"Wild Wisconsin Features Youth Programs

The Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference, developed by NFLS and sponsored by 11 other library systems, will take place on January 15 and 16.

This year, the programs will be held over two days.  Two programs that might be of interest to youth librarians are as follows:

January 15, 10:30 - 11:30 am

   

 Unprogramming: Recipes for Successful Programming

With School-Age Children & Teens

 Amy Koester, Children’s Librarian, St. Charles City-County Library District (St. Charles, Missouri)

Marge Loch-Wouters, Coordinator of Youth Services, La Crosse Public Library

(La Crosse, Wisconsin)

Do you find yourself spending hours planning school-age programs that are over in the blink of an eye?

Does your spending for teen program supplies make you blush? Are you ready to challenge yourself to be more efficient with your time, your staff’s time, and your department’s resources?

Discover “unprogramming,” a concept that helps you streamline planning and preparation while offering worthwhile literacy-centered programs, where kids help shape the direction of the program! This webinar will help you cook up strategies for unprogramming at your library with both school-age children and teens, and ideas for helping staff adapt to this new style. Prepare to create your personal menu of unprograms with a myriad of program ideas and resources.

Register

January 16, 10:30 - 11:30 am

Tech Services for Target Audiences

 Claire Moore, Head of Children's Services

Darien Library

Darien, Connecticut

How do libraries determine what part of their community to target for new services? And then how do you move them forward? Claire will highlight Darien’s technology series with programs for preschoolers, elementary-aged children, tweens, and even an 8-week online course modeled on Helen Blowers 23 Things (called 21 Things for 21st Century Parents.) She explains the goals, best practices, and how libraries can create their own family-centered tech programs.

Register

 For a complete listing of all the programs and to register, visit the NFLS Facebook Page.  

PBS KIDS Writers Contest

The PBS KIDS Writers Contest is a national-local contest designed to promote the advancement of children’s literacy skills through hands-on, active learning. The contest encourages children in grades K-3 in communities across the country to celebrate the power of creating stories and illustrations by submitting their own original pieces. For nearly 20 years, Wisconsin kids have participated in PBS KIDS’ annual writing contest, building their creative voices, and developing critical reading and writing skills.

They are also planning a webinar for January 10^th at 9 am for librarians to talk about the contest and how to do a “Writers & Illustrators Workshop” for children K – 3^rd grade. More information to come. 

If your library is interested in participating, please contact Holli Kirchner, Early Learning Services Manager at WPT, at 608-265-5035 or holli.kirchner@wpt.org

December Youth Showcase

Monster makeovers, pretend food playtime, and mad science are a few features in the December edition of the Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase.  Check it out!  

We are still looking for more teen ideas and creative programs and services.  What’s the best thing you did in 2013? Send in your jpeg/URL/PDF for a future edition of the showcase.

"Youth Services By the Numbers" Webinar Recording Available

Curious about what counts as a program or how to measure attendance on the annual report? 

Recently, Jamie McCanless, the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) Public Library Data and Finance Coordinator, and Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Youth and Special Services Consultant at DPI, took a focused look at the annual report to examine how youth services is data generated and what it shows. 

Check out the 60-minute webinar archive available under “Professional Development."

Teen Video Challenge

This is the second year that Wisconsin will participate in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Teen Video Challenge. Here is more information about the contest, including entry and release forms.

For the contest, teens should create a video promoting Summer Reading at the public library, including an interpretation of the 2014 CSLP teen slogan "Spark a Reaction," to win $275 and a $125 award for the library. Any teen, aged 13 -18, can enter the CSLP 2014 Teen Video Challenge in the state where they reside. Videos can be created individually or as a team. Each participating CSLP member state will select one winner. Additional information, including promotional resources and video creation resources, can be found at http://cslpreads.org/challenge-overview.html.

The deadline for entries is Friday, February 14, 2014. The state winner will be selected in March 2014 and national selections will be announced in April 2014.

Curious about what teens might make? Take a look at the 2013 winners for inspiration, including the winning submission from the L. E. Phillips Memorial Library in Eau Claire.

Contact Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, the Department of Public Instruction’s Youth and Special Services Consultant, with questions: tessa.schmidt@dpi.wi.gov. 

Read On Titles for December

Here are the Read On Wisconsin titles for December:

Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

Z is for Mooseby Kelly Bingham. Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2012

Animal 1 2 3by Britta Teckentrup. Handprint Books, 2012

Poem (from Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry edited by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters. Illustrated by Polly Dunbar. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2007.) :

“The NO-NO Bird” by Andrew Fusek Peters, p. 28

Primary (Grades K-2)

Under the Snowby Melissa Stewart. Illustrated by Constance R. Bergum. Peachtree, 2009

Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

The One and Only Ivanby Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Patricia Castelao. Harper / HarperCollins, 2012

Middle School

After Eli by Rebecca Rupp .  Candlewick Press, 2012

High School

The Raven Boysby Maggie Stiefvater. Scholastic Press, 2012

You can see these books and the discussion questions at:

http://readon.education.wisc.edu/index.php/category/month/december

The complete list of 2013-2014 Read On Wisconsin titles, along with links to discussion questions and TeachingBooks.net resources, can be found at:

 http://readon.education.wisc.edu/index.php/row-books

Emily Townsend, Librarian

Cooperative Children's Book Center
School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison

SRP Save the Date!

Save the Date of Thursday, February 13th for our annual SRP Planning Workshop!

This year's workshop will be held at Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve. Activities and speakers are being finalized. I'm very excited about the opportunities at this facility, including using the fireplace in the meeting room to make s'mores, and offering snowshoeing at the end the day. I think this will be a great environment to have fun, learn and share.

Official invites will be mailed in January.

Error in Children's Manual

A NJ librarian was going through the 2014 Summer Reading Manual and noticed an error on page 147 of the Children's Manual,  under Fibonacci Fun - the number three (3) is missing from the sequence:

                     0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ...

The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it.

• The 2 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+1)
• Similarly, the 3 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+2),
• And the 5 is (2+3),
• and so on!

The formula doesn't work if the three is not there. 

November Edition of Youth Services Showcase

From spa day to science stations, Wisconsin youth services librarians know how to inspire and engage children and teens.  Check out the November edition of the Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase to see what your colleagues around the state are up to: http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_showcase

The Showcase is looking for new material, especially from librarians who have not submitted in the past.   Samples of teen programs and non-traditional programs are also appreciated.  Send in your pics, URLs, PDFs, and videos today!

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt

Public Library Youth and Special Services Consultant

WSRA Authors Festival in February

Jacqueline Woodson, Bryan Collier, Alan Lawrence Sitomer and Gene Luen Yang are the featured authors at the 2014 Wisconsin State Reading Association's Author's Festival on Saturday, February 8, 2014,  7:45-12:30, at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.

This is event is aimed at children and teens in grades 2-10, and gives young participants (and their chaperones)  the opportunity to spend the morning with these distinguished book creators in large- and small-group sessions.

Cost is $20 per child and $20 per adult chaperone.

Advance registration is required. Registration is limited to 400. Deadline: January 14, 2014 (Registration by January 1, 2014, is encouraged)

The complete brochure is available at:
http://www.wsra.org/assets/Convention/authors%20festival%202014.pdf

Registration can also be done online.

Questions? Contact Authors Festival chair Lynn Graening: lynngraening@frontier.com

Megan Schliesman (on behalf of Lynn Graening)

Read On! Titles for November

The start of November means another month of Read On Wisconsin! You'll find November's featured titles below.

Consider adding Read On Wisconsin titles into your story times, as classroom read-alouds or as part of literature circles or book clubs. Discussion questions are available for each month’s books, and TeachningBooks.net has compiled links to resources in their database about the titles.

For more information about the Read On Wisconsin program, go to:  

http://readon.education.wisc.edu

Read On Wisconsin titles for November:

Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

I Love Saturdays y domingos by Alma Flor Ada. Ill by Elivia Salvadier. Atheneum, 2002

Baby’s Day by Michael Blake. Candlewick Press, 2007

Poems (from Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry edited by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters. Illustrated by Polly Dunbar. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2007.) :

“Your Birthday Cake” by Rosemary Wells, p. 22;

“Baby Fingers” by Nikki Grimes, p. 20;

“Candles” by Wendy Cope, p. 26 

Primary (Grades K-2)

Me and Momma and Big John by Mara Rockliff. Illustrated by William Low. Candlewick Press, 2012

Castle: How It Worksby David Macaulay, with Sheila Keenan. Square Fish / David Macaulay Studio / Macmillan, 2012

           

Intermediate (Grades 3-5)     

Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnicby Ginnie Lo. Illustrated by Beth Lo. Lee & Low, 2012

Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workersby Sarah Warren, Sarah. Illustrated by Robert Casilla. Marshall Cavendish, 2012

           

Middle School

The Mighty Mars Rovers:  The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch. Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

Moonbird:  A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012

High School

Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick

You can see these books and the discussion questions at:

http://readon.education.wisc.edu/index.php/category/month/november

The complete list of 2013-2014 Read On Wisconsin titles, along with links to discussion questions and TeachingBooks.net resources, can be found at:

 http://readon.education.wisc.edu/index.php/row-books

Read On!

Emily Townsend, Librarian

Cooperative Children's Book Center

Growing Wisconsin Resources Available

If you missed the Growing Wisconsin Readers workshop in Appleton, the following is available on the Winnefox webpage.

- Recording of Tessa's presentation
- Recording of Tom Pease and Stuart Stotts
- Slides for both presentations
- Resources for Librarians

All libraries should have received posters and brochures.  I did request some extra, so let me know if more are needed!

Mileage reimbursement checks should be mailed in a a few weeks for those who attended.

And don't forget to save the date for the GWR statewide symposium set for March 21st in Stevens Point. More info to come.

Growing Wisconsin Readers Workshop Set for Oct. 30th

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Presenters: Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Youth and Special Services Consultant, Department of Public Instruction; Stuart Stotts, author, storyteller and songwriter; Tom Pease, singer and children’s performer 

Location: Appleton Public Library Meeting Rooms
Sponsored by:  NFLS, OWLS, Winnefox, DPI

Growing Wisconsin Readers is a statewide early literacy initiative. 
The morning presentation will emphasize state, system and local roles in implementation of the initiative, and include discussion opportunities.  

In the afternoon, Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease will lead the group in building literacy skills through music and song.

Lunch will be provided at no cost to attendees, and mileage reimbursement will be available.

The Growing Wisconsin Readers initiative aims to support Wisconsin caregivers of young children with information about early literacy, so they can prepare children for learning at school and beyond. Rooted in public libraries, Growing Wisconsin Readers will help bridge early literacy experiences with public education. It will serve as a statewide model while simultaneously supporting local library efforts.

To register: http://extranet.winnefox.org/ce/gwr

Sheboygan Children's Book Festival Schedule Announced

Please visit our schedule pages and mark your calendars for October 
11-13 -- you won't want to miss any of the festivities!

We are thrilled to present this truly outstanding slate of authors and 
illustrators of books for children and teens:

     Paul O. Zelinsky
     Eric Rohmann
     Betsy Lewin
     Lois Ehlert
     Daniel Kraus
     Amy Timberlake
     David McLimans
     Faith Erin Hicks
     Barney Saltzberg
     Bob Raczka
     Janet Halfmann
     Stephanie Golightly Lowden
     Charlotte Gunnfuson
     Jennifer Rush
     and storyteller, Genevieve Waller

New this year -- collectible author and illustrator trading cards, a 
bedtime concert with stories, Halloween dance party, and a whole lot 
more! Check out our children's activities page.

All festival events are free and open to the public. Events take place 
at the Mead Public Library, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and 
Bookworm Gardens. Book sales and autographing at each venue.

Please check out the website for more information. 

CCBC Celebrates 50 Years

Celebrate 50 years of the CCBC and 50 years of children’s publishing on the same night!

Join us on the evening of October 17, 2013 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, WI, for the CCBC 50th Anniversary banquet and/or the 16th Charlotte Zolotow lecture, featuring Leonard Marcus. 

Please mark your calendar for this special evening.

For information about the gala dinner, including registration, visit http://education.wisc.edu/ccbc/50thbanquet.asp

The 2013 Charlotte Zolotow lecture featuring Leonard Marcus will be held in the Monona Terrace Lecture Hall following the anniversary banquet. The lecture is free and open to the public. Leonard Marcus, noted children’s literature historian, will reflect on "Why Picture Books Matter."

We hope to see you there!

Merri Lindgren, Librarian
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Grassroots Meeting Set for September 12

  

Grassroots Meeting Thursday, September 12: 12 pm-4:00 pm 

NeighborWorks Green Bay, 437 S Jackson St.  Green Bay

Our annual meeting geared toward children’s librarians will feature a Craft Exchange, a presentation from Victoria Sanchez of the Milwaukee Public Library and a Summer Reading Swap!

12 pm—1 pm: Craft Exchange (Optional; pizza and soda included!)

1—2:30 pm: Super Summer Reading Services, Victoria Sanchez, Milwaukee Public Library

2:45—3:30 pm: Summer Reading Swap

3:30—4 pm: Serving Special Populations Discussion

Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ploNdLG3ZM1jljLnk2HC-jzBefV2LPZ_IdM3Zs9HN80/viewform

Grandpa Fred Entertains

Fred Turk of Denmark started performing "Dig Into Reading with Grandpa Fred" at area libraries. On Tuesday morning, he spent some time in Pulaski!

Early Literacy Mini Grants Available

The Public Library Development Team at the Department of Public Instruction will award 40 mini-grants in the amount of $250 to Wisconsin public libraries to support early literacy efforts.  This project is part of the larger Growing Wisconsin Readers early literacy initiative.  Libraries may apply for grants to establish or enhance either an early literacy activity area or a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.  Priority will be given to libraries that serve a total municipal population of less than 10,000 and who serve children birth through age six with potentially limited exposure to early literacy experiences.  Ideally, the grants will be awarded to libraries throughout the state’s 17 regional library systems.

The application process closes on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 4:00pm.  For more information about the mini-grants, view http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/files/pld/pdf/2013_GWR_Mini-grant_info.pdf.  The information sheet and other documents related to Growing Wisconsin Readers are available at http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_ys-sn under “Initiatives.”

I hope that many of you will consider applying for these mini-grants.  If you have questions, please be in touch.

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt
Public Library Youth and Special Services Consultant

Upcoming Slogans and Themes

If you are a person who likes to plan ahead, here are the upcoming themes and slogans determined by the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CLSP).

2014 Summer Reading Slogans (general theme: Science)

• Children: Fizz, Boom, Read!
• Teens: Spark a Reaction!
• Adult: Literary Elements

2015 Summer Reading Slogans (general theme: Heroes)

• Children: Every Hero Has a Story
• Teens: Unmask!
• Adult: Escape the Ordinary

The theme for summer 2016 will be Wellness/Fitness/Sports

To learn more about CSLP, or to bookmark the “Upcoming Programs” page, visit http://www.cslpreads.org/.

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt
Public Library Youth and Special Services Consultant

Youth Services Showcase

Check out these amazing activities happening in public libraries around the state: http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_showcase

·         The Shorewood Public Library goes all out for Dr. Seuss’ birthday!

·         The Monroe Public Library holds a successful Teen Photo Contest during Teen Tech Week.

·         Teens in Clintonville could go on a blind date with a book.

·         The Pigeon gets behind the reference desk at the Brookfield Public Library.

·         Appleton Public Library offers a melodious fairytale program.

·         Janesville’s Hedberg Public Library offers a curriculum-connected winter reading program.

·         Ninjago success at the La Crosse Public Library.

If you want to share your youth services excellence, submit your latest and greatest feat for the next Youth Services Showcase!

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt

Public Library Youth and Special Services Consultant

Read On Wisconsin in May

Look for ways to share these Read On Wisconsin titles for May with children and teens!

Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers:
The Big Baby Book by Guido van Genechten. Translated from the Dutch. Clavis, 2011
Time for a Bath by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, 2011
Time to Eat by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, 2011
Time to Sleep by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, 2011

Primary (K-2):
Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke. Illustrated by Lauren Tobia. U.S. edition: Kane/Miller, 2010

Intermediate (Grades 3-5):
Seaglass Summer by Anjali Bannerjee. Wendy Lamb Books, 2010

Middle School:
Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Little, Brown, 2011

(Check out the Read on Wisconsin book trailer for this title!  http://readon.education.wisc.edu/index.php/booktrailers-2/2012-2013-booktrailers/booktrailer-bird-in-a-box

High School:
Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court edited by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr. Candlewick Press, 2011


DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Don't forget discussion questions for all titles are available on the Read On Wisconsin web site:
http://readon.education.wisc.edu/index.php/2012-2013-read-on-wisconsin-books/discussion-questions


Megan, CCBC

Book Festival for October 11-13

The 4th Annual Sheboygan Children's Book Festival will be taking place on October 11-13.  This year's theme is "The Ways of Looking."

Visits from children's authors and illustrators will take place over the three-day festival.  Events will take place at the Mead Public Library Library, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Bookworm Gardens.

For more information on the festival, check out its website!

Fred Turk Publicity

Dates, times and locations should be set for Fred Turk's "Dig into Fun with Grandpa Fred" this summer.

Denise created some nice posters for you that will be mailed next week. If you would like extra copies, please let her know.

I also wrote a sample press release that can be accessed in Google Drive. You can use it in its entirety or edit it how you please.

Remember, NFLS will be invoicing you after Fred's performance. You will not need to pay him any money directly.  Set up and take down is 15 minutes. He will need room at the front for kids to do puppet activities for the audience. He also needs a plug for his small amp. The show will last about 45 minutes.

Save the Fall Dates

Some exciting events will be happening this fall that you will want to get on your calendar.

The annual Grassroots meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 12.  Speaker and topic ideas are still being taken!

The WLA Conference will be held in Green Bay on October 22-25. The conference schedule is not out, but great keynotes, activities and youth sessions will be presented.

Wisconsin libraries will also be part of an early literacy initiative called "Growing Wisconsin Readers" this fall.  The DPI will be providing funding for regional workshops. Ours will be held on November 14 at the Kimberly Public Library. We are still in the early planning stages of this initiative, but I will pass along more information as I get it.

Cool Popsicle Craft

Kathy Dettman wanted to pass along this popsicle stick puzzle craft, that's great for all ages. Enjoy!

Choices is Here!

Choices is now available! The most recent edition of the annual best-of-the-year highlights 249 titles published for children and teens in 2012.


CCBC Choices 2013 includes full annotations, age recommendations, and author/title and subject indices. It also includes a brief commentary on the 2012 publishing year.

CCBC Choices is created annually by the librarians of the Cooperative Children's Book Center and published by the Friends of the CCBC, Inc.

Contact Megan Schliesman, 608-262-9503, to request more copies,  or with questions.

If you missed the presentation in Appleton last week, Joy at Winnefox graciously agreed to record the morning session on Ustream.  This video is hosted by a third party, so you may periodically see 30-second advertisements.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30471203

Harlem Shake - SRP Version!

The Summer Reading Planning Workshop in February was a great day of fun and great ideas for the summer.

Before lunchtime, morning speaker Anne Horjus and some of the other participants decided to do their version of the "Harlem Shake."

Once it was filmed, I mixed it and uploaded the final version to YouTube.

It was also featured in the April Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase.

Take a look! Do you recognize anyone you know?

Read On! For April

April is National Poetry Month--something you can celebrate in many ways, including with these the Read On Wisconsin selections for the month! 

Read On Wisconsin Books for April:

Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers:
Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated by Sally Mavor. Houghton Mifflin, 2010.

The Rain Train by Elena de Roo. Illustrated by Brian Lovelock. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2011

Primary (Grades K-2):
All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon. Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson. A Richard Jackson Book / Atheneum, 2011

Intermediate (Grades 3-5):
Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word by Bob Raczka. Illustrated by Nancy Doniger. Roaring Brook Press, 2011

Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems) by Linda Sue Park. Illustrated by Istvan Banyai. Clarion, 2007

Middle School:
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanha Lai. HarperCollins, 2011

High School:
The Watch that Ends the Night by Allan Wolf. Candlewick Press, 2011


Find out more about Read On Wisconsin on the web site:
http://readon.education.wisc.edu/

Megan Schliesman, Librarian

Cooperative Children's Book Center

Two Workshops in March

Two great youth workshops will be presented in March!  One will be held at NeighborWorks in Green Bay, and the other will be held at the Appleton Public Library.

Get off the Bandwagon! New Approaches in SRP Programs and Services for Young Adults 

Tuesday, March 5; 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Presented by: Emily Scherrer, Youth Services Manager, Yuma County Library District

Location: NeighborWorks Green Bay

Looking to enhance your tween/teen Summer Reading Program?  We will look at various SRP models from around the country and discuss which models we can incorporate into our own libraries. By increasing the number of programs that encourage literacy, changing our "old school" mindset, and working with outside agencies, we can truly transform our Summer Reading Programs into local, national, and even global inspirations.

Register here!

Emily Scherrer is the Youth Services Manager in Yuma County, Arizona. She coordinates the Summer Reading Program for Yuma County's eight library branches, including two branches located within schools. Previously, Emily was the teen librarian in Waterford, Wisconsin. Emily is a committee member of ALSC's "Early Childhood Programs and Services" and has served on various state committees and boards. She received her Bachelor's degree in History from Michigan State and her MLIS from UW Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

CCBC 2013 - Great New Books for Children and Teens 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Presented by:  Merri Lindgren & Megan Schliesman, CCBC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: Appleton Public Library Meeting Rooms

CCBC librarians Merri Lindgren and Megan Schliesman will talk about Great New Books for Children in the morning session and Great New Books for Teens in the afternoon, highlighting selected books from CCBC Choices 2013.  

Books included in CCBC Choices 2013 will be available for hands-on examination.
The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), located on the UW-Madison campus, serves as a children's literature library for adults, a book examination center, and a research library. Co-sponsored with OWLS and Winnefox.

9:30-10:00 AM --Arrive/Browse
10:00-11:30 AM -- Great New Books for Children (Birth - Grade 5)
11:30-1:00 PM -- Browse/Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:30 PM -- Great New Books for Older Children and Teens (Grades 6-12)
2:30-3:00 PM -- Browse

Register here!

Merri has worked as a youth services librarian at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library in Lombard, Illinois, and as an instructor of Adolescent and Young Adult Literature at Edgewood College. She is a former trustee of the Baraboo (Wisconsin) Public Library. Merri graduated from UW–Madison with a B.A. Degree in Psychology and has a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Megan is currently chair of the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association's Intellectual Freedom Special Interest Group, and a past member of the Wisconsin Library Association Intellectual Freedom Roundtable board. She is also a former member of South Central Library System Board of Trustees in Wisconsin. She has a B.A. degree in English from UW-Whitewater and a Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

SRP Workshop Registration Open!

We are less than three weeks away from our annual Summer Reading Workshop on February 21st at the Green Bay Botanical Garden!  The day will be filled with great speakers, fabulous prizes and lots of fun!

Please make sure you are registered (at the latest!) by February 18th, so we can ensure an accurate lunch count.

Theme and Slogan Ideas Needed !

The Collaborative Summer Library Program would like the input of Wisconsin librarians on 2015 slogans and the 2016 theme. 

Remember, a theme is a general topic and the slogan is the tagline, e.g. Underground is the theme, “Dig Into Reading” is the slogan.

Slogan ideas are needed for the 2015 theme of Heroes/Superheroes/Villains, for the early literacy/children category, the teen category, and the adult category.

Please also send me ideas for the 2016 theme.  It can be anything but preferably not food-related.

Email me your best slogans and your top themes by Thursday, February 7^th!

Youth Services Showcase - February

The February edition of the Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase features the following:

1. “Llama, Llama Fairy Tale Drama” program at the Kenosha Public Library (Submitted by Lisa Rivers)
2. “Dig it!  The Secrets of Soil” resource for the 2013 CSLP theme “Dig Into Reading” (submitted by Carrie Morgan)
3. New performer in the Wisconsin Children's Performers Directory  Carolyn Richard "About Those Dinosaurs”
4. The first-ever, five-hour Family Board Game Day at E. D. Locke Public Library in McFarland held in November was a great success (submitted by Geri Cupery)

More submissions are needed!  Send a photo/video/flyer/website that shows the great work you are doing.  Don’t be shy—we need a variety of material for the March edition. 

For information about the Showcase or submission ideas, visit http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_showcase

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt

Youth and Special Services Consultant

Wisconsin DPI, Public Library Development

Read on! Titles for February

There's nothing like a few good books to warm up the cold winter chill.  

Check out the Read On Wisocnsin titles for February!



Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers:


Anna Hibiscus’ Song by Atinuke. Illustrated by Lauren Tobias. U.S. edition: Kane Miller, 2011

Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla. Illustrated by Amy Córdova. Tricycle Press, 2010

Primary (K-2):

Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems by Kristine O’Connell George. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Clarion, 2011

Intermediate (Grades 3-5):

Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon Tak. Translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson. 

Illustrated by Philip Hopman. U.S. edition: Eerdman’s, 2011

Middle School:

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Illustrated by Jim Kay. Candlewick Press, 2011 

 (Check out the Read On Wisconsin booktrailer on the web site!)



High School:

Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman. Scholastic Press, 2011



You can find discussion questions for these books, and more about Read On Wisconsin, at:


http://readon.education.wisc.edu/

Megan Schliesman, Librarian

Cooperative Children's Book Center

Summer Reading Workshop Set for February 21 st!

“Dig Into” Summer Reading Planning! 
Thursday, February 21: 9:30 am - 3 pm
Location:  Green Bay Botanical Garden

We’re going to “Dig Into” some summer ideas for children at the Green Bay Botanical Garden!  Speakers, ideas, door prizes and creatures will be on hand for a fun-filled day of sharing, networking and learning! 

Anne Horjus of the Baraboo Public Library will be our morning speaker, followed by lunch, a visit by the Bouncin' Bus and crazy ideas by our very own Cindy Tuschy! 

Invites will be mailed soon, but you can register before then!   
 Contact Denise at NFLS: 920-448-4410, dfitzger@mail.nfls.lib.wi.us

Hands-on Introduction to Archaeology

CAN YOU DIG IT? A Hands-on Introduction to Archaeology

Contact: Cindi Stiles, 126 South Oneida Avenue, Rhinelander, WI 54501

Phone: (715) 369-3248; (715) 499-0481 (cell)

Email: cydstil@newnorth.net

Description: Participants are projected into the future to become archaeologists, the detectives of the past. Their task – figure out who, what, how and why in a late 20^th century house site. The program demonstrates how archaeologists take the few artifacts that remain on a site and reconstruct who lived there, how they lived, and what was important to them. Cindi uses “Garbology” (the study of what people throw away) and portable sand boxes with artifacts, to illustrate excavation methods and interpretation. Participants learn by doing, excavating the sand boxes with paint brushes, and identifying the artifacts they find.

The program can accommodate approximately 30 people at a time. It is portable, consisting of 2ft X 2ft sand boxes which participants “excavate” with paint brushes. A “map” of the excavation shows participants where they are excavating within the site. Interpreting a “surface collection” of artifacts as an introduction to archaeology precedes the excavation. The program is designed for family participation or as a program for school children of all ages.

Cindi Stiles is a Registered Professional Archaeologist, with a Master’s Degree in Anthropology and over 30 years in the profession. While she has led projects throughout the Midwest and Plains states, most of her professional life has been in Wisconsin working primarily with state, federal, and tribal agencies. She is currently a private archaeological consultant.

Performing area: A room which can accommodate: (front of the room) space with a table and floor space with chairs for participants to sit for a 15 minute orientation, as well as (back of the room) space for three tables (for sand boxes) and enough space for people to stand around them. Program can be performed indoors and outdoors (weather permitting).

Requirements: Four tables (2.5ft X 6ft); children must be accompanied by an adult.

Fee: Negotiable starting at $200., plus expenses from Rhinelander; discounts are available for multiple area bookings, or back to back booking in the same location

Travel Range: Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan

References:

Kris Adams Wendt, Public Library Consultant, Wisconsin Library Services, kawendt@wvls.org, (715)261-7255

Melinda J. Young, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Lac du Flambeau Tribe, mjyoung@ldftribe.com, (715)892-8907

Teen Video Challenge

This is the first year Wisconsin will participate in the Collaborative Summer Library Program(CSLP) Teen Video Challenge. Information about the contest, including promotional resources and video creation resources, can be found at: http://cslpreads.org/challenge-overview.html

For the contest, teens should create a video promoting Summer Reading at the public library, including an interpretation of the 2013 CSLP teen slogan "Beneath the Surface," to win $275 and a $125 award for the library.  Any teen, aged 13 -18, can enter the CSLP 2013 Teen Video Challenge in the state where they reside. Videos can be created individually or as a team. Each participating CSLP member state will select one winner.

The deadline is Friday, February 1, 2013.  The state winner will be selected by March 1, 2013.  The national winners will be selected in April 2013. 

Curious about what teens might make?  Take a look at the 2012 winners for inspiration: http://cslpreads.org/programs/young-adult-program/teen-video-challenge/2012-teen-video-winners.html

Upcoming Workshop in Appleton

Books Build Better Brains

Monday, February 11, 2013
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM - OR - 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM

Presenter: Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Faculty, UW Madison
Location: Appleton Public Library Meeting Room ABC
Sponsored by: Appleton Public Library, OWLS, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton Education Foundation, and Child Care Resource & Referral

Join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking presentation with Q&A by Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, faculty at UW Madison. Dr. Navsaria champions the value of literacy for long-term learning and overall well-being. During his hour-long presentation he will discuss research behind early brain and childhood development, and how they affect literacy.

Brief community overviews provided by:
Dr. Sarah Campbell, St. Elizabeth Hospital Reach Out And Read Program
Amy Wilson and Kimberly Quinn, AASD Developmental Screening, Read-Talk-Play
Tanya Misselt and Yee Lee Vue, APL Early Literacy Outreach

Both sessions open to the public.

For additional information about this program please contact Bradley.

Register: http://www.owlsweb.info/ce/classes.asp
(Registration is optional, but encouraged for public library directors needing continuing education credit.)

SRP Planning Webinar Archive

A webinar with SRP ideas is now archived and available for viewing.

Cindy Tuschy at the Gillett Public Library gave a presentation in December. Feel free to view!
Cindy's recording is here, and the following are her website links she mentions.

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/06/mining-for-magnets.html  

   --- mining for iron

  

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/space_health/space_radiation/activity_1.shtml

   --- space radiation detector

http://www.amazon.com/Solar-250pcs-Color-change-beads-making/dp/B002WVE0TW

   --- solar uv beads

http://www.projectsforpreschoolers.com/make-your-own-dinosaur-eggs-fun-preschool-craft/

   --- dinosaur fossils

http://abcdoes.typepad.com/abc-does-a-blog/2012/05/make-your-own-dinosaur-eggs.html

   --- fossil coffee grounds recipe

http://www.stormthecastle.com/terrarium/soda-bottle-terrarium.htm

   --- soda bottle terrarium

http://letkidscreate.blogspot.com/2012/04/making-worm-farm.html

   --- worm farm bottle

http://savvy-living.com/squirmy-jelly-worms-fun-snack-for-kids/ 

   --- straw worms

  

http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/pdf/Water_Ice_Lessons/Dirty_Ice_Snow_Cones_Activity.pdf

   --- dirty ice snow cones

http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2010/12/advent-day-1-christmas-coal/

   --- coal treats

https://ccie-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wfwp/mudday2011/downloads/WF-Mud-Day_Official-Logo-2011.png

   --- International Mud Day, June 29

http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2012/01/digging-for-bugs-in-the-mud-aka-chocolate-scented-playdough/

   --- mud playdough

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/tp_dozer-e1151.html

   --- TP dozer craft

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/imagine/gallery/viewproject/?projid=156

   --- living underground on Mars

http://www.kidsciencechallenge.com/year-four/mm.php

   --- meals on mars

http://news.discovery.com/space/subterranean-living-may-await-moon-and-mars-colonists.html

   --- living underground on Mars

http://www.popsci.com/content/underground-robot-library

   --- underground library