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