MiYouth Meetings
Wednesdays, September 9th, October 7th, November 4th, and December 2nd – new time: 1:00 PM ET!!!
For Sept 9th please read:
Your ‘Surge Capacity’ is Depleted - It’s Why You Feel Awful, Elemental 8.17.20, for
part of our discussion.
Come prepared to share out what your library is doing and to chat & listen with others in youth & teen services.
This meeting is not recorded, but notes & chatbox will be made public.
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
https://michigan-host.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0QT09
Password: 454345
Or Telephone:
Dial:
USA 215 446 3657
USA 8883634735 (US Toll Free)
Conference code: 519921
ALA
ALA partnered with actress Auli’i Cravalho, star of the animated film Moana, to remind families of the importance of completing the 2020 Census. Cravalho is featured in this
read-along video of "WE COUNT! A Census Counting Book for Kids, (and the Grownups That Love Them)" (Simply Put Media 2020), an interactive counting book with illustrations of diverse American families by artists representing
their own cultural heritage. There are printable activity pages, stickers and more to go along with it at:
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/we-count-read-along.
ALSC partners with Netflix on Bookmarks:
Celebrating Black Voices
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has partnered with Netflix in support of Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, a collection of 12 episodes featuring prominent Black celebrities and artists reading children's books
from Black authors. As part of the Bookmarks project, ALSC also shared its #LooktoLibraries resources to encourage families to explore the power of connecting with children’s library professionals. The Look to Libraries materials were created to help families
navigate life during the pandemic and include tip sheets for families on a range of topics. ALA’s Black Caucus and First Book are also partners.
Upcoming Webinars
Using
Texts to Promote Libraries & Literacy
Tuesday, September 15
2:00 PM ET – Library of Michigan
In October 2017, the Ypsilanti District Library launched TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten, an early literacy text messaging service, with LSTA grant funding. With the support of community partners, the
successful project reached over 1,000 families across Washtenaw County via text, offering activities parents could do with children 5 and under to prepare them for school and beyond. Find out more about this pilot project that may become available to libraries
statewide in 2021. The webinar link will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the event.
This webinar will be recorded and shared with registrants. It is brought to you by the Library of Michigan and supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Escape
Rooms from the Ground Up: In-person, outreach, and digital versions
Tuesday, October 6
2:00 PM ET – Library of Michigan
Join us as two escape-room-loving librarians walk you through what you need to have for escape rooms at your library. We'll cover how to build in-person rooms for families and groups, how to take an escape room to schools, and how to build
a digital escape room for community engagement. In the process, we'll consider budgets and staffing needs for libraries of all shapes and sizes. The webinar link will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the event.
Food Literacy during the Pandemic
FREE from Niche Academy
Wednesday, Sept 16, 2pm
While researching her book with ALA Editions, Gather ‘Round the Table: Food Literacy Programs, Resources, and Ideas for Libraries (2020), Hillary Dodge reached out to libraries around the country that had embedded food literacy in
their programs and services. She discovered a number of fantastic food literacy programs and services, scaled to libraries both large and small.
But that was before the pandemic. Now the ways that libraries serve their communities and meet their food literacy goals has drastically changed. This webinar will explore several ways that libraries have changed their service and program
design to provide food literacy programs and services during the pandemic.
If you're interested, but not able to attend the live webinar, go ahead and register. We'll send a recording to all registrants after the fact.
University of Michigan: Mental health during challenging times
Please join the next installment of our webinar series Well Aware with Michigan Medicine, where experts will discuss mental health in the time of COVID-19. They will share tips for improving emotional wellness in ourselves and our families, including children.
The webinar will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 10. Learn more and register online.
In the News…
The Right and Wrong Way to Make Decisions in a Crisis: Reimagining Libraries – SLJ, 9.3.20
In this Together: School Librarians
Help Address Learning Loss, Upheaval – SLJ, 9.3.20
MDE has received a $16 Million Federal Grant to Help Students Improve Their Literacy Skills. – MDE
Press Release, 9.3.20
The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant from the U.S. Department of Education will provide $16 million over the next five years to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for children from birth through grade
12, including limited English proficient students and students with disabilities.
Betsy DeVos: Michigan can expect standardized tests, despite COVID-19 – SLJ, 9.4.20
Your ‘Surge Capacity’ is Depleted - It’s Why You Feel Awful - Elemental 8.17.20
UM Doctoral Student creates events calendar:
https://www.knowledgevillage.org/calendar
Have a very wonderful Labor Day weekend,
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
LancasterC5@michigan.gov
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