Culver's Promo Update

For those of you who are participating in the Culver's coloring and coupon promotion in conjunction with National Library Week, here's the scoop. (no pun intended!)

I received the prizes and the coupons last week, and if the big box on my desk is what I think it is - we have the coloring sheets and posters! We will be getting those out ASAP to those of you taking part.

Themes for 2009

The following is a preliminary list of CSLP Themes for 2009. If you want to give me your feedback on your top 5 favorites again, please email me these by March 13th as well. Again, our choices will be collaborated with the other systems, so if I don't get any feedback from you, it will force ME to make the decision for you. And I'm not sure you would want that! :)

APPLAUSE, etc.

Bravo for Reading 3

Ham it up @ Your Library

Bravo! Bravo! On with the Show!

Applaud reading

"ARTS" in General

Arts alive at the library

The Art of Reading

Reading is an Art

Reading: It's an Art

Art of the Word: Read

Get Art Smart @ the Library

Art is Happening @ the Library

Show Your Stuff @ the Library

Take Part in Art @ the Library

The Art of Summer Starts @ Your Library

Get Smart Choose the Arts @ Your Library

Fine Art @ the Library (Fine Art is the name of a child going to the library

Artful Summer @ your library

Art of the Word: Reading

The "Fine Art" of Summer Reading

'Arts Afire @ the Library

Got Art? Get to the Library

Reading: It's a Fine Art -3

Fine Arts Make Fine Reading

Read your " Art" out

Explore the Art of Reading

CREATE & IMAGINE & EXPRESS

Just Imagine

Discover your hidden talents @ the library

Get Creative @ your Library

Creative Kids Club

Read to Create -2

Create a Moment: Reads

Imagine, Create, Participate @ Your Library

Create Your World @ your library

Create yourself...Read

Perform, Create, Read

Celebrate the art of Reading

Express yourself @ your library 3

Dream, Imagine & Create @ your library

Imagine @ your library

Create a Moment: Read

The Library: Your Imagination Stations

Express Yourself

Read...Learn...Create

Be Inspired...Read

DANCING

Dancing for Joy at the Library

Dance into Books

Make your Mind Dance-Read

From Ballet shoes to Rhythm and Blues

Stories to Make You Dance and Dream

DRAMA

Curtain's Up @ Your Library

"Act Out" @ your library

Set the Stage

The play's the thing@Your Library

Act it out @ Your Library

Class Act @ Your Library

Act it Out at Your Library

The Play's the Thing @your library

Take the Lead...Read

Book your theater seat @ Your library

Lights, Camera, Action, READ!

Lights! Camera! Read!

Midsummer Night's Read

Get in the Act, Read

From Page to Stage

"Name the Alien Head" Winners

Thank you to the children’s librarians who took the time to ‘Name the Aliens’ at last month’s SRP Planning Meeting. Lots of interesting names were submitted, which made choosing two winners difficult.

The winning entries are:

George ‘Bushings’ submitted by Susan – Oconto Falls

3DCD submitted by Holly – Egg Harbor

Helpful Hint

If you plan on making these ‘aliens’ for your summer program, either allow room for them to dry at your library for about 10 days – 2 weeks or have the children transport them home on Styrofoam plates or meat trays the day that you make them.

~ Wendy Spice

Feedback Wanted for CSLP Theme for 2010

Are you sometimes not too crazy about certain SRP themes? Here's your chance to add your input!

Barb Huntington just sent this preliminary list of general CSLP themes for 2010. She needs to identify 10 that Wisconsin would like to see included in the final list that will be used to select the general concept at the April CSLP Annual Meeting.

Please look at the list of suggested concepts below and email me your top 5 choices by Tuesday, March 13th. Our (NFLS) top choices will be collaborated with the other WI systems that Barb will use to guide her voting at the annual meeting.

Thank you!

Ecology/Environment/Conservation 15

Time Travel/Travel/Transportation - 11

Space/Flight - 7

Water/Rivers - 7

Fairy Tales/Folk Tales 6

Food - 5

Sports - 5

Inventions - 4

Pirates - 4

Technology 4

Cultures Around the World - 4

Dinosaurs - 3

Animals/Animation - 2

Climate/Weather - 2

Families - 2

Science/Future 2

Wild West 2

All Those Below Received 1 Vote:

Applied Sciences

Archeology

Australia

Circus

Crafts

Get Fit

Graphic novels

History

How-to Do It... cooking, building, sewing

Imagination

International and extreme travel

Letters

National Parks

Prospecting or mining

Magic

Sharks

Stories the world over

Superheroes

Survival

PSA on SRP

I did receive the "Get a Clue" PSAs from the division. I will plan on making four copies and sending them to the four Green Bay stations (WBAY, WFRV, FOX and WGBA) in early May.

If there are other stations in your area that I should be send them to, or if you would like a copy, please let me know this week.

New Postings from CCBC

We've recently posted two new bibliographies on the CCBC web site:

It's a Mystery! Books for Curious Kids and Teens

Never Too Old: Picture Books to Share with Older Children and Teens

Additionlly, all three CCBC Outstanding New Books presentations done for the Four Lakes Distance Education Network are now archived and available for viewing.

~ Megan Schliesman

Storytime Workshop at Berlin Public Library

What: Adding Multicultural Elements to Your Story Time
Where: Berlin Public Library, 121 West Park Ave. Berlin, WI 54923
When: 10 am - 12:30 pm, Tuesday, March 20
Who: Presented by Laurie Magee, Oshkosh Public Library
Why: Integrating multicultural materials and themes can add new pizzazz to your story time programs. Learn new ideas, stories and activities that can be integrated into your existing programming.

Click here to register online for this workshop.

Welcome!

Ask, and you shall receive!

Welcome to "Little" Nic Bits!

When I asked the librarians who attended the Summer Reading Program Planning Workshop if they would like a blog geared toward youth, tweens and teens, the responses were very positive! Here are some:

• Performers, crafts, program ideas, great books that work with kids (storytimes)
• Yes, youth NicBits would be great for program ideas and sharing what people are doing.
• Story time theme ideas (books and tie-in crafts). What worked well – ideas for SRP or storytimes (share!).
• any and all kid stuff/teen stuff.
• Links for programming, esp. seasonal when not SRP themed. Links to book reviews & book reviews from the area. Hints on area library supporters.
• I would like a resource like this, especially if it included info about successful programs, room décor ideas, book reviews, and teen feedback.

So, the blog will be just that. Nic Bits will still be available for tech information, system news, grants, etc. "Little" Nic Bits (or Little Nic, for short) will be specific news, issues, resources and info geared toward our younger patrons.

Stay tuned!