Grassroots Meeting Held Sept. 18th !

Grassroots Meeting

Thursday, September 18; 1-4 pm

NeighborWorks Green Bay (437 S Jackson St)

Featured Presenter: Rebecca Van Dan, Head of Young Adult Services

Middleton Public Library (Middleton, WI)

Our annual meeting will cover literacy-related, popular culture, STEAM-related, and historical teen-related programming, as well as using teens as presenters and involving them into the community.  We will also discuss the idea of meeting for "Tinker Times," and YOU will also get a chance to share.

Pizza and soda included! 

Register

Rebecca Van Dan has worked as the Head of Young Adult Services for Middleton Public Library for 15 years.  After creating a small island library in Ngiwal, Palau, as part of her Peace Corps assignment, she decided to pursue librarianship as a profession.  While she misses the fruit bats and monkeys, her teen group can do a fair imitation of a monkey pack.  She and her husband enjoy restoring their 1840's farmhouse and work together preserving endangered horse breeds on their farm.

Getting Kids to Love Books Event

This event might be of interest to some of you.  

You can register by mirandapaulbooks@gmail.com or 920-471-4168. 

CCBC Moving

The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education at UW-Madison will be moving in August and early Septempber to the Teacher Education Building on campus.

The CCBC plans to remain open in our current location through July 20, and we welcome individuals and small groups who want to do hands-on book examination until then.

We will be closed July 21 - August 24* for the move.

Our new address will be:

CCBC
Room 401 Teacher Education
225 N. Mills Street
Madison, WI  53706

- Megan Schliesman
CCBC

Professional Development Opportunity from the DPI

As part of the Growing Wisconsin Readers early literacy initiative, the Public Library Development Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is proud to announce a free, new professional development opportunity for Wisconsin public youth services librarians. Thirty librarians will be selected to participate in a pair of asynchronous online early literacy courses taught by nationally renowned early literacy consultant Saroj Ghoting. The first course will take place during Fall 2014 and the second course will take place in Winter 2015. There is no cost to participants to take part in the pair of courses, although the purchase of two books is required.

Past participants in these courses have commented positively about the ease and flexibility of the online experience. Most importantly, participants valued the direct connection between the coursework and their practice. A digital badge and certificate will be awarded to participants upon completion. Applicants must apply online by Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Thirty applicants will be selected, preferably representing all 17 public library systems in Wisconsin. A MLS is not required for application. 

Read the coursework description here: http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/files/pld/pdf/ELCoursework.pdf.  Find the online application here: https://forms.dpi.wi.gov/se.ashx?s=56301B2D71D6D5AA.

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt

Public Library Youth and Special Services Consultant

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction