[Michlib-l] Youth & Teen Services Updates

[Lancaster, Cathy (MDE)]

Planning Summer Library Programming

CSLP's Color Our World(tm) Summer Symposium
Thursday, December 5, 2025
11:00 am - 4:30 pm EST
Register or sign-up for the recording here: https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium/
Keynote: You Belong in Libraries with Mychal Threets -- Libraries are for everyone. There's something for everyone at all libraries. We all have a library story to tell, we all have a library story that deserves to be told. Amongst negativity, libraries shine bright with positivity. Your library voice is bellowing and that's okay! Mychal's program aims to remind you of your book joy, of your library joy. Be reinvigorated by the power of libraries, they are for everyone. And while he's not a mental health expert, he seeks to remind you that no one is alone in their mental health struggles.
Also on the Symposium agenda is Summer Marketing, Creative Programming, Sustainability, and more!

Color Our World: Animal Prints and Patterns with the Detroit Zoo<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7407&>
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
2:00 - 3:00 pm EST
Our friends at the Detroit Zoo are back to bring us engaging STEM programming using colorful animal patterns.
Spots, stripes, and more! Animal patterns are all around us, so this is a great opportunity to learn how to engage youth in your community with science activities created just for libraries by the Detroit Zoo.

CSLP collecting suggestions for the 2028 Slogan/2029 Theme (Yes, I know! Already!!!)
Have you ever thought about where summer library themes and slogans come from? Who thinks them up? How we select each year's slogan? Well, the answer is YOU!
Each year CSLP seeks feedback from Michigan library staff for future summer slogan and theme suggestions. Libraries from across the nation also contribute, and together, we come to consensus. Now is your time to be heard! Please complete this brief survey https://forms.gle/ertcz2EMkqtvcVC49 to suggest a slogan for the 2028 slogan of Mythical Creatures and a fresh, new theme for 2029.
Some tips for developing themes and slogans:
--Adaptable for all ages
--Translatable into Spanish
--Culturally sensitive and thoughtful
--Avoid puns and wordplay
--Catchy, memorable, concise
--Inclusive, accessible, applicable across settings
For a list of previous themes and slogans go to:
https://www.cslpreads.org/themes-and-slogans/. Please share your suggestions by Sunday, February 2nd, 2025.

This program is provided by the Library of Michigan with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Ready to Read Michigan Presents:
Engaging Bigs & Littles During Storytime<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=6249>
Thursday, January 23, 2025
1:30 - 3:00 pm EST (90 mins)
Looking for new ways to engage families and expand your storytime skills? Join us for this all new 90 minute Ready to Read Michigan webinar! Libraries are community hubs for healthy child and family development. Intentional family engagement begins at birth and Storytime is the place for Youth Librarians to start building strong and lasting relationships with families. Join Narrative Coach, Jen Strauss for this webinar dedicated to family engagement during Storytime, birth to preschool and beyond.
This webinar is provided by the Library of Michigan with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Resources

Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Children - Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
>From infancy on, play is an important part of a child's life. For babies and toddlers, simple, playful interactions with adults help develop sturdy brain architecture<https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/brain-architecture/>, the foundations of lifelong health<https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/inbrief-the-foundations-of-lifelong-health-video/>, and the building blocks of resilience<https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/resilience/>. Through games and playful activities, children can practice and strengthen important executive function<https://developingchild.harvard.edu/guide/a-guide-to-executive-function/> skills that will help them throughout their lives, including learning to focus their attention, strengthening their working memory, and developing basic self-control. The handout series, developed with support from the LEGO Foundation, provides suggestions games and play-based activities based on a child's age. Access the pdfs with activities and games to play with babies, toddlers, and children.<https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/brainbuildingthroughplay/>

Recruitment for a Survey on Social Services in Public Libraries
Are you a public librarian with responsibilities in administration, adult services, or youth services? You are invited to participate in an online survey aimed at U.S. public librarians. The purpose of the survey is to examine the disposition of public librarians on changes to their professional scope of practice in the face of the expanding trend of placing social workers in public libraries to support community social services information needs, perform outreach, and engage in other activities that have previously fallen to public librarians as part of their job.
The research is being conducted by Dr. Melissa Gross and Dr. Don Latham from Florida State University.
The survey will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete and can be accessed using this link: fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5onsSsZahhI3zcG<https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5onsSsZahhI3zcG>
The survey is voluntary. You have the right to not participate in this study. By beginning the survey, you are consenting to participation. You may stop participating at any point simply by not completing the survey. The survey does not collect identifying information, so survey respondents are anonymous. The survey data will be handled in compliance with standard ethical principles.
The study is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and has been approved by the Florida State University Institutional Review Board. The data will be used to write research papers and make conference presentations. Survey data will be stored in the FSU DigiNole Research Repository after the project ends.
The survey will close in February 2025. If you have any questions about this study, now or in the future, please contact:
Dr. Melissa Gross
School of Information
Florida State University
850-644-5775
mgross at fsu.edu<mailto:mgross at fsu.edu>
You can also contact the Florida State University Human Subjects Office at 850-644-7900 or at humansubjects at fsu.edu<mailto:humansubjects at fsu.edu>

Mental Health Apps, ChatBots, and Digital Therapy for Kids: What You Need to Know
Children & Screens
December 11, 2024
Noon EST
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7917315322802/WN_dszSfUZyRIisbLacM_Mgdw#/registration
The escalating adolescent mental health crisis has been met with a new array of options for direct youth access to mental health care online via apps, virtual visits with health professionals, and other digital therapies. What do youth think about these resources and how do they engage with them? How can youth, parents, and caregivers identify apps that are effective and appropriate? An expert panel of psychologists, researchers, and behavioral health experts will share the current landscape of online mental health care for youth. Explore how these resources are being accessed by diverse youth from both privileged and underserved communities, how they reflect traditional models, what new possibilities are emerging, and the benefits and potential risks for youth seeking support online.

Grant Supports School Gaming Days
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in California was the recipient of the 2024 Game On! Grant<https://www.ala.org/news/2024/08/gamerts-2024-game-grant-awarded-los-angeles-unified-school-district-california>. Administered by ALA's Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT), the Game On! grant program provides libraries with funds to develop gaming programs or collections for their community.
According to their grant proposal, LAUSD plans to provide exciting gaming days throughout the school year in collaboration with their teaching departments at El Sereno Middle School. Each event will be sponsored by a different department with a game that ties to their content area and will take place over the course of a week.
LeeAnn McNabb, chair of the 2024 Game On! Grant Jury said, "The Game On! Grant committee was very excited to be able to award our first $1,000 level grant this year! We chose the Los Angeles Unified School District's grant proposal for El Sereno Middle School because of its unique use of games to teach core curriculum in collaboration with their school librarian. We hope the school library and the teaching departments are successful with their programs!"
Are you interested in upping the stakes in games and gaming in your library and community? Find out more about the Games and Gaming Round Table<https://www.ala.org/gamert> and the Game on! Grant on ALA's website<https://games.ala.org/game-on-grant/>.
In the News...
November Nomination Results: Forty five potential Mock Newbery titles<https://heavymedal.slj.com/2024/11/11/november-nomination-results-forty-five-potential-mock-newbery-titles> - SLJ, 11/11/24
The Quality Question: Why Children's Media Must Aim High<https://www.childrenandscreens.org/newsroom/news/the-quality-question-why-childrens-media-must-aim-high/> - Children and Screens, 11/2024

In gratitude of your work,
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more.
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"The thing I remember best about successful people I've met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they're doing ... and it seems to have very little to do with worldly success. They just love what they're doing, and they love it in front of others." ~ Fred Rogers

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