Grassroots Meeting, October 15; Teen Swap; October 28

The Annual Grassroots Meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 15, from 1 - 4 pm at NFLS. The agenda is the same as before.



Our next Teen Swap will be held on Wednesday, October 28, from Noon - 2 pm at the Ashwaubenon Branch Library, 1060 Orlando Drive, Green Bay.

Linda Jerome of the LaCrosse Public Library will be giving a short webinar on "Best Books for Boys and Other Reluctant Readers." We will also be swapping ideas from this summer, as well as potential ideas for 2010.


Please call or email Denise to register for either of these!

Swine Flu Reminder

As school starts, health professionals are closely monitoring incidents of swine flu. John DeBacher has put swine flu information on the DLTCL web page.

In general, DLTCL recommends that public libraries consult their local health departments and school districts to make decisions about things like suspending story times or activities for school groups, and for precautions to take for sanitizing materials. Now might be a good time for public libraries to contact their local school nurses and ask to be included on any swine flu updates that go out to the school district. This might help public librarians make decisions if an outbreak affects their local community. DLTCL staff will monitor information about the situation and alert librarians if we have information that would help them.

If the library does have in-house toys for use by toddlers or checks out toys, now would be a good time to review the sanitation procedures used or to put in place a routine sanitation process if the library doesn't already have one. This might also include the table tops and chairs in the children's department, wheeled carts, safety gates, etc. I've noticed that many schools have handi-wipes and hand sanitizer liquid available at the children's service desk. These might be simple but handy additions to the children's area. A box of tissues for the public might also be helpful.

(As a side note, the CDC website recommends washing hands with soap and water for at least 15-20 seconds as often as possible, if this option is available. If it's not, using alcohol-based hand rubs is the next best option. - JM)

Systems Youth Services Liaison Posting, Barbara Huntington, DLTCL, September 2009

Bits from Barb

Newest Alexander Study Highlights the Importance of Summer Library Use

Karl Alexander, Johns Hopkins University, has written several reports highlighting the importance of reading over the summer, especially for disadvantaged children. In a recent interview he indicated that unlike children in more affluent families, children living in poverty are less likely to have a computer at home, have books and magazines in the home, and less likely to visit the public library, museums and theater, and less likely to take music lessons and participate in organized sports. He said that these types of activities make a difference in terms of the level of learning children do over the summer, "with visiting the library being the most discriminating factor of all."
--"ODE," April 2009 http://www.odemagazine.com/

"WE ALL" Multicultural Poster Set

The Retired Peace Corp Volunteers (RPCV) of Madison have used their personal photos to create a set of multicultural posters. These posters would be excellent resources for the 2011 SLP theme, "One World, Many Stories" or the then theme, "You Are Here." The order form for the poster set is available at http://www.rpcvmadison.org/weall_order.php. The images for the posters can be viewed at http://www.rpcvmadison.org/weall_resources.php. RPCV also offers a multicultural calendar. Information is available for that at http://www.rpcvcalendar.org/. It appears RPCV creates the posters and calendar annually.

Teen Read Week, October 18-24, 2009

Teen Read Week 2009 will be celebrated October 18-24. Whether you work with kids, teens, or kids, tweens, AND teens, the ALSC Public Awareness committee has some ideas for you! For tried and true library activities, look no further than the Kids @ Your Library® online toolkit: www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/libraryactivities.cfm

National Library Week Grant

All types of U.S. libraries are invited to apply for the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant. The $3,000 grant will be awarded to a single library for the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2010 National Library Week theme, "Communities thrive @ your library®." The grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic. It is administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). This year's application deadline is October 16, 2009. National Library Week is April 11-17, 2010.

All proposals must use the "Communities thrive @ your library" theme, which incorporates The Campaign for America's Libraries' "@ your library" brand, on any and all promotional and publicity material supporting National Library Week activities. Guidelines for using the brand are available on the campaign Web site at under the "download logos" section at http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/logos.

An electronic grant application form and guidelines are available on the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlwgrant.cfm. Information also is available from the ALA Public Information Office. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 2148. E-mail: mmcfarlane@ala.org.

Systems Youth Services Liaison Posting, Barbara Huntington, DLTCL, September 2009

Karla's Reviews

Gooney Bird is So Absurd
Lois Lowry
A good chapter book for younger readers. I found the character of Gooney Bird funny, but a little unbelievably "adult" at times. The class is interesting and well-rounded and behaves how I imagine a second grade class would behave. Their wonderful teacher, Mrs. Pigeon, stays calm in the face of the noise and chaos of the class, while respecting their individuality. A nice read with a lovely ending. (children)


Big Chickens
Leslie Helakoski
The chickens in this book are "big chickens" who run away to hide when the wolf comes calling...along the way, they find lots of things to be scared of until they realize they are BIG chickens and don't have to be scared! Great book for calming fears. (picture book)

Karla Giraldéz, BCL, Southwest

Save the Date!

We'll be "Making a Splash" at the SLP Planning Workshop on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at the "Bay" Beach Wildlife Sanctuary!

They are very excited to be hosting us, so it should be a great day. We'll have beach towels, sand pails, pool rafts and more! It will be cccccooollldddd outside, but you'll have as much fun as you would at the beach. But I think we'll leave the swimsuits at home!

More details to come!

CCBC Shorts - New Webinars

CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Monthly Look at Books for Children and Teens
Join us for brief, timely tours through some of the newest and best in children’s and young adult literature. Librarians from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) will be your guides for these monthly 30-minute sessions designed to give librarians a heads-up about selected brand new titles of note. We’ll also revisit some of the gems already in your library collections. Each month will feature a different topic or theme.


Future CCBC Shorts dates for the year:
October 28 - http://tinyurl.com/otva7z Great New Gift Books; Holiday Books
November 18 - http://tinyurl.com/qmpb9q
December 16 - http://tinyurl.com/olkkke

All sessions will run from 9:00 - 9:30 am. Programs will be recorded and archived on the SCLS Continuing Ed. web site.

Water-Themed Food Ideas from Family Fun Site

Snail Snack

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50266&cmp=NLC-NL_Recipe_080310_header

Lunch Ahoy!

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50387&cmp=NLC-NL_Recipe_081409_ahoy

Sailboat Sandwiches

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=15319&cmp=NLC-NL_Recipe_081409_boat

Sailboat Lunch

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=52217

Fish Cake

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50135

Mermaid Cake

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50165

Pool Party Cake

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50183

Pail of Sand Cake

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50172

CEO, Youth Services Update Issue 333; September 22, 2009

Hand Outs for SLP Pre-Conference at WLA

Here are the links to the handouts for next month’s summer library program preconference at WLA in Appleton. Most of the handouts will only be available online so if you want hard copies, you’ll need to print these out.

Pre-Conference Program Descriptions

Pre-Conferece Hand outs

Schedule at a Glance

Adult SLP Poster

The Adult SLP poster art for 2010 was not completed in time to be on the dvd.It will be on the CSLP web page in the near future, but here it is in case you need it now.

Just a reminder that CSLP requests that all 2009 images be taken off System and library web pages once the new artwork becomes available. Libraries can continue to use CSLP artwork on print materials, but non-library agencies should stop using CSLP art once the summer for which it is intended has ended. More about the copyright use of CSLP artwork is on the dvd and in the manuals.

You can download it on Scribd.
Adult Poster Adult Poster SLP