Summer Reading Program Updates
2006 what's buzzin' at your library
Thanks to everyone who submitted their evaluations! We will have a final report to share by the end of the year!
2007 Catch the beat at your Library:
Summer Reading Orders for 2007 have been received and will be sent on to JanWay. This year, each library will receive these materials directly from JanWay in the Spring along with any reading incentives the Library has ordered.
Mark Your Calendars for the Second Annual Program Power Breakfast!
April 27, 2007 at the Peabody Institute Library, Danvers
We are already making plans for this second annual event! If you want to know what a Program Power Breakfast is, please visit last year's at http://www.nmrls.org/youth/PPBreakfast.shtml.
We are looking for folks interested in participating at this event. Participants will be making a short presentation as well as bring materials to display about their program. If interested, please contact Susan Babb at susan@nmrls.org.
Teen Idol Program Update:
The Andover Idol competition for middle and high school students began Friday, November 3 and concluded with a competition on Saturday, November 4. The Andover Idol will compete with teens from other towns in the regional competition in January. For more information contact MHL Teen Librarians at 978-623-8401 x56 or email ya@mhl.org.
Upcoming Library Celebrations
National Children's Book Week: November 13-19, 2006
The Children's Book Council has a list of 25 ways to celebrate, plus puzzles, booklists and classroom ideas on their website at http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbw/celebrate/
Teen Tech Week: March 4-10, 2007
Please join YALSA in celebrating our first ever Teen Tech Week March 4-10, 2007. The purpose of this new initiative is to encourage teens to use libraries' nonprint resources for education and recreation, and to help teens recognize that librarians are qualified, trusted professionals in the field of information technology.
Here's what you can do to join the celebration:
- Register for Teen Tech Week at .http://teentechweek.wikispaces.com Those of you who register will receive incentives from our Promotional Partners Rosen Publishing and Tutor.com.
- Visit the Teen Tech Week wiki at http://teentechweek.wikispaces.com to find and share ideas for celebrating the event.
- Plan on attending the Teen Tech Week Kick-Off from 10:30 to 12:30 January 21st at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Meet our partners and sponsors and get ideas from our TTW Taskforce on how to celebrate in your library.
- Keep an eye out on the TTW web site for Teen Tech Week podcasts.
- Stock up on your Teen Tech Week swag at http://www.alastore.ala.org
Thank you for working to ensure that the teens in your communities have access to a variety of electronic resources and are competent users of information in all formats. YALSA would like to thank E-Vanced Solutions for making the online registration possible.
Upcoming Youth Services Workshops
The Youth Services Book Review Group:
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM -- NMRLS, Danvers
December 6, 2006
The Youth Services Book Review Group meets once a month, from 10:00 to 12:00, at the NMRLS office in Danvers. Books from publishers are available to reviewers in advance of their publication date. Reviews are shared each session in round-robin fashion. New reviewers are always welcome! Just come and the books will fall into your hands! (No registration required).
Making the Connections: MSLA/NMRLS Library Media Specialist Series
Session Two - Invest Wisely - Read!
Tuesday November 28, 2006
3:00 PM until 6:00 PM
National studies show that many high school graduates lack basic money management skills and learn through trial and error--often with disastrous results. Several governmental and banking entities have encouraged private and public organizations in offering educational programs to empower youth in making better financial decisions. You don't have to be a CPA to offer financial literacy workshops at your branch. If you interested in empowering youth with practical life-skills find out how simple financial literacy programs can bring rewarding returns to your youth services library programming efforts. Vickie Beene-Beavers, Assistant Administrator for Youth Services at SEMLS will facilitate and also discuss her 2003 VOYA nominated MVP award for her Invest Wisely...READ! campaign. Vickie's Teen Investment Week program was featured in "More Teen Programs That Work" edited by Rosemary Honnold (Neal-Schuman, 2005). Please note: Ten (10) PDPs will be awarded if 3 of the 4 Sessions are attended. Each session will be 3 hours in length. An additional hour is earned through a demonstration of completing a related product. This series has been approved by the DOE.
Location: Beverly High School
MySpace - LibrarySpace - a Virtual Chat with Linda Braun
Monday, December 4, 2006
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
How can librarians demonstrate radical trust in the teens that they serve via MySpace? We need to trust teens to make good choices and by having MySpace in libraries we can help them to make those good choices. Linda Braun will facilitate discussion in a virtual chat.
This workshop is a follow up to the October 4 workshop entitled: MySpace? YourSpace? WhoseSpace? But anyone is welcome to join. There will be some advanced preparation. Limited to 15.
Mark Your Calendars for these January 2007 Youth Services Workshop Events!
- Anime/Manga with Robin Brenner, January 5, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Beverly Public Library
- Making the Connection: MSLA/NMRLS Library Teacher Series - Marketing, January 16, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Gloucester High School
- The Privacy Rights of Children: A Roundtable, January 22, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Tewksbury Public Library
