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