Oceans of Possibilities
Reminder from Zahraa at the Detroit Zoo that they need some feedback from folks who used their materials/trainings to conduct programs this summer. Your best estimate is
much appreciated in this as they use it to track the impact of their partnerships and continue to offer trainings such as the one you attended this winter. The survey is real brief!
Detroit Zoo’s survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5OjSAPCJkR7Jx7c03mIiK2Vgs1_UQwKpKM68TAnlbP3QWMQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Here’s the webinar if you need a refresher on which one!
Oceans of Possibilities with Zahrra Aljebori of Detroit Zoological Society (Recorded 2/15/22)
CSLP’s Store will be closing soon to transition to 2023’s “All Together Now!” products. Manuals with programming ideas
will be out late September/early October, and the CSLP Summer Symposium will be held in early December. Saw so many great photos of #OceansOfPossibilities programming – looks like it was an awesome summer.
Resources
The Seattle Public Library, the D.C. Public Library, and the Fayette Public Library Museum and Archives (in LaGrange, TX) invites you to learn about their innovative work to support teen mental health through
co-design and VR. The project, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, gives teens the chance to build positive mental health practices and bring those to the design and development of mental health-based VR experiences.
You can get started learning about the project on its website,
VRtality
- http://vrtality.org. The site gives you access to information on the initiative's background, program plans, and co-design session templates. The
VRtality site also includes interactive components so you can build and customize your own roadmap for a mental health co-design project. You can also download the VR experiences designed by teens as a part of their
VRtality participation.
Coming Soon: Videos and Q&A Zoom Session
The project team is getting ready to post a series of videos about all aspects of the initiative on the website. Posting of project videos will be followed by a live Zoom Q&A session on
August 18 at 2PM Eastern/1PM Central/Noon Mountain/11AM Pacific. During the Zoom you can ask questions of those who implemented
VRtality co-design activities and find out how to bring a similar initiative to your community.
Register for the
LIVE Zoom Q&A session with this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvf-6rrT4jGtPHYv1IiZxn0Zof9N5aV2QS.
If you are interested in being notified when the VRtality
videos are posted fill out
this short form - forms.gle/z8ASPUpmktHcd3fo6.
FAQ’s: https://www.vrtality.org/faq/
Contact: https://www.vrtality.org/contact/
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
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National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP)’s State of Girls and Women in STEM
NGCP has created a
tool kit with graphics of statistics and research focused on K-12 Education, Higher Education, and the STEM Workforce from the
State of Girls and Women in STEM report. These free graphics can be used on social media and in presentations.
Upcoming NGCP webinars:
- Leveraging Collective Impact to Support STEM Programs and Resources
on 09/29/2022, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PT
- Addressing STEM Stereotypes with Youth and Young Adults on
10/13/2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
- Addressing STEM Stereotypes with Young Children on 10/20/2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
From MDHHS for Teens & their families:
The Michigan Stay Well program presents a workshop series for teenagers.
Four Tuesday sessions from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Stay Well Mental Health for Teens
Four in 10 teenagers report they feel “persistently sad or hopeless,” according to a recent CDC survey. Our workshop series for teens can help young people struggling with these kinds
of feelings.
The online workshops are geared toward helping teens understand the causes and consequences of emotions. Participants will learn how to turn off self-judgement,
manage relationships better and regulate their ups and downs—with the goal of finding more meaning and purpose in life.
To participate, all you need is an internet connection to Zoom, paper and pencil and an open mind.
All sessions are free.
Click here to register or visit
Michigan.gov/StayWell.
Cooping with Grief & Loss for Teens
When a friend or loved one dies, it changes your world. As a young person, you may find yourself struggling to deal with the new reality, and painful emotions that come and go. This online workshop series
offers perspective, understanding and healing for people in their teens and early 20s who are grieving. It uses art, writing, mental exercises, and other techniques to teach coping skills and ways to feel better.
Held on Zoom - Wednesdays at 3 p.m.
- Aug. 3 - You might be having a hard time adjusting.
- Aug. 10 - You might be experiencing stress.
- Aug. 17 - You might be feeling overwhelmed.
- Aug. 24 - You may be avoiding difficult feelings, like frustration, anger, or sadness.
TO REGISTER:
https://bit.ly/3Nvnbyh
In the News…
Quitting Time: The pandemic is exacerbating attrition among library workers – American Libraries, 6.1.22
Bills to boost kids’ online safety advance in Senate with bipartisan support
– The Hill, 7.27.22
The right in the US has a new bogeyman: libraries – The Guardian, 7.27.22
Upset over LGBTQ books, a Michigan town defunds its library in tax vote – Bridge
Michigan, 8.3.22
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