Hope everyone fared the storms of earlier this week well! You just never know when your community might lose power or face major damage. Speaking of a natural crisis, check out this webinar happening next week to better prepare for serving the youth in your community:

Youth Services Programming During A Time of Crisis
Thursday, September 6, 2018
2:00 PM EST
Youth Services Programming During a Time of Crisis, is a downloadable toolkit* designed to help public libraries in times of crisis plan programming that creates a sense of normalcy for youth and teens in times of disaster or upheaval. This toolkit is the Capstone Project designed and written by Jamie Gilmore, Grace Morris, Erica Trotter, and Alexandria Wardrip through the University of Washington's Information School. It was also featured (8/30/17) in The Conversation's article, "Public Libraries can (literally) Serve as a Shelter from the Storm," by Grace Morris.
Grace will be joining LM's Youth Services Coordinator, Cathy Lancaster, to give library staff and administrators a deeper look at why the toolkit was created and how you can use it in your library. This will be an interactive webinar, so come prepared to roll up your sleeves and contribute your thoughts and ideas! Register here – please follow all the “continue” prompts to “complete” your registration.

This webinar will be recorded and link shared with registrants if you cannot attend in person.

*Please note that a printed copy of the toolkit was mailed to all public library directors in Michigan in a packet of “Resources for Public Libraries,” sent by the Library of Michigan in June. Please check with your director for the toolkit if you would like it in print. Plan to follow along with it during the webinar!

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