Are you:

• An accidental children's librarian?
• Feeling overwhelmed when it comes to youth services?
• A librarian of many hats handling multiple roles in the library?
• Lost amid all the talk of 'early literacy' and 'lexile scores'?

Never fear, we have the solution for you!

Join us for a full-day immersive workshop focusing on youth services in the public library. We'll cover all the bases and you will leave the day with the building blocks and connections to create a successful youth department.

Event flyer is attached and can be found here:  https://woodlands.lib.mi.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Youth-Services-101.pdf  

Draft Agenda:

8:30 - 9:00     Registration and refreshments
9:00 - 9:45    Funding for youth services programming (Karren Reish, Library of Michigan)
9:45 - 10:00     Getting Involved (Cathy Lancaster, Library of Michigan)
10:00 - 11:00     Summer Reading (Cathy Lancaster, Library of Michigan)
11:00 - 11:55     Storytime (TBD)
12:00 - 1:15     Lunch on your own in Albion
1:15 - 2:00     Working with Others (TBD)
2:00 - 2:55     Early Literacy (Sarah Fox and Abby D'Addario, Kent District Library)
3:00 - 3:45     Teens (TBD)
3:45 - 4:30     Collections/Challenges/Materials (TBD)

Sponsored by the Children's and Teen Services Committee at Woodlands Library Cooperative.

See you there!

kate