[Michlib-l] Youth & Teen Services Updates: training opportunities!

[Lancaster, Cathy (MDE)]

Scroll through this whole email for YS Basics, RTRM, and more to register/mark your calendars now for these opportunities. I am thankful for such amazing youth services staff across the state of Michigan! Looking forward to engaging with you in all these upcoming trainings. -- Cathy L.
Summer Library Programming

CSLP Summer Symposium - All Together Now!<https://www.cslpreads.org/all-together-now-2022/>
Thursday, December 8, 2022
11 am to 4:30 pm EST / 10 am to 3:30 pm CST
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PwswKL3JQhKi_mmKzeBQPw
Not able to attend on December 8?  Save the seats for those that can attend live.  Sign up to be notified when the recorded webinars are posted here. https://forms.gle/PAkG8WhWakGw2LDi6
Sessions include:

  *   Keynote Speaker is Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of ALA! She will address The Library as a Civic Bridge and Community Learning Hub.
  *   Summer Library Outreach to Underserved Children and Caregivers with ALSC's LSUCTC.
  *   All Together Now with Intergenerational Summer Programming with King County Library System and SilverKite Community Arts.
  *   Decorating Together with CSLP State Representatives.
Details and specific schedule can be found here: https://www.cslpreads.org/all-together-now-2022/.

Summer Library Program 2023 Round Table #1<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=2610>
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
2:00 - 3:30 pm ET
Summer Library Program 2023 Round Table #2<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=2605>
Thursday, February 2, 2023
10:30 am - Noon ET
Attend either date above and bring your summer program ideas, no matter the age group to share at our virtual round tables. Participants are encouraged to bring at least one program idea to share with the group. Program ideas may or may not be related to the CSLP theme "All Together Now," and can be geared for any age, including teens & adults. We want to hear what your library is up to and what you're excited about! We will also have the opportunity to discover all of the exciting ways the Michigan Learning Channel (MLC) and PBS Kids can support engagement and learning in your community this summer. See a sampling of the MLC summer program resources, including specific All Together Now themed activities and resources, on-demand videos and hands-on activities from a variety of local, regional, and national educational partners, and ideas for in-person events and programming provided by the MLC engagement team.
Attendees of this round table will walk away with ideas and contacts to customize the summer program for your community. These virtual round tables will not be recorded.

Save the Date: All Together Now with the Detroit Zoo!
Thursday, February 9, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Details & registration coming soon...

This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Ready to Read Michigan Presents:
Ready to Read Storytime Tune-Up! With Jenifer Strauss<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=2946>
Thursday, January 19, 2023
2:00 - 3:30 pm ET
Ready to Read Michigan goals are to equip public library staff with information, skills, and tools needed for them to promote early literacy in their community and to engage families using the 5 practices of Every Child Ready to Read. In this 90 minute webinar, Jen will:

  *   Share basic early childhood brain science to help you make the connection between Storytime activities and your young patron's growing brains.
  *   Review the Ready to Read Five Practices and give participants a plethora of program ideas for each of the five practices to use right away.
  *   Introduce a Template that will help you include the five practices in your Storytime plans.
  *   Discuss our role as Language and Literacy Mentors for parents and caregivers.
  *   Present ideas for collaborating with Community Partners for Storytime along with ways to share resources that will help families with young children.
Come ready to Sing, Play, Read, Talk and Write our way to Literacy!
This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Additional Trainings

Family Math Meeting at the Zoo

Friday, December 16, 2022
10am-2pm ET

Join the Detroit Zoo<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM_9aconyv4xdA9DIPsITceNyaeRxwqnam0O29kxuv7Xn6gw/viewform.>* on Friday, December 16, for an exciting in-person workshop with José Franco at the Detroit Zoo. José, a consultant from WestEd, is a teacher with extensive experience bringing engaging content that can easily be recreated in classrooms, libraries, or at home. He also serves as the director of Math Pathways and Pitfalls, an award-winning curriculum designed to offer math intervention for students in grades K-8. During his session, he will give insight on how to incorporate math lessons into programming in a way that is fun and engaging and helps break down misconceptions and bridge understanding of concepts. José will share lessons for a range of grade levels and will cover how to break down important math concepts to increase understanding. This session is designed to be interactive and hands-on and will include time to try out the activities for yourself! By attending, you'll have access to all the curricula used during the sessions plus more! Those in attendance will also receive a Family Math Kit that will have all the materials needed to host a Family Math Night for your community.
Zoo admission and lunch will be provided to those who attend. The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The workshop takes place in person at the Detroit Zoo, 8450 W 10 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067.
Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM_9aconyv4xdA9DIPsITceNyaeRxwqnam0O29kxuv7Xn6gw/viewform. *Please send any questions to education at dzs.org<mailto:education at dzs.org>.

Youth Services Basics - Niche Academy
The Youth Services Basics course is now available in LM's Niche Academy Staff Skills<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills%2Fcourse%2F45478&data=05%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cbfa27d4695984a1ff4a208daac6a45f4%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C638011869685537429%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WRhMbDV3Wie2fSRm5Sid8cOAoiedai4mz49y61RVicM%3D&reserved=0>! This self-paced course is designed as an introduction to library services for public library staff who are new to libraries and/or working with youth. Whether you are already working in a library or just starting out in a new youth services position, this content will help you consider why library services focusing specifically on youth are important, how to collect appropriate materials, the types of services and programs you can provide to your patrons, and the importance of outreach services.
This course contains an Overview of Youth Services, followed by age-specific sections on Early Childhood, School Age Children, and Tweens & Teens. An accompanying workbook has also been included and library staff can complete the sections to earn badges.
To access this course, login to LM's Staff Skills<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.nicheacademy.com%2Fstaffskills&data=05%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cbfa27d4695984a1ff4a208daac6a45f4%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C638011869685537429%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KkdzXVe64wTyvGgBx2hqmVQCVUSIIG01joCbNsmVwME%3D&reserved=0>, select the "Children/YA" category, and scroll down to "The Youth Services Basics" course.
This course was created in collaboration by the Indiana State Library, Library of Michigan, Montana State Library, and the Tennessee State Library and Archives, with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Coming this Spring: SEAL: Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries
April 2023
Details on 2 Michigan SEAL<https://www.starnetlibraries.org/about/our-projects/solar-eclipse-activities-libraries-seal/> workshops with STARnet TBA! Dare I say, it's almost time for solar eclipse glasses?! Register to receive eclipse glasses now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BT58RYV.

Be sure to add lm-libtraining at michigan.gov<mailto:lm-libtraining at michigan.gov> to your contacts so that registration messages & reminders make it to your inbox.
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
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