Save the Date

Customer Service training from the Disney Institute!
Save the date! On Thursday, August 2, MCLS and Library of Michigan will be hosting a one-day program on "Disney's Approach to Quality Service." Location and registration will be announced soon! If you’re planning summer reading programs you’re going to want to leave this day free in order to attend…

YALSA Updates

2018 Symposium (in Salt Lake City) Program & Paper Proposals are open through February 1, 2018. Travel Stipends also available through YALSA. Details can be found on the YALSA Symposium site.
The updated Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff are out and free webinars are open for registration, but space is limited.

CSLP Updates for Summer Reading

I’ve been forwarding the newsletters to this list, so I hope you’ve had a chance to catch-up on those. If not, December’s issue is available online.
4 Easy Ways to Get the Most Out of Your CSLP Online Manual – take a few minutes to watch this video and don’t forget to login to CSLP to access your online manual!
CSLP’s 2018 Annual Meeting will be April 9-12^th in Denver. In 2019 it moves to a Fall timeslot; with the move from a Spring to a Fall meeting being incorporated into CSLP’s long term planning. The revised timeline should help CSLP better leverage the ideas and excitement generated at the Annual Meeting, and will provide committees a shot of inspiration when they need it most!
Seeking themes for 2020 and 2021! Please complete this form with any suggestions.

This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.

Ready to Read Michigan

I Got the Rhythm author Connie Schofield-Morrison and illustrator Frank Morrison have set dates and I’m in the process of finalizing locations! Those who applied will receive an update message from me and tour dates will go up on our website at www.michigan.gov/readytoread. Printing of posters & bookmarks are just getting under way, so look for your kit to arrive by late January or early February at the public libraries. This is not Michigan Reads, which ended in Spring of 2017, but rather a book program for Ready to Read Michigan, the Library of Michigan’s early literacy initiative for public libraries. Library of Michigan plans to expand Ready to Read Michigan to cover professional development, family engagement, resources, etc. that public libraries can use in their communitities. Be sure to tune-in to the webinar (top of this email) on Jaunary 17^th for further details.

Upcoming webinars from the Library of Michigan:

Best Storytime Practices webinar series with Jenifer Strauss

I Got the Rhythm!

Tuesday, January 17, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST

Join us to learn about a Ready to Read Michigan Storytime designed for outreach to your local early childhood providers & schools! This year’s book selection is “I Got the Rhythm” by Connie Schofield-Morrison and illustrated by Frank Morrison. This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.

Libraries Rock! Programming Ideas & Tips for 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST

he Library of Michigan's Youth Services Advisory Council would like to invite you to join us for a webinar on the 2018 CSLP themed "Libraries Rock!" Programming ideas, the CSLP manual and various summer reading club topics will be discussed.

Presenters: Liz Clauder of Bloomfield Township Library; Lindsay Fricke of the Novi Public Library; Beth Lowe, Fowlerville District Library; Dena Moscheck, Lapeer District Library; Amy Nolan, St. Joseph/Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library; Eva Weihl, East Lansing Public Library; Stephanie Wambaugh of the Braille and Talking Book Library, and Cathy Lancaster, Library of Michigan

Webinar from WebJunction:

Accompanying the Young Reader: Helping to Choose Appropriate Books

This course is designed for teachers, librarians, and parents who are helping beginning readers choose books to read. As professionals we can fine tune this process before it begins, eliminate much of the frustration, and offer the learner appropriate choices that will get them into actually READING books while they still want to, and not after they're too tired to even care anymore! It is based on the Reading Recovery Teacher training in which teachers learn how an appropriate book choice for each daily lesson encourages successful reading. Reading Recovery is a program for early intervention for 1st graders who are at-risk in the area of literacy.

Other News

After School Alliance has a number of grants open through January 26^th.
The ALSC Research Agenda Task Force needs your help! ALSC is in the beginning stages of creating the ALSC Research Agenda, and are hoping to compile your comments and opinions to guide ALSC as they create a prioritized research agenda. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/29GM5NF
Children's librarians at the Oakland Public Library (CA) have developed Evaluating Children's Books About Police: a toolkit for librarians and other evaluators of children's literature to help library selectors evaluate the books you offer for children about police officers and policing, and to consider how those books may impact the children in your community.

Wishing all a wonderful holiday season & special time with family,

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