From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed May 1 09:02:13 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 16:02:13 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Upcoming Webinars - May 2013 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA68C1@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello! I just received the following announcement for ALA's Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC) webinars. While they might seem expensive, remember that there are no additional costs such as travel or meals. Best Practices for Apps in Storytime Wed., May 8, 2013 1 -2 PM CT Summer Science @your Library Tues., May 14, 2013, 3 - 4 PM CT Get to Know the Caldecott Winners Thurs., May 16, 2013, 1 - 2 PM CT Young Children & Media: Libraries in the Multi-Screen, Multi-Touch Digital World Thurs. May 16, 2013, 2-3 PM CT So You Want to Genre-fy your Library...and More Thurs., May 23, 2013 3 - 4 PM CT For more information on these webinars ? such as times, fees, and registration ? please visit the ALSC webinar site: http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/profdevelopment/alscweb/webinars. Questions? Contact: Jenny Najduch ALSC Program Officer jnajduch at ala.org (800) 545-2433 ext. 4026 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: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:11 AM To: alsc-l at ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] Upcoming ALSC Webinars - May 2013 Upcoming ALSC Webinars ? May 2013 Gear up for summer and save money with professional development from ALSC. This month, ALSC has five different webinar options including two which are free for ALSC members (see below)! Not a member? Join now and you could save $110 on these two great webinars. For more information on these webinars ? such as times, fees, and registration ? please visit the ALSC webinar site: http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/profdevelopment/alscweb/webinars. Below is a calendar of upcoming webinars: May Best Practices for Apps in Storytime Wed., May 8, 2013 1 -2 PM CT Summer Science @your Library Tues., May 14, 2013, 3 - 4 PM CT Get to Know the Caldecott Winners* Thurs., May 16, 2013, 1 - 2 PM CT Young Children & Media: Libraries in the Multi-Screen, Multi-Touch Digital World* Thurs. May 16, 2013, 2-3 PM CT So You Want to Genre-fy your Library...and More Thurs., May 23, 2013 3 - 4 PM CT June So You Want to Genre-fy your Library...and More Tues., Jun. 4, 2013, 6 - 7 PM CT Summer Science @your Library Thurs., Jun. 13, 2013, 11 AM - 12 PM CT Best Practices for Apps in Storytime Wed., Jun. 19, 2013, Noon - 1 PM CT July Best Practices for Apps in Storytime Wed., Jul. 10, 2013, 1 -2 PM CT Summer Science @your Library Wed., Jul. 24, 2013, 1 - 2 PM CT August Best Practices for Apps in Storytime Wed., Aug. 7, 2013, Noon - 1 PM CT So You Want to Genre-fy your Library...and More Mon., Aug. 26, 2013, 1 - 2 PM CT *This webinar is being offered free to personal ALSC members. Registration for non-members is $55. 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu May 2 08:42:19 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 15:42:19 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Early Learning Council Meeting May 9, 2013 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA6D3D@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Below is the tentative agenda for the next Early Learning Council meeting on May 9th in Salem from 8am-12:30pm. As you know, the Ready to Read Grant program is now part of the Early Learning Council. MaryKay and/or I will attend these meeting to represent libraries. However I know many of you are interested in learning more about the early childhood systems change taking place across Oregon. These are public meetings so all are welcome! If you are interested, but can't get to Salem, you can watch streaming on Department of Education website. Meeting materials are available on the Early Learning Council webpage. May 9, 2013 8am-12:30 Somerville Building 775 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301 Large Conference Room If you plan to attend and want to get together with me before or after this meeting, please contact me at katie.anderson at state.or.us. Here are some ideas of things we could do... * Have an informal conversation about early learning and libraries over coffee/tea/lunch. * Tour the State Library. * Do some consulting around a specific youth services topic you want to learn more about-i.e. trouble shooting issues, planning to launch a new program, etc. Thanks, Katie If the hyperlinks don't work: * Early Learning Council webpage: http://www.oregon.gov/Gov/Pages/oeib/OregonEducationInvestmentBoard.aspx#Early_Learning * Streaming video for meetings: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3310 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: ALLEN Seth * OEIB [mailto:seth.allen at state.or.us] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 2:25 PM Subject: Early Learning Council - Meeting Notice - May 9, 2013 Early Learning Council Meeting Notice Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:00am - 12:00pm 775 Court Street, NE, Salem, OR 97301 Meeting streamed live HERE * Call to Order, Roll Call * Adopt April 9 ELC meeting minutes * Council Comments * OEIB Update * Little Friends Montessori - Children singing * Parent HUBs - Oregon Community Foundation * Federal Childcare and Development Fund State Plan * Home Visiting Data System Update * Directors Report / Legislative Update * Workgroup Updates o HUB Update o Childcare and Early Education workgroup o Race to the Top workgroup o TQRIS Update o Joint ELC/OHPB Subcommittee * Public Testimony Early Learning Council meetings comply with open meeting laws and accessibility requirements. 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That is especially true of parents of young children (those under 6), some 84% of whom describe libraries as very important. * 84% of these parents who say libraries are important say a major reason they want their children to have access to libraries is that libraries help inculcate their children?s love of reading and books. * 81% say a major reason libraries are important is that libraries provide their children with information and resources not available at home. * 71% also say a major reason libraries are important is that libraries are a safe place for children. * Almost every parent (97%) says it is important for libraries to offer programs and classes for children and teens.? (Part of the report summary) While reviewing the report think about: ? Who should I share this information with? ? What information in this report do my library stakeholders care about most? ? How can I use this information in grant writing? ? How can I use this information with my governing board? ? How can I use this information with my community? Remember? pair information from this report with your own observations, statistics, and stories from your library and your patrons. Nothing speaks like stories backed up by research and/or statistics. Thanks, Katie PS: The email I sent out on Monday about Oregon statistics is below so you have everything in one email! 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: Katie Anderson Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 12:24 PM To: 'kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us' Subject: In the News: Oregon statistics on education and more (great for grant applications!) Looking for statistics for grant proposals? How about statistics for reports to funders and other stakeholders? Perhaps you need statistics for material to promote your library? Now is a great time to update your statistics and bookmark some statistics websites for future use. Several of my favorite sources for statistics have recently posted their latest data! * Children First for Oregon: There is one page for the state of Oregon, then there is a page for each county so you can get statistics specific to your county and compare them with similar counties or with statewide statistics. Posted their 2012 County Data Book last week! * Oregon Department of Education: Reports: Allows you to get school district level statistics on Reading & Lit. Click on 'Assessment', look under 'Results-District and School' and click on 'Search Test Results (2004-2012)' and you'll pull up a page that allows you to create detailed reports by year, district, population, and subject. Added 2012 data in January. * OregonLive.com: Your Schools: Provides similar information as ODE. There aren't as many options for creating detailed reports as ODE, but their reports are more user-friendly snapshots of statistics. Added 2012 data in January. * National Center for Education Statistics: They have tons of statistics, but their 'Fast Facts' page is pretty easy to use. Click on 'Assessments', then click on 'Reading' and you should find national statistics. You can also find state-by-state ranking under 'Assessments' if you are interested in learning how Oregon compares. 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: * Children's First: http://www.cffo.org/site/download/county_data_books * ODE: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1302 * OregonLive: http://schools.oregonlive.com/ * NCES: http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/# -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu May 2 12:05:08 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 19:05:08 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] 2013 Oregon Afterschool Conference Save the Date and Presenter Proposal! Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA70D2@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Save the Date: The 2013 OregonASK afterschool conference November 9th at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. The theme of the conference this year is health, safety, and nutrition-remember the 2016 summer reading program theme is fitness so you might start picking up some resources! Last year I saw a handful of librarians attending this conference to learn more programming ideas for elementary, middle and high school kids. At this time OregonASK is requesting proposals for presenters at their annual. If you are interested, the session proposal form is available online at: http://www.oregonask.org/sites/default/files/external_files/OAC%20Presenter%20Application.2013.pdf. Questions? Contact Lynn Kneeland (503-689-1656) lynn.kneeland at oregonask.org) Hope to see you there! 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 OregonASK (http://www.oregonask.org/) Oregon After School for Kids is a collaboration of public and private organizations and community members which seek to address common issues and concerns across all out-of-school time services - child care, recreation, education and youth development. Our goal is that all Oregon children, youth and families will have access to quality out-of-school time options within their communities. All services will enhance children's positive development, and future opportunities while keeping them safe from harm. All programs, services and activities will be of high quality and contribute to strong communities and schools. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu May 2 14:51:12 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 21:51:12 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Program Idea: Grandparents and their grandkids in the library Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA7348@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Have you noticed that more and more grandparents are taking care of their grandchild on a regular basis? How is your library helping grandparents get information on health, safety, child development, and education that has been dramatically updated since they raised their own children? How are is your library engaging grandparents in literacy programming to make them feel welcome, included, and capable of helping their grandchildren develop literacy skills and do their homework? Here is one great idea from Kat Davis and Jennifer Furuyama at Pendleton Public Library: Grandparenting 101 (http://pplteens.weebly.com/blog.html) This class was Kat's brainchild. She is always thinking of new ways the library can reach out to the community. The May 9th program is the first in a series. The goal is to have an expert at each meeting who can teach the group pertinent info in their area of interest. For example, Susan Bullington RN will be talking about immunizations, car seat safety, screen time, nutrition, dental health etc. She will also be leaving plenty of time in her presentation for discussion. They really want this series to help develop a sense of community amongst grandparents who are playing an active role in raising their grandparents. They will gage interest level at the first meeting and develop the content of the rest of the series from there. Some ideas Jennifer has for future programs include "How to help your grandchild with their school work when you are not computer savvy" and "Ways to keep the kids busy over the summer without plugging them in." The Early Learning Council is extremely interested in how to increase quality in childcare provided by family, friends, and neighbors who "babysit" for children on a regular basis (once a week or more). Family, friends, and neighbors usually just think they are just helping out a relative or friend rather than thinking of themselves as childcare providers so typically don't tap into resources and support available to them. This grandparenting program is one way to address this issue. Any other ideas? Please share! 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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Contact: Jennifer Bennett Junior Library Guild 1-800-325-9558 ext. 7626 jbennett at juniorlibraryguild.com 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 [http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/www/dcms/files/images/email-images/webinar-audio-email-hdr.jpg] Listen and Learn Engaging Students in Literacy with Audiobooks A FREE online live event! Looking for ways to increase literacy skills such as fluency? Perhaps you?re in need of ways to assist students with comprehension of complex text? In meeting these Common Core State Standards, consider the audiobook. To celebrate JLG?s new audiobook level, this free webinar provides participants with information about the contributions of audiobooks to enhancing the reading process. Brett Hodus, President and co-founder of Book Buddy Digital Media, will speak about the technology of audiobooks and how they impact the reading experience. Sharon Haupt, District Librarian for San Luis Coastal Unified School District in California, will speak about her experiences as Chair of the ALSC Notable Children?s Recordings Committee and her students? success. Deborah B. Ford, Director of Library Outreach at Junior Library Guild, will moderate the discussion, providing marketing tips. Participants will learn how to: * Use audiobooks to increase student literacy * Integrate audiobooks into their library program * Recognize a good audio recording * Market your audiobooks Appropriate for school and public librarians, Grades K?12 [http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/www/dcms/files/images/email-images/featuring.png] [http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/www/dcms/files/images/photos/headshots-ford-opt2.png] Deborah B. 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Use the "Dig Into Reading: Children's Program" CD 2. Click on " Dig Into Manual PDFs" 3. Click on "Dig Into Ch1" 4. Scroll down to pages 38 and 39 5. Click on the printer icon at the top navigation bar 6. A window should pop-up that likely looks different on your computer than mine, however they all have some place where you can select which pages to print so you don't have to print the whole document. Type in 38-39 and you should be able to print just those two pages. If you want to use just the images of the worm, mummy, ant, etc as graphics on another document then... 1. Use the "Dig Into Reading: Children's Program" CD 2. Click on "Dig Into Manual Clipart" 3. You will see 4 folders labeled EPS, JPEG, and TIFF. All of these folders contain exactly the same graphics, but in different formats. EPS format is the easiest to edit and manipulate, but doesn't work with all computers. JPEG is the most common format and likely works on all computers. TIFF is the highest quality graphic for professional design and printing, but doesn't work with all computers. Select the folder/format you need for your graphics. 4. Select the graphic you want-they are all named logically like "ant" and "garden gnome". It looks like they have all the graphics from pages 38-39 except the little mummy and pot of gold. These are all also on the "Dig Into Reading/Beneath The Surface/Groundbreaking Reads" DVD. If you use this, select the "2 Dig Into Reading Children's" folder and then follow the same directions as above starting with #2. Thanks, 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri May 3 11:39:33 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 18:39:33 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Every Child Ready to Read Training of Trainers--save the date Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA793C@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The Every Child Ready to Read Training of Trainers will be on Friday, September 20, 2013 at the Oregon State Library. The training will be presented by Specialized Master Trainer Heather McNeil, youth services manager at Deschutes Public Library, professional storyteller, and author of Read, Rhyme and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents. Participation is limited to 20 approved applicants. The save the date announcement is on the Oregon Registry website (http://www.pdx.edu/occd/oregon-registry-trainer-program-6). Application materials will be posted on the Oregon Registry website in June. Please spread the word! This training if for staff at libraries and other agencies and organizations that provide parent education or training for family, friends, and neighbor providers. Participants will receive Set Two continuing education credit and will become Every Child Ready to Read Standardized Trainers certified by the Oregon Registry train to their colleagues and peers to use the Every Child Ready to Read curriculum with parents and family, friends, and neighbor providers for Set One continuing education credit. Those of you familiar with Reading for Healthy Families may like to know that this will be a very scaled back training in comparison. There are no requirements to conduct trainings afterwards. The actual training will be much more focused on the curriculum and will not include all the bells and whistles like flannel boards and Washington Learning System's On-the-Go activities. The goal is to make sure the Standardized Trainers understand the curriculum well enough to train their colleagues, answer their colleagues' questions about the curriculum, and help their colleagues become comfortable using the curriculum to teach parents how to develop their child's early literacy skills. Please let me know if you have any questions. Please refer anyone else who has questions to me too. Thank you, Katie Note: If you want training in Every Child Ready to Read so you can use it with parents and childcare providers in your community this training is NOT for you. This training will create a cadre of people certified to conduct the training you need... which means hopefully the training you need will be available after September 20th! 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Free meals, free parking, and 1 night lodging for folks traveling more than 120 miles round trip In-Reply-To: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA793C@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> References: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA793C@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EA8287@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! I forgot to mention... The Every Child Ready to Read Training of Trainers will be free! It will include a free catered breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack. Participants traveling more than 120 miles round trip will get one night lodging reimbursed at the government rate for Marion County which is currently $77. Participants will also receive a free parking pass for the day. 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 [cid:image003.jpg at 01CE4751.8A8D6B50] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! From: kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [kids-lib] Every Child Ready to Read Training of Trainers--save the date The Every Child Ready to Read Training of Trainers will be on Friday, September 20, 2013 at the Oregon State Library. The training will be presented by Specialized Master Trainer Heather McNeil, youth services manager at Deschutes Public Library, professional storyteller, and author of Read, Rhyme and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents. Participation is limited to 20 approved applicants. The save the date announcement is on the Oregon Registry website (http://www.pdx.edu/occd/oregon-registry-trainer-program-6). Application materials will be posted on the Oregon Registry website in June. Please spread the word! This training if for staff at libraries and other agencies and organizations that provide parent education or training for family, friends, and neighbor providers. Participants will receive Set Two continuing education credit and will become Every Child Ready to Read Standardized Trainers certified by the Oregon Registry train to their colleagues and peers to use the Every Child Ready to Read curriculum with parents and family, friends, and neighbor providers for Set One continuing education credit. Those of you familiar with Reading for Healthy Families may like to know that this will be a very scaled back training in comparison. There are no requirements to conduct trainings afterwards. The actual training will be much more focused on the curriculum and will not include all the bells and whistles like flannel boards and Washington Learning System's On-the-Go activities. The goal is to make sure the Standardized Trainers understand the curriculum well enough to train their colleagues, answer their colleagues' questions about the curriculum, and help their colleagues become comfortable using the curriculum to teach parents how to develop their child's early literacy skills. Please let me know if you have any questions. Please refer anyone else who has questions to me too. Thank you, Katie Note: If you want training in Every Child Ready to Read so you can use it with parents and childcare providers in your community this training is NOT for you. This training will create a cadre of people certified to conduct the training you need... which means hopefully the training you need will be available after September 20th! 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More information about specific internships: * Children's Summer Reading Program Internship (2 openings) * Young Adult Summer Reading Program Internship * Murray Scholls branch Summer Reading Program Internship Additional information about our internship program: http://beavertonlibrary.org/index.aspx?nid=125 Victoria Campbell Youth Services Manager Beaverton City Library | 12375 SW 5th Street | Beaverton, OR 97005-2883 p: 503.526.2599 | f: 503.469.9577| www.BeavertonLibrary.org Work days: Monday - Friday [cid:image001.jpg at 01CE4B06.EC5A9750] P Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this email. PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE This e-mail is a public record of the City of Beaverton and is subject to public disclosure unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Wed May 8 16:26:50 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 23:26:50 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Research on How Multitasking Affects Learning In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Earlier this week I read a meaty blog posting called "How Does Multitasking Change the Way Kids Learn?" by author and journalist, Annie Murphy Paul. Note that though the title uses the word "kids," several of the referenced studies involved high schoolers or college students. blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/how-does-multitasking-change-the-way-kids-learn Here is some information that stood out to me. All bullets are quotes from the article. * Evidence from psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience suggests that when students multitask while doing schoolwork, their learning is far spottier and shallower than if the work had their full attention. * Multitasking students understand and remember less, and they have greater difficulty transferring their learning to new contexts. * Texting, emailing, and posting on Facebook and other social media sites are by far the most common digital activities students undertake while learning, according to Rosen. That?s a problem, because these operations are actually quite mentally complex, and they draw on the same mental resources?using language, parsing meaning?demanded by schoolwork. * Per David Meyer, a psychology professor: Under most conditions, the brain simply cannot do two complex tasks at the same time. It can happen only when the two tasks are both very simple and when they don?t compete with each other for the same mental resources. An example would be folding laundry and listening to the weather report on the radio. That?s fine. But listening to a lecture while texting, or doing homework and being on Facebook?each of these tasks is very demanding, and each of them uses the same area of the brain, the prefrontal cortex. * Researchers have documented a cascade of negative outcomes that occurs when students multitask while doing schoolwork. * First, the assignment takes longer to complete, because of the time spent on distracting activities and because, upon returning to the assignment, the student has to re-familiarize himself with the material. * Second, the mental fatigue caused by repeatedly dropping and picking up a mental thread leads to more mistakes... * Third, students? subsequent memory of what they?re working on will be impaired if their attention is divided... * Fourth, some research has suggested that when we?re distracted, our brains actually process and store information in different, less useful ways... * This ability to resist the lure of technology can be consciously cultivated, Rosen maintains. He advises students to take "tech breaks" to satisfy their cravings for electronic communication: After they?ve labored on their schoolwork uninterrupted for 15 minutes, they can allow themselves two minutes to text, check websites, and post to their hearts? content. Then the devices get turned off for another 15 minutes of academics. Over time, Rosen says, students are able extend their working time to 20, 30, even 45 minutes, as long as they know that an opportunity to get online awaits. * It would be hard to enforce a total ban on media multitasking, but parents can draw a line when it comes to homework and studying?telling their kids, ?This is a time when you will concentrate on just one thing.? It would be interesting to see how students in your library respond to this article. Here are some of the responses from teenagers that were left as comments on the blog posting: http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/05/reaction-to-my-multitasking-article-the-teenagers-speak/. 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Contact Pete Ready at pete.ready at state.or.us or 503-947-5785. 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Peer Reviewers Recruitment: The 21st Century Community Learning Center team at the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is seeking peer reviewers (field readers) to read and evaluate grant applications submitted under the program's grant competition. For further information, please visit the website at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2028 and select the links under Grant Peer reviewers Resources. Also e-mail pete.ready at state.or.us for questions. Please share as you like - Pete Ready Education Specialist Office of Educational Improvement & Innovation Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310-0203 Ph. 503.947-5785; Fax: 503-378-5156 program webpage: www.ode.state.or.us/go/21cclc 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 [cid:image003.jpg at 01CE4751.8A8D6B50] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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New Round of 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants Available http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9027 SALEM - Today the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has opened the next competition for $9.5 million in funds for 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local standards in core academic subjects such as reading and math, provides students with a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs, and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children. Eligible entities include, but are not limited to, school districts, education service districts, community colleges, faith-based and community organizations, charter schools and city and county agencies. Schools and community organizations are encouraged to apply as partners. The 21st CCLC 2013 request for proposal and application are posted on ODE's 21st CCLC website: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=108 The 21st CCLC application has been revised since previous competitions, so applicants should be sure to download the new 2013 grant application. Completed grant applications must be received at ODE by 5:00 PM on Tuesday June 4, 2013. Successful proposals will be funded as of July 1, 2013. All awards are pending receipt of federal funds. To help partnerships develop high quality applications, ODE will offer technical assistance sessions on Friday, May 3, 2013 at ODE. Repeat sessions will be held from 8:30-11:30 AM, and 1:00-4:00 PM. Click here to register for this technical assistance meeting. Please complete registration by 12 pm on Thursday, May 2, as seating for each session time is limited. For those unable to attend the meeting on May 3, a technical assistance webinar will be held on Monday, May 6, 2013 from 9-10:30 am. Webinar access information is available here [MS-Word] . For more information about 21st CCLC programs, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's 21st CCLC website: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html. This site provides links to a variety of useful resources for program implementation and planning. Additional assistance may be obtained by contacting Pete Ready at: pete.ready at state.or.us [eMail] , (503) 947-5785. - end - Contact(s) for this Announcement * Pete Ready (503) 947-5785 Learning Opportunities, Options & Supports - Education Specialist 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 [cid:image003.jpg at 01CE4751.8A8D6B50] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1063 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This is primarily a good resource for libraries to know about because the childcare providers you work with will be participating in this program. As childcare providers begin to participate in the QRIS they will need continuing education to improve their rating. The Early Words curriculum, which is based on Every Child Ready to Read, is most appropriate for childcare providers and is currently being updated at the Oregon Registry so keep your eyes open for training of trainer opportunities later this year. The Every Child Ready to Read early literacy curriculum is best used with parents and family, friend, and neighbor providers (people who "babysit" more than once a week for the same child/children in their life). 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Stop Drop and Read is a great and easy way to foster an all-ages culture of reading in Oregon. Individuals may participate at home and organizations, agencies, and businesses may participate at their offices. If you/your organization would like to participate in Stop Drop and Read... read on! Easy ideas if you want to participate: * Print the attached posters and display them in and around your building. At 1:30 on May 28th use the intercom to announce the start of Stop Drop and Read and at 1:45 to announce the end. * Forward this email to your clients and/or community partners to invite them to participate individually, in their buildings, or at your work place. A little more effort for greater participation: * Print more posters and display them around town-perhaps add a sticker to the poster to personalize it and invite people to participate in Stop Drop and Read at your work place. * Have any friends who are poets, authors, storytellers or other who might be amazing readers? Ask one or two of them to come to your workplace to do a reading/storytime/storytelling from 1:30-1:45 on May 28th. * Create a display for Stop Drop and Read. * Send out a press release announcing your Stop Drop and Read activity. * Have an outreach program? Have staff bring Stop Drop and Read to outreach locations! The State Library will be doing both of the easy ideas I listed. We will be forwarding this email to the Oregon Association of School Libraries, the Oregon Literary Coalition, OregonASK (statewide afterschool provider network), the state level Childhood Care and Education Coordinating Council, and summer reading partners at ODE and Oregon College Savings Plan. Have fun! Katie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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New Picture Book Award To Support Early Literacy Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (http://www.clel.org) an advisory group to the Colorado State Library, is excited to announce the inaugural year of the CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards, a new children's literature award created to recognize picture books that provide excellent support of early literacy development in young children. The first CLEL Bell Awards will be announced February 5, 2014, one title in each of five categories representing an early literacy practice: Read, Write, Sing, Talk, and Play. Research has shown that engaging children in these practices builds language skills and prepares children to become successful readers. "I am thrilled to have these new awards!" says Carol Edwards, Co-Manager of Children and Family Services at Denver Public Library and a Bell Awards Selection Committee member. "Being aware of the new books coming out and paying attention to the ways they can extend conversation and interaction with children-beyond the act of reading-seems like strong support for our work in libraries with this age group." Suggestions for consideration for the 2014 awards are accepted through November 15, 2013 at the CLEL website (http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards-2014-nom-form). Winning titles will demonstrate content or theme related to one of the early literacy practices, and encourage interaction between adults and children. The five award winners will be released with support materials that describe how each title supports early literacy development, and with suggestions for ways parents, caregivers, and librarians can extend the reading experience with children, through shared activities appropriate for home, childcare settings, and library storytime. Fostering community discussion about the nominated titles is one of the goals of the Bell Awards, and conversation will be encouraged via regular posts on the CLEL blog (http://www.clel.org/blog) and through social media. "Getting the conversation going about how books really can make a difference in encouraging parents and caregivers to increase their early literacy interactions seems like a win-win to me," says Edwards. "It's a win for the professionals who introduce new books and encourage best practices, and it's a win for the child who benefits from more singing, talking, writing, reading, and playing." For more information, visit the CLEL Bell Awards webpages (http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards) or contact the Selection Committee at clelbellawards at gmail.com. About CLEL Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy is an advisory group to the Colorado State Library, created in 2008. CLEL members work to strengthen children's literacy through library services and community advocacy. Beth Crist | Youth & Family Services Consultant | Colorado State Library | Colorado Department of Education | 201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 309, Denver, CO 80203 | 303.866.6908 | www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib | 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 [cid:image003.jpg at 01CE4751.8A8D6B50] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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SUMMER READING SWEEPSTAKES MEDIA PARTNERSHIP The Oregon College Savings Plan is pleased to announce a summer reading media partnership with KATU for the second year in a row! Details about the partnership are still being planned so keep your eyes open for another email from me about this. SUMMER READING CERTIFICATES ARE ON THEIR WAY The 2013 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates arrived from the printer about two weeks ago! Ferol Weyand, the Library Development Assistant, has already shipped all the school orders out and started shipping public library orders out last week. We hope to get the last shipment out by the first week of June. Questions? Contact Ferol at 503-378-2525 or ferol.weyand at state.or.us. The digital certificates you can download and print on demand should be on the State Library's summer reading website the first week of June. Be on the lookout for an email on the kids-lib and OYAN listservs announcing their availability. 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 2013 summer reading statistics and ordering survey so you can be sure you're collecting the right data this summer. The 2013 summer reading statistics and ordering survey will be conducted during September 2013 and compiled into the 4th 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 2013 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 kids 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: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed May 22 08:40:41 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:41 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Free in-person training in Salem this summer Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2437EC9AEF@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! This professional development opportunity might particularly interesting to those of you who have strong homework helper programs, are developing common core state standard resources for teachers and students, or are strengthening your partnerships with school libraries who have lost certified library media specialists. For more information and to apply today, please visit http://www.ncce.org/training/loc-workshops.html. Questions? Contact Becky Firth, bfirth at ncce.org, or Sally Bouvia, sally at ncce.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 ________________________________ NCCE is proud to offer two levels of Library of Congress training over the 2013 Summer! Level I: August 7-8 - Salem, Oregon Level II: August 5-6 - Salem, Oregon For more information and to apply today, please visit http://www.ncce.org/training/loc-workshops.html. NCCE LOC TPS Workshops 2013 Level I (Introductory) This two-day workshop will introduce you to the vast collections on the Library of Congress's rich reservoir of over 19 million digital resources and explore how you can use them to engage students in the classroom. Two-day workshops will include information on: * Navigating the Library of Congress website for digital content * Searching digitized materials and lessons * Analyzing primary sources and discussing lesson implementation strategies * Exploring Copyright information * Designing lessons utilizing Library of Congress materials * Links to Common Core Standards * Engaging and challenging students using primary source materials * Continuing Education hours available and College Credit NCCE LOC TPS Workshops 2013 Level II Training (Advanced) This two-day workshop will focus on understanding Inquiry-based teaching using Primary Source materials from the Library of Congress. Emphasis will be on developing lessons designed around the inquiry model and meeting common core standards. Workshop is free. University Credit and Washington State Clock Hours are available. Lunch provided both days. Thank you for your continued interest in the Library of Congress! 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Successful candidates will have excellent interpersonal, organizational, leadership and communication skills to help the library develop innovative services for the 21st century. The best candidates will be able to provide culturally appropriate services to teens and families, particularly in the African and African-American communities, in addition to serving all patrons. No experience is required; however, two years of professional youth librarian experience, particularly serving teens is desirable. Experience planning, preparing and implementing culturally sensitive programs (including storytimes) that are of interest to teens and adults working with youth is preferred. Requires advanced knowledge of and experience working with the African-American community. 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URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue May 28 11:37:26 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 18:37:26 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Oregon's Letters About Literature Winners Honored at the State Library In-Reply-To: <1858248578.81872.1369765904005.JavaMail.mcapp@membe1-vmapp14.inetuhosted.net> References: <1858248578.81872.1369765904005.JavaMail.mcapp@membe1-vmapp14.inetuhosted.net> Message-ID: On May 20th, the State Library hosted an awards celebration to honor Oregon?s Letters About Literature contest winners. Local distinguished writer, Graham Salisbury, kicked off the successful event with a keynote address. Then, after receiving certificates and prizes, students read their letters to the audience of family members and special guests. The contest objective was for students to write to an author of their choice, conveying how the book they read changed them or the way they view the world. Congratulations to our state?s honorees: Level I (4th - 6th Grades) First Place: Lucy Dyal, Lake Oswego Runner-Up: Chloe Montague, Portland Honorable Mentions: Madeleine Moreland, Corvallis Anonymous, Eugene Level II (7th & 8th Grades) First Place: Sylvani Starchild-St. Clair, Eugene Runner-Up: Camille Dupeyroux, Portland Honorable Mentions: Mia Bledsoe, Corvallis Lizzy Palmquist, Salem Helen Rossmiller, Portland Level III (9th & 10th Grades) First Place: Chelsea Lin, West Linn Runner-Up: Jolie Maddock, Portland Honorable Mention: Amanda Ramage, Gresham There were also 116 semi-finalists, which included everyone who made it through the national screening but was not a winner, runner-up, or honorable mention in Oregon. This annual reading and writing program is sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Thanks very much to the Oregon Reading Association and three divisions of the Oregon Library Association ? Children?s Services Division, Oregon Young Adult Network, and Oregon Association of School Libraries; all were local cosponsors who helped fund the prizes ? $100 cash for winners, $50 cash for runners-up, $25 bookstore cards for honorable mentions, and $10 bookstore cards for semi-finalists. Honorees? transcribed letters will soon be posted on the Letters About Literature web page: (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx). Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? [lm_2013_SR_EarlyLit-1_400057_7.jpg] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! [http://ola.memberclicks.net/message/image/8dd947cc-ffa9-4ac8-b793-20d78fed95f3] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The focus of the "Giving Children Tools for Success" category is on activities that give young people tools to succeed in school and in life through education and inspiration. Questions should be asked by submitting an online form at http://www.officedepotfoundation.org/grant_guidelines.asp. October 31 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 [cid:image003.jpg at 01CE4751.8A8D6B50] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Ann Reed Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:37 AM To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Libs-Or] new library science title available for ILL from the Oregon State Library The following new title is available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchased and is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience. [book1.jpg] Hysell, Shannon Graff, ed. Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers. 2013 ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. 011.02 Recom 2013 ed. ISBN 978-1610693684 Featuring 550 titles chosen from the 2013 edition of the larger American Reference Books Annual, this volume caters to smaller libraries that must ensure every dollar of their often-limited budget is wisely invested. To help them do that, the editor has selected only titles that are highly reviewed, have a low price point, and will appeal to a broad audience. The book presents high-quality, critical reviews of 2012 reference products, both print and online, suitable for small college libraries, medium-sized and small public libraries, and school libraries. Chapters are arranged in four major subdivisions: General Reference, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Science and Technology. Within each, reviews are further divided by form: bibliography, biography, handbooks and yearbooks, and so on. Each review is written by a librarian working in the field and can be trusted to be accurate and fair. Each indicates the type of library or libraries for which the work is appropriate. Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 10225 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For example, FEMA has a website about emergency preparedness for kids that has activities with Flat Stanley and Flat Stella, has a matching game to help families remember what to pack in an emergency, etc. In the section for parents and teachers, you'll find a Ready Kids Activity Book and more. http://www.fema.gov/kids/ http://www.ready.gov/kids/parents-teachers http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/ReadyKids-ActivityBook.pdf http://www.utah.gov/beready/family/documents/ReadySetPrepare02.pdf FEMA also has a publication that describes and links to other disaster preparedness education resources. Be prepared for A LOT of information. (Pun intended. Groan.) http://bit.ly/15fPnv3 Remember that most U.S. government information and publications are in the public domain so can be used and copied with no worries about copyright infringement. http://www.usa.gov/copyright.shtml FYI, Jen P.S. For those who live, work, or travel near Portland, you might be interested to know about the Allen Say exhibit at the Multnomah County Library. https://multcolib.org/events/allen-say-illustrator-his-life-and-ours/11156 Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.(c) [lm_2013_SR_EarlyLit-1_400057_7.jpg] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 10174 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: