Join LM at 10:00 am
Monday for a virtual discussion with several staff members from Willard Public Library. We will learn how they moved from in-person programming to a robust and regular schedule of virtual programs that several staff members take part in providing
to their community.
Hear how this team:
The Library of Michigan is offering these virtual discussions to bring members of our library community together to learn and share with one another. We anticipate continuing this series with new guests and topics each week. There is no
need to register for this virtual discussion, just login here or call in using the number listed below on
Monday at 10:00 am Eastern. If you have questions, please feel free to let Shannon White know. We hope you can join us on Monday to listen and learn from our guests and share your own ideas. Thank you to Willard Public Library for sharing with us on
Monday!
Shannon White - Whites29@michigan.gov
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Or Telephone:
216 706 7005
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Conference code: 579192
Carmen Agra Deedy is the 2020 National Summer Reading Champion for @CSLPreads and she’ll be sharing a weekly storytime, starting in June, from her Facebook page! Stories will be shared Fridays, at Noon ET, so please be sure to link
them to your social media platforms.
Summer 2020 Reimagined packets are available at
www.cslpreads.org – right on the home page!!! Just download and they’re available for you to print or share virtually with patrons. They include adult, teen, children, early literacy, and family sections! 6 weeks worth of at-home activities for families!!!
Don’t forget that Collaborative Summer Library Program’s PSA’s are available at
https://www.cslpreads.org/manual-downloads/, all art and graphics are available when you login and use your library code. Updated 2020 posters, including jpegs for social media are at:
http://bit.ly/LM2020CSLP.
#ImagineYourStory #SummerReimagined
LM’s ever growing list of MiYouth Virtual supports including copyright permission articles, youth mental health and more:
http://bit.ly/MiYouthVirtual.
Wandoo Reader, an online reading program platform, has training recordings and support is available to all Michigan Libraries, supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services:
https://www.gotostage.com/channel/michigan-wandooreader.
WKAR videos:
https://www.wkar.org/post/wkar-and-college-education-partner-create-family-video-segments#stream/0
Free eBooks about Coronavirus/COVID-19 compiled by the
New York City School Library System.
Grab the Mic Newsletter by Jason Reynolds from the Library of Congress, May 2020.
Thinking about racial disparities in COVID-19 impacts through a science-informed, early
childhood lens by Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. and Davide R. Williams, Ph.D., Center for the Developign Child, Harvard University, 4.27.2020.
When Librarians Become Disaster Service Workers – SLJ,
5.1.2020.
Helping Students Through Pandemic Grief and Trauma
– SLJ, 4.30.2020.
MiYouth Webinars & Meetings
MiYouth Meetings are weekly, at 10am on Wednesdays; they are not recorded.
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Password:
454345
Or Telephone:
Dial:
USA 215 446 3657
USA 8883634735 (US Toll Free)
Conference code: 519921
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STEM
in the Kitchen with Longway Planetarium’s Laurie Bone
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
10:00 AM ET
In this STEM training Longway Planetarium’s Laurie Bone will introduce some basic chemistry concepts while demonstrating fun and easy-to-do chemistry activities straight from the kitchen. Activities that you can do virtually with your
patrons using everyday kitchen tools will be demonstrated. Webinar participants will also receive links to information sheets that support each activity so that you can create a “STEM in the Kitchen” program, either in the library or virtually, for your families.
Literacy
All Day, Every Day: How to Present Easy-to- Use Language and Literacy Tips to Parents and Caregivers with Jenifer Strauss, Story Be Told
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
10:00 AM ET
Parents and caregivers know the value of the storytime programs; librarians not only provide valuable language experiences, they model good practices! But how do we help parents understand that language experience
is something they can provide for their children all-day, every day? Storyteller and Narrative Consultant, Jenifer Strauss will model a Ready-to-Use Parent Presentation that librarians can use to encourage parents to engage their children in quality language
experiences during the course of a regular day with their kids.
Eat
Up @ Your Library! Summer Food Service for 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
2:30 PM ET
"Meet Up & Eat Up," the SFSP is going to look a little different this summer, but the need is even greater than ever before. Join this webinar to learn how libraries can play a role in feeding
the youth in your community.
The Michigan Department of Education aims to feed the whole child the whole year. The Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Food Service Program Staff will share how to expand the SFSP to your area. The webinar
will cover SFSP basics, requirements for sponsors who operate the SFSP, sites who provide healthy meals to children, and site activity options for Summer 2020.
Free Grade Level Reading webinars:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hjXU2byeRn6fXbJmJGujhA.
These programs are supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Have a great weekend,
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
LancasterC5@michigan.gov
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