“Best of 2022” booklists are coming out!
SLJ:
https://www.slj.com/page/best-books-2022
The Horn Book:
https://www.hbook.com/story/fanfare-2022-annotations
Publishers Weekly:
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/91136-children-s-publishers-choose-their-favorite-reads-of-2022.html
ALA YMA’s William C. Morris Award 2023 Finalists:
https://www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award
ALA’s Youth Media Awards will be held
Monday, January 30, 2023, starting at 9:00 am ET.
2023 TALK STORY GRANT AVAILABLE
Applications being accepted for
Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture, a family literacy initiative that connects Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian communities across generations. The
Talk Story grant celebrates and explores Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian stories through books, oral traditions, and cultural arts to provide interactive and enriching experiences for all ages. This grant provides financial
support to libraries and community organizations who are motivated to promote intergenerational literacy through programming, services, and collections.
Talk Story programs may be conducted in-person or virtually. Talk Story is in its fourteenth year of partnership between the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) and the American Indian Library Association (AILA).
Applications are due by March 15, 2023. Application, eligibility details, submission form, and past winners can be found at
www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant/.
Take Your Child to the Library Day is held annually on the first Saturday of February. To celebrate, libraries across the country and around the world welcome families
with programs, activities, and special events. Since 2011, more than 1,400 libraries have participated, serving a population area of 48.7 million people, and drawing attention to the importance of the library in the lives of children.
This year, the Take Your Child to the Library Day team launched a new public-facing website:
takeyourchildtothelibrary.org. The site features information about Take Your Child to the Library Day and the benefits of libraries for children, including an interactive map for families to find a participating library near them.
We are asking for libraries across the country to register and participate. Participation is completely customizable – it can be as simple as handing out bookmarks, or as elaborate as a full day extravaganza. Registration is simple and free through
this form. When libraries register, they’ll be placed on the
map for their community to find. Libraries can get information and inspiration from these short videos:
Take Your Child to the Library Day is coordinated by the
Connecticut Library Consortium along with co-founder Caitlin Augusta of the Stratford (CT) Library.
MiYouth Virtual Call
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
2:00pm ET
All public library staff that work with youth (early literacy – teens) are welcome to attend our virtual MiYouth meetings. Our next one is
Tuesday, January 10th, at 2:00 pm ET. We’ll be discussing summer library programming for all age groups, as well as school outreach. These conversations are lead by LM’s Youth Services Advisory Council.
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/506813991?pwd=Z2NBMTFES1BlRlNVc2lhbzV1eTJ0QT09 Password: 454345
Save the date: April 11, 2023, for our next MiYouth!
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
8:30am-3:30pm ET
Youth Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews
common supports. This is a 2-hour self-paced course, combined with a 6-hour instructor led virtual course* and uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional,
peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Details and requirements can
be found here: https://events.anr.msu.edu/YMHFALibraries23/
Comic Books, Coding, Cosplay, Crazes, and D&D: Making Libraries a Hub for the Inclusive Nerd Culture
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
2:00 – 3:00pm ET
PCI Webinar
In the 1980's, nerd = social suicide. In 2022, nerd = the place to be for inclusivity! Fandoms and other cultural trends bring people together in a nondiscriminatory way. Come learn how you can increase the diversity of your library through programming, MakerSpaces,
and other nerd-based resources. As the Jedi librarian would say: "Attendance leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to action, action leads to inclusion!"
Ready to Read Storytime Tune-Up! With Jenifer Strauss
Thursday, January 19, 2023
2:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Ready to Read Michigan goals are to equip public library staff with information, skills, and tools needed for them to promote early literacy in their community and to engage families using the 5 practices
of Every Child Ready to Read. In this 90 minute webinar, Jen will:
Come ready to Sing, Play, Read, Talk and Write our way to Literacy!
Summer Library Program 2023 Round Table #1
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
2:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Summer Library Program 2023 Round Table #2
Thursday, February 2, 2023
10:30 am – Noon ET
Attend either date above and bring your summer program ideas, no matter the age group to share at our virtual round tables. Participants are encouraged to bring at least one program idea to share with
the group. Program ideas may or may not be related to the CSLP theme "All Together Now," and can be geared for any age, including teens & adults. We want to hear what your library is up to and what you're excited about! We will also have the opportunity to
discover all of the exciting ways the Michigan Learning Channel (MLC) and
PBS Kids can support engagement and learning in your community this summer. See a sampling of the MLC summer program resources, including specific All Together Now themed activities and resources, on-demand videos and hands-on activities from a variety
of local, regional, and national educational partners, and ideas for in-person events and programming provided by the MLC engagement team.
Attendees of this round table will walk away with ideas and contacts to customize the summer program for your community. These virtual round tables will
not be recorded.
Save the Date: All Together Now with the Detroit Zoo!
Thursday, February 9, 2023
2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Details & registration coming soon…
Youth Services Basics – Niche Academy
The Youth Services Basics course is now available in
LM’s Niche Academy Staff Skills! This self-paced course is designed as an introduction to library services for public library staff who are new to libraries and/or working with youth. Whether you are already working in a library or just starting out in
a new youth services position, this content will help you consider why library services focusing specifically on youth are important, how to collect appropriate materials, the types of services and programs you can provide to your patrons, and the importance
of outreach services.
This course contains an Overview of Youth Services, followed by age-specific sections on Early Childhood, School Age Children, and Tweens & Teens. An accompanying workbook has also been included and library
staff can complete the sections to earn badges.
To access this course, login to
LM’s Staff Skills, select the “Children/YA” category, and scroll down to “The Youth Services Basics” course.
This course was created in collaboration by the Indiana State Library, Library of Michigan, Montana State Library, and the Tennessee State Library and Archives, with support from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services.
Coming this Spring:
SEAL: Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries
April 2023
Details on 2 Michigan
SEAL workshops with STARnet TBA! Dare I say, it’s almost time for solar eclipse glasses?!
Register to receive eclipse glasses now:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BT58RYV.
Be sure to add
lm-libtraining@michigan.gov to your contacts so that registration messages & reminders make it to your inbox.
These programs are supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Jason Reynolds, author and ambassador, highlights the stories of young people – NPR, 12/13/22
The crisis of student mental health is much vaster than we realize – The Washington Post, 12/5/22
Teen brains aged faster than normal from pandemic stress, study says – The Washington Post, 12/1/22
Stay well,
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
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Lansing, MI 48915
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