From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Jun 1 08:03:00 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:03:00 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Upcoming online training opportunities Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA241C7A834B@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> I just received the following announcement about webinars sponsored by ALA's Association of Library Services to Children. For more information go to: http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/profdevelopment/alscweb/webinars Questions? Contact: Dan Rude Membership/Marketing Specialist Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) drude at ala.org 312.280.2164 Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 ________________________________ From: Dan Rude [drude at ala.org] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 6:52 AM To: alsc-l at ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] Upcoming ALSC Webinars - June 2012 Upcoming ALSC Webinars ? June 2012 With ALSC, summer means social networking and Caldecott celebrating! In the next few months, ALSC is hosting three great webinars ? one on social networking/reader?s advisory and two related to the 75th anniversary the Caldecott Medal. Each of these hour-long sessions are taught by experienced ALSC instructors. Each webinar gives learners the opportunity to interact with other library professionals right at their desk! For more information on these webinars ? such as times, fees, and registration ? please visit the ALSC online education page: http://www.ala.org/alsced. Below is a calendar of upcoming webinars: July Give Me Something to Read! When Social Networking Meets Readers Advisory Tues., July 10, 2012, 6 - 7 PM CT Caldecott Uncovered: What You?ve Always Wanted to Know About the Caldecott Medal Thurs., July 12, 2012, 6 - 7 PM CT [FULL] August Give Me Something to Read! When Social Networking Meets Readers Advisory Thurs., Aug. 9, 2012, 10 ? 11 AM CT September The Fine Art of Children?s Book Illustration* Tues., Sept. 18, 2012, 3 ? 4 PM CT November The Fine Art of Children?s Book Illustration* Thurs, Nov. 8, 2012, 3 ? 4 PM CT *This webinar is being offered free to personal ALSC members. Registration for non-members is $55. Archived Webinars Missed a webinar you wanted to attend? Don?t worry! ALSC presents archived versions of webinars, which are offered at a discounted price. Archived webinars cost only $25. Please note that recorded versions are not available until all of the live sessions of that webinar have taken place. See the complete list of archived webinars at: http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/profdevelopment/alscweb/webinars ALSC Online Education Proposals Have an idea for an ALSC webinar or online course? The ALSC Education Committee is adding to ALSC?s online course and webinar offerings. If you are interested in teaching a course or webinar, please fill out the online education proposal form found at ALSC?s website: http://www.ala.org/alsc/online-education-proposal Dan Rude Membership/Marketing Specialist Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) drude at ala.org 312.280.2164 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message; please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation. Join ALSC in Indianapolis! http://www.ala.org/alscinstitute -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Jun 1 08:16:01 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:16:01 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Children's Librarian Survey-Please participate! In-Reply-To: <2F54C98D6DDC5C48A41F91E43C977B840112437B@NCNT5.ncl.com> References: <2F54C98D6DDC5C48A41F91E43C977B840112437B@NCNT5.ncl.com> Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA241C7A8362@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Attention Children?s Librarians with an MLS degree: I just received the following email from an MLS student conducting a research project on how well an MLS degree prepares children?s librarians. If you are interested in sharing how well your MLS coursework and degree prepared you for your job, please take this survey. There are only 12 questions and it should take no more than 10 minutes (it took me 7 mins) to complete. Here is the link to the survey: https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bqiTxffpnuatX3m Thank you, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 ________________________________ From: Heneage, Audrey [aheneage at NewCanaanLibrary.org] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 6:37 AM To: Katie Anderson Subject: Children's Librarian Survey-Please participate! Dear Children?s Librarian, I am a graduate student in the Master of Library Science program at Southern Connecticut State University. I am engaged in a research project entitled: ?The Instructional Responsibilities of Public Library Children?s Librarians: Are They Well Prepared by the Master of Library Science/Master of Information & Library Science Degree?? I am inviting your participation in a survey I have developed and posted online. It is a short, 12-question survey that should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. The purpose of the survey is to determine the variety of instructional activities performed by children?s librarians and their sense of whether or not their degree has prepared them well. The results of the study will inform practitioners and educators of any knowledge gaps. A final report will be posted to participating Listservs upon completion. Your participation in the survey is voluntary. Refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which you, as a participant, would otherwise be entitled. You may discontinue your participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits. Survey responses are anonymous and no names or email addresses will be collected. If you have any questions about the survey or the research please contact me at Mantza1 at owls.southernct.edu. Questions about research participants? rights may be directed to the SCSU Human Research Protection Program at 203-392-5243. Please access the survey through this link. https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bqiTxffpnuatX3m The survey will be available for two weeks. Your completion of the survey indicates your consent for your data to be used in this research. Thank you for your time and thoughtful participation. Researcher: Research Advisor: Audrey Heneage Dr. Hak Joon Kim Information & Library Science Student Southern Connecticut State University Southern CT State University kimh1 at southernct.edu Mantza1 at owls.southernct.edu 203-392-5764 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bobby will give a free family concert at the Tower Theatre on June 16 at 1:00 p.m. He will also give a workshop on Bringing History Alive in the Classroom Through Storytelling at 3:30 at the Downtown Bend Library. Don't miss this opportunity to hear one of the finest tell tales for young and old. Contact Heather for free tickets. You can register online for the workshop at www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar. Heather McNeil Youth Services Manager Deschutes Public Library (541) 617-7099 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org [NewColorLogo.png] Know More. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Anne Miller Youth Services Librarian Eugene Public Library 100 West 10th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 541-682-8480 From: kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of heather mcneil Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 10:35 AM To: 'kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us' Subject: [kids-lib] Bobby Norfolk in Deschutes County If you've been pondering whether or not to drive to Bend to hear storyteller extraordinaire Bobby Norfolk on June 16, ponder no longer. Just do it! Free tickets are available by contacting Heather McNeil, Youth Services Manager for Deschutes Public Library. (heatherm at deschuteslibrary.org) Bobby has been a stand-up comedian, a National Park Service Ranger, a leading force in the national Storytelling Network, and the recipient of an Emmy. His storytelling is unique, full of energy, and guaranteed to entertain. 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Deeda Chamberlain Woodburn Public Library Youth Services Librarian 503-980-2413 ________________________________ PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE This e-mail is a public record of the City of Woodburn and is subject to public disclosure unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. This e-mail is subject to the State Retention Schedule. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From molly at tigard-or.gov Fri Jun 8 11:24:00 2012 From: molly at tigard-or.gov (Molly Carlisle) Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:24:00 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Youth Services Supervisor, Tigard Message-ID: This is a wonderful opportunity for a youth services librarian who is ready to lead. Is that you or someone you know? Please apply and/or pass it on! Thanks, and please excuse cross and repeat postings. Library Services Supervisor, Youth Services Tigard (OR) Public Library Deadline: 15 June Salary: $4,307.00 - $5,772.00 Monthly; $51,684.00 - $69,264.00 Annually, plus excellent benefits The Tigard Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic supervisor to lead our talented Youth Services team. We are looking for someone with strong organizational and management skills, a commitment to excellent external and internal customer service, and the ability to promote collaboration throughout the Library and City. This full-time supervisory position is responsible for planning, organizing and supervising the Youth Services work group of four librarians and one lead support staff member and reports directly to the Readers Services Division Manager. To apply, please view the complete job announcement at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/tigard/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=472471 or visit the City of Tigard website at www.tigard-or.gov and click on the Job Opportunities link. Molly Carlisle Readers Services Manager Tigard Public Library molly at tigard-or.gov 503-718-2519 ________________________________ DISCLAIMER: E-mails sent or received by City of Tigard employees are subject to public record laws. If requested, e-mail may be disclosed to another party unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. E-mails are retained by the City of Tigard in compliance with the Oregon Administrative Rules "City General Records Retention Schedule." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Jun 12 08:28:29 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:28:29 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Help parents find your summer program by putting your event on our map today! Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA242D06EF79@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! Yesterday I received the following email and learned that the National Summer Learning Association is encouraging summer program providers (like you!) to add their learning programs (your summer reading program) to a map. Parents can go to the map and find summer programs in their area. This is just one more way you can promote your summer reading program. Here is a link to the map if you are interested: http://www.summerlearningdaymap.org/ Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 From: National Summer Learning Association [mailto:info at summerlearning.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of National Summer Learning Association Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 1:21 PM To: Katie Anderson Subject: Help parents find your summer learning program by putting your event on our map today! For best viewing, click here, [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1101413108308/img/456.jpg] Summer Learning Day is only 10 days away! [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1101413108308/img/454.jpg]Summer Learning Day is only 10 days away! Have you put your Summer Learning Day event on our map at www.summerlearningdaymap.org? The Summer Learning Day Map is a great resource for parents all across the country who want to keep their children engaged in learning all summer long, and for local leaders and reporters to learn what your program is all about! Also, if you put your event on our map by June 21, your organization will be entered in a drawing to win an Apple iPad 2. Plus two runners-up will win $50 gift cards to Walmart for their programs. Do you need ideas on promoting your event to local media, or resources to distribute to parents? Check out the free resources available to you in our Summer Learning Day Planning Kit on our website. P.S. 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URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Jun 12 08:43:50 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:43:50 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Spring 2012 Great Web Sites for kids birth to 14 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA242D06EFB9@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! Below is the announcement for the Spring 2012 Great Web Sites for Kids list. If your library?s website links to children?s websites or provides patrons with lists of recommended websites for kids, this list is a great place to start your selection and review process to update your links and lists. Even though these websites are recommended by ALA?s Association for Library Services to Children, your library should still refer to your internet policy and selection policy to make sure they are in compliance with your own policies. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 ALA?s Association for Library Services to Children?s Great Web Sites Committee is proud to announce their Spring 2012 selections which may now be found at http://gws.ala.org/ Great Web Sites for Kids are those considered the best web sites for children ages birth to 14, outstanding in both content and conception. As applied to web sites for young people, ?great? should be thought to include sites of especially commendable quality, sites that reflect and encourage young people?s interests in exemplary ways. Our selection criteria can be found at: http://www.ala.org/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesforkids/greatwebsites Spring 2012 Great Web Sites ABCya! www.abcya.com Make learning fun with a variety of educational computer games for kids. Learn new skills and improve old ones in areas such as math, language arts, and typing. All About Birds www.allaboutbirds.org Learn all about birds in this website created by the Cornell Lab of Orinthology. Bird names, species, location and history are all featured. Also included are bird songs and videos. CIA for Kids-Games www.cia.gov/kids-pages/games/index.html Find out what the CIA is all about, play games, and solve puzzles. Resources for various audiences including parents and teachers. Common Sense Media www.commonsensemedia.org Common Sense Media helps parents make decisions about media and technology for their families. Information and advice is provided in a variety of formats including reviews, videos, and even lesson plans. Generation on Youth Advisory Council www.generationon.org Whether you are looking for something to do after school or to fulfill a service requirement, you'll find inspiration to change the world around you here. This interactive website has a volunteer position search, blogs full of personal stories, and offers project tips from young people like you! Judy Schachner www.skippyjonjones.com Fun, festive, and full of fantastic resources, this author webpage includes interactive stories, games, print-outs, and educator resources. PBS Kids Raising Readers Kids Island www.pbskids.org/island Helps children develop and practice basic reading skills through online games and activities with their parent, teacher or caregiver. Poptropica www.poptropica.com Created by Jeff Kinney of "Wimpy Kid" fame, this virtual world invites young gamers to create a character and to undertake age-appropriate quests on over a dozen "islands" based on themes from history, nature, and human culture. Seymour Simon www.seymoursimon.com Called by the New York Times "the dean of [children's science] writers," Simon offers information about himself and his books (over 250 and counting!) on his official site, along with study guides, science news and videos, a science dictionary and more. The New York Times Learning Network www.nytimes.com/learning The New York Times Learning Network provides teaching and learning materials and ideas based on NYT content. It includes lesson plans and resources for teachers as well as quizzes and activities for students 13 and older. We Give Books www.wegivebooks.org We Give Books enables children to read a book online and after doing so, a physical book will be donated to a child in need through literacy programs around the world. 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Here is a news article about the study: http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/06/study_on_michigan_early_childh.html Here is the actual study (which I haven't had a time to read in full yet): http://bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/GSRP-evaluation-may-21-12.pdf Here are the key quotes I took away from the news article that are note-worthy: * more pre-K participants graduated from high school on time than their peers who had no pre-K education (58 percent to 43 percent). For minorities, the graduation gap was even wider - 60 percent [graduating] for pre-K participants to 36 percent [graduating] for those with no formal early childhood education. [This is a great research quote to use in grant applications and advocacy work-save it!] * all the research says it's money well-spent. If you expect a payoff in the next quarter, you're not going to see it. You have to be patient. You have to understand what these types of programs do for children." * The lowered grade retention levels pay 45 percent of the cost of the Great Start program, even before taking into account higher high school graduation rates and subsequent higher lifetime earnings. [This is a great research quote to use in grant applications and advocacy work-save it!] * Children who attended a public pre-K school program had greater success throughout their K-12 career, including graduating at a higher rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study that followed more than 500 Michigan children for 14 years. * The study followed 338 children from Detroit, St. Clair County, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Wyoming and Roscommon who attended Great Start as 4-year-olds in 1995-96, and 258 demographically similar children who qualified for Great Start, but didn't attend any type of pre-school before entering kindergarten. What does this mean for public libraries? * Libraries are in a position to provide high-quality early learning programs for the children who qualify for state funded preschool, but don't attend any type of preschool. State funded preschool in our state is called Oregon PreKindergarten (OPK). * To achieve even greater impact, libraries can provide early literacy training to the parents of these children. Parents spend more time with their children than anyone else, their interactions with their children have the greatest impact on later success in school and life. Parents who can't get their kids into state funded preschool need to hear this and be provided training so they can facilitate effective, fun learning interactions with their kids. * Libraries need to partner with organizations who are already serving these children (Healthy Start and WIC are two examples) and bring early literacy programming for children and their parents to the locations those families are already going to regularly. These are the families who have the most difficulty getting to the library so bring the library to them! * All these programs can be provided to parents and children at no upfront cost to families. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:00 PM, < kids-lib-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> wrote: > Send Kids-lib mailing list submissions to > kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/kids-lib > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kids-lib-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kids-lib-owner at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Kids-lib digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. In the News: new study on the impact of preschool (Katie Anderson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:20:48 +0000 > From: "Katie Anderson" > To: "(kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us)" > > Subject: [kids-lib] In the News: new study on the impact of preschool > Message-ID: > > <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA242D06F6F8 at OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi! A recently published study in Michigan is well-worth noting. > > Here is a news article about the study: > http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/06/study_on_michigan_early_childh.html > > Here is the actual study (which I haven't had a time to read in full yet): > http://bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/GSRP-evaluation-may-21-12.pdf > > Here are the key quotes I took away from the news article that are > note-worthy: > > * more pre-K participants graduated from high school on time than > their peers who had no pre-K education (58 percent to 43 percent). For > minorities, the graduation gap was even wider - 60 percent [graduating] for > pre-K participants to 36 percent [graduating] for those with no formal > early childhood education. [This is a great research quote to use in grant > applications and advocacy work-save it!] > > * all the research says it's money well-spent. If you expect a > payoff in the next quarter, you're not going to see it. You have to be > patient. You have to understand what these types of programs do for > children." > > * The lowered grade retention levels pay 45 percent of the cost of > the Great Start program, even before taking into account higher high school > graduation rates and subsequent higher lifetime earnings. [This is a great > research quote to use in grant applications and advocacy work-save it!] > > * Children who attended a public pre-K school program had greater > success throughout their K-12 career, including graduating at a higher > rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study that followed more than 500 > Michigan children for 14 years. > > * The study followed 338 children from Detroit, St. Clair County, > Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Wyoming and Roscommon who attended Great Start as > 4-year-olds in 1995-96, and 258 demographically similar children who > qualified for Great Start, but didn't attend any type of pre-school before > entering kindergarten. > > What does this mean for public libraries? > > * Libraries are in a position to provide high-quality early > learning programs for the children who qualify for state funded preschool, > but don't attend any type of preschool. State funded preschool in our state > is called Oregon PreKindergarten (OPK). > > * To achieve even greater impact, libraries can provide early > literacy training to the parents of these children. Parents spend more time > with their children than anyone else, their interactions with their > children have the greatest impact on later success in school and life. > Parents who can't get their kids into state funded preschool need to hear > this and be provided training so they can facilitate effective, fun > learning interactions with their kids. > > * Libraries need to partner with organizations who are already > serving these children (Healthy Start and WIC are two examples) and bring > early literacy programming for children and their parents to the locations > those families are already going to regularly. These are the families who > have the most difficulty getting to the library so bring the library to > them! > > * All these programs can be provided to parents and children at no > upfront cost to families. > > Katie Anderson, Library Development Services > * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * > Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 > katie.anderson at state.or.us, > 503-378-2528 > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/kids-lib/attachments/20120613/a697515d/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Kids-lib mailing list > Kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/kids-lib > > > End of Kids-lib Digest, Vol 112, Issue 6 > **************************************** > -- *Joanne McNamara* Parent Education Coordinator Early Childhood Services Multnomah County Library 205 NE Russell St Portland, OR 97202 503.988.5543 ~ joannem at multcolib.org facebook.com/multcolib I twitter.com/multcolib "Many things we need can wait. The child cannot. Now is the time his bones are formed, his mind developed. To him we cannot say tomorrow, his name is today." ~ Gabriela Mistral -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Jun 19 14:52:23 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:52:23 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Summer Reading: Important News #2 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24314510B3@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! The summer reading certificates are now available to download and print from the State Library's summer reading webpage. Those of you who ordered hardcopies, the last shipment will go out from the State Library on Friday (6/22) so should be arriving at your library next week. As I mentioned in my first summer reading news email (see below), KATU is our media partner for the Think Big Save for College summer reading sweepstakes. Here are some of the promotions you should be aware of because hopefully they will be drawing more people to your library! * Attached is the Think Big Summer Reading promotion (commercial/PSA) that started airing on KATU June 1st and will air 100 times on their regular TV station and 60 times on their digital cable station KATU.2. You may post this promotion on your library's website, blog, or FaceBook page! Can you guess which library it was filmed at? * State Librarian, MaryKay Dahlgreen, launched Think Big Save for College and summer reading on AM Northwest on June 4th. You may want to link to this video of her on AM Northwest on your library's FaceBook page, blog, or website. * AM Northwest will have 2 more segments over the summer to continue promoting Think Big Save for College and encouraging people to head to your public library to participate in your summer reading program! You'll be able to find these videos after they air at: http://www.katu.com/amnw/segments * In September or October (as soon as the Think Big Save for College winners are confirmed) AM Northwest will have a segment announcing the winners. * KATU has a banner promoting Think Big Save for College on their AM Northwest page (about halfway down) which links to a page dedicated to the summer reading sweepstakes with book recommendations taken from the CSLP summer reading manual and links to the 2012-13 Oregon Battle of the Books titles, Oregon Readers Choice Award nominees, and the Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award nominees to encourage parents and kids to get ahead for next year's literary happenings! Enjoy! Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 If the hyperlinks don't work, try copying and pasting these URLs into your browser or doing a key work search via Google or similar internet search engine. * Oregon Summer Reading Certificates: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx#Download___Print_Certificates * Video of State Librarian on AM Northwest launching summer reading http://www.katu.com/amnw/segments/THINK-BIG-Save-for-College-156455615.html * Check out the Think Big banner on AM Northwest's website: http://www.katu.com/amnw * Check KATU's Think Big summer reading page with book recs: http://www.katu.com/amnw/sponsored/thinkbig From: Katie Anderson Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:53 AM To: (kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: Summer Reading: Important News #1 SWEEPSTAKES MATERIAL IS ON THE WAY This year the summer reading sweepstakes is called Think Big Save for College! Last fall your library order the types and quantities of Think Big Save College materials you wanted for this summer. Those of you who ordered materials should be receiving them this week and next week. Questions? Contact Kathy Griffin at kgriffin at tiaa-cref.org or at 503-477-9710. SUMMER READING SWEEPSTAKES MEDIA PARTNERSHIP The Oregon College Savings Plan is pleased to announce a summer reading media partnership with KATU! Here is what you can expect: * KATU will create one 30 second promotional spot (TV commercial). The spot will promote the sweepstakes by encouraging families to go to their local library to participate in the summer reading program and enter the sweepstakes at their library. * KATU will run the promo 100 times on their regular TV station and 60 times on their digital cable station KATU.2 starting the first week of June. * KATU will run 4 summer reading segments on AM Northwest. The first three segments will probably air the first week of June, July, and August (no set dates yet) and the last segment will air later in September so we can announce the winners of the sweepstakes on TV. * KATU will have a summer reading sweepstakes banner on their website that, when site visitors click on it, takes people to a "landing page" with information about the sweepstakes, directs folks to go to their libraries to participate in summer reading and enter the sweepstakes, and provides suggested reading lists. * The State Library logo and the OLA logo will be on the KATU "landing page" just like they already are on the sweepstakes posters, flyers, entry forms, and bookmarks. SUMMER READING CERTIFICATES ARE COMING SOON The 2012 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates are at the printers! Ferol Weyand, the Library Development Assistant, will start shipping them out as soon as they arrive at the State Library. We are hoping to get them shipped to you by the first week of June. Questions? Contact Ferol at 503-378-2525 or ferol.weyand at state.or.us. The State Library is in the midst of changing content management systems for our website so I am not sure when I will be able to post the digital copies of the certificates online for you to print on demand. I will announce when they are available online via this listserv-hopefully the first week of June too! STATISTICS TO COLLECT FOR THIS SUMMER Many of you requested that I send out a reminder about what statistics you will be asked to report on the 2012 summer reading statistics and ordering survey so you can be sure you're collecting the right data this summer. The 2012 summer reading statistics and ordering survey will be conducted during September 2012 and compiled into the 3rd Annual Summer Reading Brief. The link to the survey will be emailed out in September on the Ready to Read listserv to ensure that library directors are kept informed and that only one person fills out the survey per library. OLA's Young Adults Network (OYAN) will conduct a different survey in the fall that all library staff can take to share their feedback on the 2012 summer reading program and make suggestions for upcoming programs. Below are the summer reading statistics your library will be asked to report this Fall. Keep in mind that Oregon libraries are at liberty to implement the statewide summer reading program in whatever way works best for their communities therefore libraries may not track all of these statistics-that's okay, you don't have to report something you don't track. Please let me know if you have any questions. Do children and teens have to sign-up (or register) to participate in your summer reading program? If yes, then: * How many children and teens total signed up? * If you track children and teens separately, how many CHILDREN signed-up? * If you track children and teens separately, how many TEENS signed-up? Do children and teens participating in your summer reading program fill out a reading record (reading log, game board, etc.) to track how much they read/listen to books over the summer? If yes, then: * How many children and teens turned in completed reading records (i.e. how many finishers did you have)? * If children and teens reported the amount of time they spent reading on their reading records, how many HOURS did they read? (For example: If kids had to read 10 hours to complete a reading record and your library received 78 completed reading records, then you would enter '780' as your answer to this question. You can report to your stakeholders that kids at your library read 780 hours over the summer.) * If children and teens reported the number of pages they read on their reading records, how many PAGES did they read? (For example: If kids had to read 100 pages to complete a reading record and your library received 52 completed reading records, then you would enter '5,200' as your answer to this question. You can report to your stakeholders that kids at your library read 5,200 pages over the summer.) * If children and teens reported the number of books they read on their reading records, how many BOOKS did they read? (For example: If kids had to read 5 books to complete a reading record and your library received 100 completed reading records, then you would enter '500' as your answer to this question. You can report to your stakeholders that kids at your library read 500 books over the summer.) * If children and teens didn't report amount of time spent reading, number of pages read, or number of books read on their reading records; how did they track their reading over the summer? How many CHILDREN'S summer reading programs/activities/events did you offer? How many people attended summer reading programs/activities/events targeting CHILDREN? How many TEEN summer reading programs/activities/events did you offer? How many people attended summer reading programs/activities/events targeting TEENS? Did your library have an adult summer reading program? If yes, then: * How many adults participated? * How did you track participation? Only include programs if they are an integral part of your summer reading program. For example, story times: Do track story times at which the books and activities are tied to the summer reading theme and/or kids can count story time on their reading records. This type of story time is integral to your summer reading program! Do NOT track story times at which the books and activities are NOT tied to the summer reading theme and kid cannot count story time on their reading records. This story time is not part of your summer reading program; it is just a continuation of the story time program your library provides year-round. This type of program is still very important and you will have an opportunity to report it when your library director submits your Public Library Statistics. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OR College Savings Plan Summer.wmv Type: video/x-ms-wmv Size: 2198680 bytes Desc: OR College Savings Plan Summer.wmv URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Jun 25 15:24:15 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:24:15 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Focus on Children and Young Adults Institute: Register now! Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2431454CF6@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> 2012 Focus on Children and Young Adults Institute Dates: Sept. 16th-19th, 2012 Fee: $75 (this includes meals and lodging!) Location: Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in the Columbia River Gorge Download the registration form online at: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/focusinstitute.aspx Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 Questions about registration? Contact Ferol Weyand at 503-378-2525 Questions about the Focus Institute? Contact Katie Anderson 503-378-2528 The Focus on Children and Young Adults Institute seeks to provide a foundation of professional knowledge about youth services necessary for the operation of small public libraries in Oregon. Participants will attend several training sessions over the course of three and a half days. The sessions concentrate on the principles of public library services to children and teens, and how to put those principles into practice. Session topics may change from year to year based on research, library practices, and trends which change and improve continually. Feedback from the previous Focus Institute participants is also considered when planning session topics. Training sessions are presented by highly skilled, experienced Youth Services Librarians in Oregon. Presenters are typically active members of the Oregon Library Association's Children's Services Division (CSD) and Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN). 2012 Focus on Children and Young Adults Institute Sessions and Presenters Sunday 9/16: * Check-in 4:00-5:00pm * Orientation * Meet the new State Librarian, MaryKay Dahlgreen! * Networking Topic: getting to know each other and our libraries Monday 9/17: * Language, Literacy and Early Brain Development (Joann Contini) * Readers' Advisory for Parents & Young Children (Dana Campbell) * Storytime Best Practices (Rick Samuelson) * Outreach (Rick Samuelson) * Networking Topic: trouble shooting issues with services, programs, collections and more Tuesday 9/18: * Becoming Thinkers (Barbara Steinberg) * Applying Becoming Thinkers in Your Library (Deeda Chamberlain, Jane Corry, and Krist Obrist) * After-school Activities for the Elementary Set (Esther Moberg, Korie Jones Buerkle, and Nancy Peate) * Everyone Serves Teens (Susan Smallsreed and Deborah Gitlitz) * Networking Topic: sharing booklists, programming ideas, and other fun stuff Wednesday 9/19: * Selling it in the Stacks to Teens (Ruth Allen and Traci Glass) * Teen Programming (K'Lyn Hann) * Last session ends at noon Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here are a few direct quotes I took away from the article: * [middle childhood] is a time of great cognitive creativity and ambition, when the brain has pretty much reached its adult size and can focus on threading together its private intranet service - on forging, organizing, amplifying and annotating the tens of billions of synaptic connections that allow brain cells and brain domains to communicate. * In middle childhood, the brain is at its peak for learning, organized enough to attempt mastery yet still fluid, elastic, neuronally gymnastic. * Middle childhood is the time to make sense and make friends. "This is the period when kids move out of the family context and into the neighborhood context," Dr. Campbell said. * children become obsessed with social groups and divide along gender lines, girls playing with girls, boys with boys. They have an avid appetite for learning the local social rules, whether of games, slang, style or behavior. They are keenly attuned to questions of fairness and justice and instantly notice those grabbing more than their share. * Evidence also suggests that the adrenal hormones divert glucose in the brain to foster the maturation of the insula and anterior cingulate cortex, brain regions vital to interpreting social and emotional cues. * In middle childhood, the brain is open for suggestions. What do I need to know? What do I want to know? Well, you could take up piano, chess or juggling, learn another language or how to ski. Or you could go outside and play with your friends. If you learn to play fair, friends will always be there. How might this relate to the public library? * Improve non-fiction collections. Weed out the crud that's out-of-date, damaged, or just not circulating anymore to make room for bight-shiny new non-fiction materials that will attract these young brains that are at "a time of great cognitive creativity and ambition", at the "peak for learning", and are "open for suggestions". Non-fiction should be in a variety of formats too-books, magazines, audio books, DVDs, and even graphic novels! * Promote non-fiction as much as fiction! Are non-fiction materials displayed prominently and attractively in the library at all times? These kids are ripe to learn how to use the library, but they may not have the skills yet... draw them in with displays that make it easy for them to find materials that spark their "cognitive creativity and ambition". * Once the kids are in the library, what programs and services does the library offer to teach them how to use the library? Does the library offer programs such as computer or database classes that teach kids how to explore possible answers to their questions "What do I need to know? What do I want to know? Well, you could take up piano, chess or juggling, learn another language or how to ski" or how to use the catalog to explore "social rules, whether of games, slang, style or behavior" through literature, magazine, etc.? * Middle childhood is also a time for making friends, developing social groups, and learning social rules. How are fun programs like Lego Clubs fostering social development? Can we improve how these programs are implemented to increase social learning? The 40 Developmental Assets for teens are well known, but are libraries referring to the 40 Developmental Assets for Grades K-3 and Middle Childhood when planning programs for the elementary school set? (Don't know what I'm talking about? That's okay! Here's a link to more about the 40 Developmental Assets with age-group lists to download and print: http://www.search-institute.org/developmental-assets/lists). Hopefully this will get you thinking as much as it got me thinking! If your library is already working on applying this research to improve services to elementary school kids, please share what you're doing with the rest of us! If this article sparked more questions than ideas, hit 'reply all' and ask the group... perhaps we can answer your questions together. Enjoy, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 If the hyperlinks don't work, try copying and pasting these URLs into your browser. * The article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/science/now-we-are-six-the-hormone-surge-of-middle-childhood.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210 * Developmental Assets: http://www.search-institute.org/developmental-assets/lists -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As part of the Oregon Book Awards, Literary Arts offers three special awards that recognize significant contributions to Oregon's literary culture: * The Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award is presented to a person or organization in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched Oregon's young readers. * The Charles Erskine Scott Wood Distinguished Writer Award is presented to an Oregon author in recognition of an enduring, substantial literary career. * The Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award is presented to a person or organization in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched Oregon's literary community. Nominee must be a full-time, living Oregon resident. Information about how to nominate an individual or organization for a special award are available on our web site: http://www.literary-arts.org/awards/ For more information, contact Susan Denning at susan at literary-arts.org or 503.227.2583 Susan Denning Director of Programs and Events Literary Arts 503.227.2583 * www.literary-arts.org 925 SW WASHINGTON Portland, OR, 97205 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: