"Save the Date" for Summer Reading

Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 21st!

The annual Summer Reading Program Planning Workshop will be taking place at the Green Bay Botanical Garden. Exact times, activities and speakers are still be planned, but the date and location are set !

The 2013 theme is "Dig Into Reading."

Teen Read Week Video Contest

Libraries are encouraging their tween/teen patrons to participate in a Teen Read Week Video Contest.

Participants must submit a video on why they love their library or why they love to read.  The contest runs from September 24 - October 12, with the top three winners being announced during Teen Read Week.  The winners will also receive Amazon Gift Cards.

The library with the top winner will also receive a $100 gift card. 

Your library can still participate - it's not too late! 

"What's New for Storytimes" Webinar

Presenter:  Penny Peck

Format:  Webinar

Date:  Wednesday, October 3, 2012 

Start Time:   2PM Central

Is conducting storytime the favorite part of your job – but also the task in which you feel “burned out?” If so, this webinar will give you ideas to refresh your storytimes with new books to engage your audience. Whether you are relatively new or a longtime storytime presenter, everyone will take away storytime plans, booklists, and resources to revitalize this essential library program.

 For more information and to participate in the Wednesday, October 3, 2012 webinar, go to http://infopeople.org/training/whats-new-storytimes.

This webinar is sponsored by InfoPeople. 

Youth Showcase

Take a look at the September edition of the Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/showcase.html

See what your library peers are up to:

• Teen duck tape workshop flyer and duck tape creations submitted by Geri Cupery from the E. D. Locke Public Library in McFarland
• Big fishing and big dreams on stage with Elizabeth Timmins at the Muehl Public Library in Seymour
• Krissy Wick promotes Madison’s Group Summer Reading Club for daycares, summer schools, and other summer programs
• Enter the Hunger Games arena with Kent Barnard for the DVD release event at the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose

Now accepting ideas for the October and November Showcase line up!  Send in your photos, videos, PDFs, websites, blogs, and more.  Click on “Share an idea from your library” for more information. 

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt

Youth and Special Services Consultant

Wisconsin DPI, Public Library Development

Grassroots Recap

We had a great Grassroots meeting on Thursday, September 14th!

Panelists Sharon Verbeten, Jennifer Thiele and Ashley Thiem-Menning did a great job talking about serving kids on the autism spectrum.. The librarians who attended also got a chance to share summer projects!

Congratulations to Sandy Kallunki and Wendy Spice, who won the $25 Amazon gift cards.

Pictures are available on the NFLS Facebook fan page!