials are specifically designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) sounds and rhythms, and 3) general book and print awareness.
For more information please contact Mary Maddox, Washington Learning Systems, Seattle, WA
mmaddox@walearning.com or 206 -310-7401.
13. Jane Botham Wins ALSC Distinguished Service Award
Jane Botham has won the Association of Library Services for Children's (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. Until her retirement several years ago, Jane was the head of Youth Services at the Milwaukee Public Library. She has always been a passionate advocate for libraries, children, books, and the arts. The award will be officially bestowed upon Jane at the ALSC Awards program on Monday morning (July 13) during ALA Annual in Chicago.
--from a posting by Katy Horning, CCBC
14. Summer VISTA is Available
The DPI is participating in a new VISTA project. For the first time, VISTA volunteers will be available for summer assignments only. Typically their service is for 12 months. The program is intended to involve the VISTA workers with anti-poverty efforts. This could involve having them work with summer reading programs that target youth in poverty, tutoring, mentoring, etc. Unlike their 12-month activities, the summer project allows more flexibility and the volunteers can do much more direct service, rather than only coordination.
Public libraries are eligible applicants and can apply through DPI for a Summer VISTA Associate. In rural communities the library would pay $1,524 for 56 days of service, and in urban areas libraries would pay $1589. In addition to their stipend, the VISTA volunteers are eligible for a $1,000 scholarship to apply toward tuition or educational loans. For more information, contact Jane Grinde 608-266-9356 or jane.grinde@dpi.wi.gov or Besty Prueter 608-267-7290 or betsy.prueter@dpi.wi.gov
15. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this Month:
Wisconsin's First Lady, Jessica Doyle, has initiated an online book discussion club for children and adults.
Each month her Web page for the book club, called "Read On Wisconsin," lists the titles for discussion. All books were carefully selected by a Literacy Advisory Board and reflect a commitment to diversity in their content and message. Mrs. Doyle hopes you find them as interesting and appealing as she does.
The titles recommended for this month are:
Preschool: "Mi Manera" by Lynn Reiser
Primary: "Gone Fishing" by David McLimans
Intermediate: "A Friendship for Today" by Patricia McKissack
Middle School: "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
High School: "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
For more information, or to join the "Read On Wisconsin" book club, go to http://readon.wisconsin.gov
16. Monthly Postings are Archived on the Youth Services Web Page
The 2009 monthly postings for the system youth services liaisons will be archived on the DLTCL Youth Services Web page at www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/ys-postings.html.
17. Upcoming Events in 2009
The listing of Upcoming Events is posted on the archive page at www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/yspost-events.html
The list of upcoming events will be updated each month. This change is intended to reduce the length of this monthly posting.
An attempt has been made to verify each of these dates and URLs. If errors are noticed, assistance in making corrections is very much appreciated. The dates are updated on a monthly basis.
Return to the page of Monthly Postings for Youth Services Liaisons.
For questions about this information, contact Jamie McCanless (608) 267-9280
Last updated on 2/26/2009 11:24:48 AM
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