CSLP Offers Professional Development for Summer Programming
Creating an Accessible Summer Reading
Join Talking Book and Braille Library staff as we explore creating accessible summer reading challenges. During this session, we’ll talk about what it means to begin with accessibility in mind, discuss workflows, and share ideas that can create a more universal
design for creative summer programming. This event will be ~1 hour and there is no charge.
This webinar will be recorded and posted on CSLP's website if you cannot attend live.
***Save the date! The CSLP Summer Symposium
will be Thursday, December 3rd from 11am-4:30pm ET with Keynote Speaker G.T. Karber!
If you are dealing with inbox gremlins or are library staff that might not have received the forwarded message, please complete
this form using your official public library work email. I will check it about once-a-day, so please be patient while you wait for me to forward the information. Please feel free to contact me directly at LancasterC5@Michigan.gov with any questions.
This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Additional YS Resources
Teen Book & Media Lists
Books Unbanned Call to Join the Teen Library Advocacy Network!
Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) founded Books Unbanned in 2022 to provide teens nationwide with unrestricted access to our entire digital collection, to support their right to read what they like, and to build a network of advocates nationwide to defend and expand
the freedom to read. We are seeking partners who can help us achieve our goal of building a network of young community leaders and advocates who are passionate about service, access, and literacy. Go to
https://booksunbanned.com/network for details.
Your Gaming Search Just Got Easier
Registration for ALA Demo Day: Games & Play is Now Open.
November 18, 2026
11:00 am - 3:30 pm ET
Looking for new games, activities, and play-based resources for your library? ALA Demo Day: Games & Play brings vendors and their products directly to you in a new one-day virtual event.
Watch live demos, ask questions, and explore games, puzzles, activities, and play-based learning resources to find new ideas for your library.
No travel, no scheduling of multiple meetings, and no searching for solutions on your own. Just log in (for free), explore, and find what fits your library, all in one convenient virtual space. Discover playful solutions that will benefit your library community.
International Writing Contest for Students:
Calling all
teen student writers! The
Youth
Alliance for Writers and Poets is hosting our annual writing contest and exchange, submit
by Friday, Jan 15, 2027
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Who: any student ages 13-18
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What: writing in any genre, up to 3,000 words
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Cost: no fee, takes 5 minutes to submit
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Rewards: every submission gets peer feedback, winners get
publication & monetary prizes
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Judging: after you submit, you’ll anonymously read and judge two other students’ pieces (rubric & instructions provided)
To submit, fill out the form
here.
Rules for submission and information about student judging are in this
document.
For more information, go to
yawpliterary.com,
email livia@yawpliterary.com,
or check out our instagram @yawp.literary
Request a Free LibraryCon Kit! Interested in starting a LibraryCon at your school or library but not sure where to begin?
This kit
includes tips for getting started, book suggestions, reproducible activities, sticker sheets, and more—everything you need to build your own LibraryCon.
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