Professional Development
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.
This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. A recording will be distributed to registered participants.
Each year
CLEL–Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy–hosts a unique conference focused on serving children birth-6 and their families in libraries. And this year will mark two firsts for this conference: it will be virtual, and it will include a Leadership
Institute! All are welcome to these online experiences--we welcome out of state folks, students, volunteers, trustees, and partners!
The first of this 2-day event will be a Leadership Institute on October 8; this event is geared for staff that are already in leadership positions, as well as those who wish to lead from where they are, and those who are looking to move
up into official leadership positions. The Leadership Institute will feature ALSC president Kirby McCurtis as its keynote speaker, plus thought-provoking breakout sessions and some important calls to action. The main conference will be on October 9, with
Library Journal Mover and Shaker Janet Damon as the keynote speaker and plentiful breakout sessions on a wide variety of topics. Both days are excellent opportunities to network with colleagues from across the country, snag some great ideas, learn something
new and deepen your knowledge, and have some fun!
View the full schedule for
both days here.
Registration
is now open; register for the Leadership Institute and/or the Conference online.
The fee to attend the Leadership Institute is $20; the main Conference is $25; and the fee to attend both days is $45.
Staff Skills Academy:
Online CE through the Library of Michigan
Resources:
Michigan School-Related Outbreak Reporting – Updated Mondays at 3pm.
The Michigan Department of Education is partnering with Talking Is Teaching to engage families with early literacy best practices. Resources include
videos, tip sheets, and more on early literacy, early math & social emotional development, too!
BEES (Building Early Emotional Skills in Young Children
MSU Extension – FREE, for Professionals
Fall 2020
Registration period: September 16 - September 27, Class will run September 20 - November 20
Building Early Emotional Skills (BEES) for Early Childhood professionals is an opportunity to learn more about how children develop important social emotional skills, and how you can help them learn to understand and express their emotions
appropriately. We will talk about dealing with your stress as a caregiver and handling tantrums, biting and other troublesome behaviors of young children. We will learn about the important role you play in helping young children feel safe and secure as they
learn to navigate their strong emotions.
BEES is a MiRegistry approved training. Digital course materials are provided at no cost. A certificate for 8 hours of training is available upon successful course completion.
This free online course is offered three times each year in the Fall, Winter and Spring.
CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award Winners Announced!
The Children’s Book Council Diversity Committee is proud to announce the winners of the
3rd Annual CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards. These awards are given annually to professionals or organizations in the children’s publishing industry who have made a significant impact on the publishing and marketing of diverse books, diversity
in hiring and mentoring, and efforts that create greater awareness with the public about the importance of diverse voices.
In the News…
Fauci: We won’t be able to sit in theaters without masks until a
year after an effective coronavirus vaccine is created – Business Insider, 9.10.20
NEA Tracking School Coronavirus Cases – SLJ, 9.15.20
Supply
kits for online learners help ensure student success, School News Network 9.16.20
Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP)
The mysteries of the sea floor, plate tectonics, ocean currents, water, seashore, the atmosphere, and more!
Submit your best 2022 Oceanography programming ideas to CSLP today by using the following form:
Consider joining a
CSLP committee! Sign-ups for 2021 are open until October 2nd. While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year. All committee work is done virtually; either through email, or through phone or online meetings. Attending
the CSLP Annual Meeting is not required. For more information, please visit:
https://www.cslpreads.org/join-a-cslp-committee/. This is a great opportunity to participate in a national library group and make new connections while shaping summer library programming! Want to know more about the CSLP committees? “Attend” the
2020 Committee Fair:
https://www.cslpreads.org/2020-committee-fair/
Whether or not your library used the #ImagineYourStory theme, your feedback is extremely important. Please complete the
CSLP survey by Friday, September 25th. CSLP are accepting virtual attendance numbers, too.
MiYouth Meetings
Wednesdays, October 7th, November 4th, and December 2nd –1:00 PM ET
We’ll hear a couple of inspiring engagement ideas from 2 libraries in Michigan on October 7th, before opening it up to sharing!
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
Wishing you a sunny weekend!
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
LancasterC5@michigan.gov
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