This Week in SALS Youth Services
December 11, 2015
Short and sweet
At a basic level, advocacy is about relationship building. Everyday you are interacting with people in and out of your library.
Here are just a handful of questions to consider and the audience:
- Do I present myself as friendly and helpful 99-100% of the time? (all)
- Do I share the fun with coworkers, such as by parading costumed children through the library at Halloween, encouraging children to show other staff things they have made at library programs, or inviting coworkers to watch or help with a Toddler Time? (co-workers)
- Do I present myself professionally in all ways? (patrons)
- When I can’t help a user, do I offer other avenues where he/she might pursue the question or need? (patrons)
- Do I speak positively about the library, my work, the young users and their families whom I serve? (all)
- Do I bring up library services and programs that I think others listening might enjoy or find useful? (friends, family, community)
To learn more about advocating please contact me or check out ALA's Everyday Advocacy.
Noodle Rings
UNICEF Birthday
One of UNICEF's current priorities is to provide education. Here is a story about a mobile library in the mountains of Thailand.
International Mountain Day
Upcoming Events
Youth Development Programs are for All Young People
Thursday, 12/17/2015
11:00AM - 12:00Noon
Presenter: Jutta Dotterweich, ACT for Youth Center of Excellence
About the webinar: Youth work professionals in out-of-school settings might find themselves challenged by young people who disrupt programming, cannot focus or concentrate, and demand a lot of our attention. In this webinar/web meeting we will explore and share strategies, best practices, and our own mindset approaching this work. Bring your own ideas and experiences! Our goal is to leave this conversation with concrete ideas on how to engage and integrate youth with special needs in youth development programming.
About the PYD Network: ACT for Youth is exploring ways to create a virtual network that youth work professionals can join to learn from each other, share experiences and resources, and discuss common challenges. We have begun by offering occasional webinars/web meetings on positive youth development (PYD) topics. The first web meeting happened in August 2015 and focused on trauma and positive youth development.
As before, we would like to invite participants of the PYD 101 trainings and members of youth worker networks such as 4-H, youth bureaus, and afterschool coalitions.
Registration link:
https://cornell.webex.com/cornell/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee8c7cab3e2f022a91869c83ff7b24216
Code: Pyd2015
This is a free web session. Please share the announcement with other youth work professionals.
Find resources for youth work professionals on the ACT for Youth website:
Thursday, Dec 17, 2015, 11:00 AM
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2016 Summer Library Program Webinar - Early Literacy manual
To learn more and to register visit CSLP.
Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016, 03:00 PM
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Save the Date
2016 Teen Tech Week March 6-12 2016
For more information about TTW and to sign up for the 12/15 free webinar visit the TTW site.
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NoveList Grow your own Grant
Timeline:
- Application deadline: January 15, 2016
- Recipients announced: February 1, 2016
- Projects complete: May 1, 2016
- Final reports due by: May 15, 2016
Overview
We love readers' advisory and we want to help you do more of it! Are you looking to promote readers' advisory services at your library? We’re looking for innovative ideas that can be replicated in other libraries to increase usage of NoveList. The Grow Your NoveList Usage Grant Program provides funding for public libraries to promote NoveList and readers' advisory services to their community. Example programs might include: providing staff training on readers' advisory and NoveList, creating a commercial to promote NoveList and readers' advisory to the community, outreach to schools, outreach to book clubs, designing and printing promotional materials to promote NoveList and readers' advisory services.
For more information visit the NoveList grant website.
Southern Adirondack Library System
Email: jferriss@sals.edu
Website: www.sals.edu
Location: 22 Whitney Place, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
Phone: 518 584-7300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/salsyouthservices/
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