Summer Library Programming

The 2020 CSLP Manual is online! Check with your director or Youth Services Coordinator for the access code, or contact me if your library has not requested one yet. There is 1 print copy available via MeLCat: http://search.mel.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb40270866.

A recorded webinar with planning ideas is available:
Imagine Your Story: Ideas & Tips from the Library of Michigan’s Youth Services Advisory Council
[Recorded 1/7/2020]
Programming ideas and tips for the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s 2020 summer reading program, “Imagine Your Story,” are shared from your peers in the field. Presenters: Kaelyn Christian of Georgetown Township Public Library; Anne Clark of the Bay County Library System; Liz Clauder of Bloomfield Township Library; Lindsay Fricke of the Novi Public Library; Dena Moscheck, Bay County Library System; Monica Porter of the University of Michigan Library; Gillian Streeter of the Muskegon Area District Library; Stephanie Wambaugh of the Braille and Talking Book Library, and Cathy Lancaster, Library of Michigan.

Updated Posters are available at: http://bit.ly/LM2020CSLP Download & print in-house or order from a local printer! Directions and sizes are included in the file with the Bit.ly.

Grant Opportunity

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has opened its 2020 application for their Youth Literacy Grant: https://www.dgliteracy.org/grant-programs/. Applications due to them by May 21^st.

Health & Cleaning in Youth Spaces

Danielle Margarida in the Office of Library & Information Services at the Rhode Island Department of Administration (she’s my counterpart in RI) has compiled a list of resources for cleaning and sanitizing toys, manipulatives, spaces, etc.

Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfection Frequency Table - Document from NAEYC outlining when and how to clean early childhood environments.
Green Cleaning Toolkit for Early Care and Education - From the EPA, includes information about when to clean vs. sanitize vs. disinfect and how to select appropriate non-toxic cleaning products. Also provides recommendations on when to use bleach and the dilution ratio.
Cleaners, Sanitizers & Disinfectants - From the American Academy of Pediatrics, offers guidelines for cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing objects and surfaces.
Best Practices for Cleaning Play and Learn Spaces - ALSC blog post providing an overview of cleaning toys and children’s areas.
Guidance on non-toxic cleaning products:

Additional Resources for Kids & Families

Kid Friendly Explanation of the Coronavirus - Comic that includes information from healthcare experts interviewed for an NPR story. Can also be printed and folded into a zine.

Best Storytelling Practices Webinar Series

Beyond Storytime: The Care and Feeding of Teens at Your Library with Jenifer Strauss

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

2:00 PM ET

“If you feed them, they might come”, but food alone will not keep teens coming back to your library for more! A sense of place, belonging and strong programming will.

Don your hard hats and take a journey inside the teenage brain with former sixth grade teacher, Institute on Media and the Family speaker and Storyteller, Jenifer Strauss. Find out “why they act that way” and what it takes to really connect with tweens and teens at your library.

In this webinar you will:

Understand the workings of the teenage brain
Learn new programming ideas that will entice teens
Find out how to create a Teen Advocacy Group & attract teen volunteers
Discover ways to funnel teen creativity into programs that focus on contribution
Learn how to collaborate with community partners that offer what teens need

This webinar is recorded for participants that cannot attend live and is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Look for a Ready to Read Michigan email update from me soon!

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915

LancasterC5@michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan