Teen Swap Meeting

The Teen Swap Brown Bag has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Neighborworks. Hope to see you there!

Voting for Kids!

I wanted to share a neat activity that some libraries will do in the Arrowhead Library System during election time. Some libraries actually serve as places to vote, so the Clinton Public Library is going to let kids vote for their favorite book character. Martha Gammons at ALS shared the pdf file of their poster. They also give out "I Voted" stickers to the kids.

Please let me know if you'd like the pdf.

Teen Summer Swap Date Change to November

Due to low attendance, we are rescheduling the Teen Summer Swap for Wednesday, November 12 from 1 -3 pm.
It will still be held at Neighborworks, 437 S Jackson St.


We hope you can attend!

Youth Events Still to Come!

Teen Brown Bag and Summer Recap!
Wednesday, November 12
1 -3 pm
NeighborWorks, 437 S Jackson St. Green Bay

Swap, chat and share! You bring a sack lunch - we'll bring the beverages! We will also do a Wii demo as part of our LSTA Gaming Grant!
Email Jamie or call 920-448-4410 to register!


NFLS Summer Reading Program Planning Workshop
Thursday, February 12, 2009
All-day event
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay

Mary Driscoll, Outreach Librarian for the Dane County Library Service, will be sharing her "play literacy" activities for part of it. She is a dynamo, and someone you won't want to miss!

More details to follow - be ready to "Get Creative!"

Recent Reviews!

The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry
What a gem! With echoes of Lemony Snicket, Lois Lowry takes on orphans, nannies, wealthy benefactors and neglectful parents. She throws in references to classic children's stories and lots of big words (accompanied by a clever glossary in the back and a bibliography of story titles.) Very funny and clever. Grownups who have read the books she refers to will enjoy the references. Children will be encouraged to seek out the titles and read more.


The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron
I listened to the audio of this book which was lovely. I find that listening to the books, often helps me slow down and savor the poetry of the writing on a quality read. I could have read this in a sitting, but it was worth the longer listen. I fell in love with the desert as described by Lucky - even though, like Brigitte, I don't like heat or bugs or sand. I loved Miles, and Lincoln, and of course, Lucky. I enjoyed the reader's voice. She was able to do a completely convincing French accent for Brigitte.

~ Karla Giraldéz, BCL - East Branch

PS. To read more of Karla's reviews, log in to goodreads.com, and become her friend!
Not a member? Become one! It's free, easy and you can share "good reads!"

Or...send me a review to share on LNB of a recent youth or teen book you read!

Web Tool Aids People with Colorblindness

This is what the NFLS home page looks like to a person with normal color vision.












With the click of a button, and using the Colorblind Web Page Filter, a person who has tritanopia (blue/yellow color blindness) can change the NFLS homepage to this:















Want to experiment with this page or YOUR library's website?

Click on the Colorblind Web Page Filter logo on the right-hand side above the NFLS Flickr Badge.

Type in your webpage url, pick a color filter and click "fetch!"
You can also embed the logo on your webpage or blog if you know of patrons or children who have color vision deficiencies at your library. It might help them view your webpage or other pages more easily!

You can get more information about the filter at http://colorfilter.wickline.org/.

Grassroots Meeting Recap

The Annual Grassroots Meeting held last week was well attended and a lot of fun! Diane Betz from Butterfly Books did a book talk on the latest and greatest children's titles. (Some of them literally arrived in the store the day before!)

If you want to view more photos from the meeting, click on the NFLS Flickr Badge on the right-hand side and then on the "Grass2008" photo stream.

If you were not able to attend but are interested in a copy of the bibliography Diane shared, please let me know.


Those who attended were asked to submit feedback that I needed to submit to the division. If you were not able to attend the meeting and want to share anything on the questions below, please do so.

1) What do you feel are the best services NFLS offers?

2)  What are the most important issues or concerns you have about youth
services in general?

3)  What is on your "wish list" of future services?