From marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us Sat Nov 1 12:59:45 2014 From: marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 19:59:45 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] CSD Board decisions In-Reply-To: <0420E281B583654FAE6DAE3229867F5646475B61@JEFFERSON.dpls.lib.or.us> References: <0420E281B583654FAE6DAE3229867F5646475B61@JEFFERSON.dpls.lib.or.us> Message-ID: As a long time member of the Children's Services Division I am pleased to see everything that is going on in the Division and I support all of your work. MaryKay MaryKay Dahlgreen Oregon State Librarian 503-378-4367 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us http://oregon.gov/osl [StoryTime_Core.png] From: Kids-lib [mailto:kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Heather McNeil Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 2:32 PM To: '(kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us)' Subject: [kids-lib] CSD Board decisions Hello, everyone. I'm the current chair of OLA Children's Services Division and I look forward to a great year with a great Board. The OLA CSD Board met on October 10, and made quite a few decisions that we want to make sure the membership knows about since there will be (gasp!) changes ahead. Here's a summary: 1. The Vision and Mission statements were finalized and approved. OLA CSD Vision: Libraries are essential community leaders that foster every child's potential, engage families in the joy of reading, writing, and learning together, and prepare children for academic and lifelong success. OLA CSD Mission: the Children's Services Division champions children's literacy and provides continuing education for Oregon library staff serving children and families. 1. The Primary Goals of CSD were determined. (1) Promote the joy of reading. (2) Participate in conversations with families, community organizations and stakeholders to provide subject matter expertise. (3) Provide opportunities for peer collaboration and resource sharing. 1. Immediate actions were determined that related specifically to the Primary Goals. * Goal One-Promote the joy of reading. Action: Create a daily early literacy calendar. Committee of 12 volunteers will create the calendar, each member responsible for one month. 12 volunteers signed up at the Fall Workshop and Linda Annable of the Newport Library will coordinate the project. * Goal Two-Participate in conversations with families, community organizations and stakeholders to provide subject matter expertise. Actions: Support the Governor's StORytime public awareness campaign. Support Legislative Day. The CSD Board will vote on funding an attendee, depending on current topics of interest as well as budget available. Participate on the Legislative Committee. Past CSD chair, Korie Jones Buerkle, is now on the committee. * Goal Three-Provide opportunities for peer collaboration and resource sharing. Actions: Update the CSD web page and offer a "one stop shop" of professional resources, announcements of workshops and webinars, connection with Northwest Central, etc. Taylor Worley has begun the work of acquiring our own domain and improving the appearance. Barratt Miller, incoming chair, will be requesting recommended links and resources from the membership. Provide $500 scholarships for webinars and workshops, as well as $1000 scholarships for conferences. Record the Mock Sibert presentation by Marc Aronson and make it available to all members. 1. Agreed to update and streamline the Youth Services Guidelines. Volunteers signed up at the Fall Workshop, but additional volunteers are welcome. Please contact me if you are interested. The following guidelines for the guidelines ( :) ) were determined: * They will follow the same format as OLA PLD Guidelines. * The CSD Board will identify 3 samples from other states, including ALSC Competencies, for the committee to consider. * They will be completed by Fall, 2015 * The work could be done virtually, but some real time discussion will be needed. 2. It was decided that the focus of the Spring and Fall workshops will switch. Many members said that they are done designing their summer reading program by the time the Spring Workshop occurs. Beginning with Fall, 2015, the topic of the Fall Workshop will be summer reading, and the focus of the Spring Workshop will be professional development. 3. Biggest and best of all, the CSD Board created a budget!! Believe it or not, there's never actually been one before. The budget will stay within the boundaries of the annual profit. The Board will vote on any expenditures that exceed the budget, such as Legislative Day or a guest speaker at a workshop. It was also decided: * Lunches will no longer be served at the Mock, Spring and Fall workshops, due to the expense and complexity. This will begin with the 2015 Mock Caldecott. Attendees will be asked to bring their own lunch, or visit a local restaurant. * Mock workshops will have a budget of $500. * There will be only one CSD Mock workshop, and the subject will rotate through the categories. Winter, 2015, will be a Mock Pura Belpre. * Scholarships for webinars/workshops will be primarily for library staff who cannot afford to attend, or who cannot leave their library to attend. * CSD will continue to support Letters About Literature for $300. * CSD currently has a healthy amount of money. Discussion focused on using it for the members in a way that meets at least one of the Primary Goals. Possibilities include an author/illustrator presentation, or a state-wide touring program such as Jim Gill. The Board will also pursue discussion with OYAN and OASL, to see what could be done if we combine efforts and have a big event, maybe every other year. The Board is also going to be proposing a change to the bylaws, which will require a vote from the membership, so watch for that information in 2015. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I hope to see many of you at the Mock Sibert on December 13 at the Wilsonville Public Library. 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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Here is one that may be of particular interest to those of you who work in youth services: * Nov. 19: Every Kid Ready to Read: Tech Tools for Early Literacy http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/events/every-kid-ready-to-read-tech-tools-for-early-literacy Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Darci Hanning Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 4:53 PM To: (libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: [Libs-Or] November Webinars! Greetings and welcome to November, another month chockfull of an amazing list of free webinars! Just head on over to WebJunction or quickly peruse this list of awesome opportunities this month. And don't forget to check out their self-paced courses along with their archived webinars! All for the great price of FREE! FOR NOVEMBER: ASSESSMENT & PLANNING * Nov. 12: What's a Mission Statement Worth? * Nov. 13: Beyond data management plans, creative data services in libraries * Nov. 13: Five Data Don'ts * Nov. 14: Data Visualization, Smithsonian Institution, and Public Humanities CAREERS * Nov. 4: Life after getting an MLIS CHILDREN & TEENS * Nov. 5: 21st Century Approach to Test Preparation - ACT/SAT/Advanced Placement * Nov. 19: Every Kid Ready to Read: Tech Tools for Early Literacy COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT * Nov. 5: Collection Assessment and Preservation * Nov. 6: What We're Reading: Staff Favorites from Penguin Random House Library Marketing * Nov. 20: Revisiting Reformatting * Nov. 20: Resource Description and Access Overview: Making RDA Work COMMUNICATION * Nov. 5: Do-It-Yourself PR for Nonprofits * Nov. 7: Library Marketing on a Shoestring DATABASES & eRESOURCES * Nov. 6: Open Access and Libraries Nov. 13: Success Strategies for Electronic Content Discovery and Access * Nov. 18: Database of the Month: Back to Basics * Nov. 19: Open Access: Looking Back at Ten Years of Open Access Publishing DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE * Nov. 4: From Librarian to Proficient Manager: Uncovering the Transitional Journey * Nov. 11: Ensuring Happiness at Work * Nov. 12: Community College Librarians: Managing Yourself * Nov. 12: Put a Goal on It: WebJunction and Self Directed Learning FUNDRAISING * Nov. 5: 3 Key ingredients for a Successful Online Campaign * Nov. 11: Get Mobile-Ready for Year-End Fundraising * Nov. 13: Five Data Don'ts LIBRARY SPACES * Nov. 5: New Approaches to Existing Spaces * Nov. 18: Common x 3 (Public, Academic, School): Designing next generation gathering and learning spaces for libraries of every type MANAGEMENT * Nov. 5: Generation Z: Understanding the Next Generation of Worker and Consumer * Nov. 12: Library Thought Leaders Series: Sari Feldman * Nov. 14: Making Difficult Conversations Easy PROGRAMMING * Nov. 4: Taking it to the Streets: Successful Adult Programming Outside the Library * Nov. 5: STEM Programs for All Ages * Nov. 19: Every Kid Ready to Read: Tech Tools for Early Literacy * Nov. 19: Ready To Transform Life After 50? Let's Get Started REFERENCE * Nov. 5: Finding the Public Domain: 19 Institutions Making an Impact * Nov. 5: Transforming Government Data * Nov. 6: Open Access and Libraries * Nov. 19: Open Access: Looking Back at Ten Years of Open Access Publishing * Nov. 19: Measuring America: Your Guide to Income and Poverty Statistics * Nov. 20: Discovering a Gold Mine of U.S. Government Information: Exploring the Hathitrust Catalog and Its Rich Veins SCHOOL LIBRARIES * Nov. 3: MacGyver Librarianship: The Art of Doing More w/Less! * Nov. 4: Keeping Libraries Relevant: Using Technology - Understanding Informational Text - Improving Literacy * Nov. 5: 21st Century Approach to Test Preparation - ACT/SAT/Advanced Placement * Nov. 6: Screencast Innovations for the 21st Century Learner and Educator * Nov. 18: Teacher Librarian News Night * Nov. 19: Teacher Evaluation: Assessing Students to Demonstrate Learning * Nov. 20: The Librarian As Teacher TECHNOLOGY * Nov. 12: Cool Tools for You and Your Library * Nov. 12: LibraryBox Project: an Update * Nov. 13: Digital Literacy for Everyone: Going from Tech Averse to Tech Savvy * Nov. 17: Creating Even More with Google Drive! * Nov. 19: Building a Website with WordPress * Nov. 20: Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: Using the Arduino to Develop Coding Literacy in Libraries TRAINING & INSTRUCTION * Nov. 6: Finding the Return on Investment in Blended Learning * Nov. 6: Behind the Scenes: Running Webinars * Nov. 13: Best Practices for developing content that maximizes engagement & meets your learning goals * Nov. 13: Digital Literacy for Everyone: Going from Tech Averse to Tech Savvy * Nov. 18: Flip The Webinar! How the Flipped Classroom Model can Reinvent the Webinar * Nov. 20: 7 Reasons to Flip the College Classroom - And How to Do It * Nov. 24: Going Global with Virtual Instructor-Led Training: Bucking Tradition (and myth) VOLUNTEERS * Nov. 12: Relative Impact: Volunteer ROI Part 1 - More volunteer hours is not always a good thing * Nov. 13: Integrating Virtual Opportunities and Remote Volunteers into your Volunteer Program - Part I Cheers! Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us [stORytime] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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By using the national registry, libraries help build a searchable database that showcases all types and sizes of library programs that highlight Diversity In Action. Each registered event is given its own unique webpage allowing for libraries to share information about their D?a program on their own website and through their social media outlets. Families are able to use the searchable D?a map to find programs to attend in their communities. The national registry is also a great way for libraries to share diversity programming ideas and best practices with collogues across the country. To learn more about D?a and to download free resources including booklists, coloring sheets, toolkits, book club curriculums and more; please visit http://dia.ala.org. Last year alone, there were over 6,000 program searches completed within the national registry, make sure you register your programs today to share with your community how you celebrate diversity! About D?a D?a, El d?a de los ni?os/El d?a de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children from all backgrounds. The D?a celebration was founded in 1996 by children's book author Pat Mora, who proposed conceptually linking the existing El D?a del Ni?o with literacy. The founding partner of D?a is REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. For more information please visit http://dia.ala.org. About ALSC ALSC, a division of the ALA, is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,000 children's and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC, visit ALSC's website at http://www.ala.org/alsc. 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Please contact Kristen Sutherland, ALSC Program Officer for Continuing Education, at 1 (800) 545-2433 ext 4026 or ksutherland at ala.org. Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! Winter 2015 ALSC Online Courses Posted: 03 Nov 2014 01:01 PM PST ALSC Online Education (image courtesy of ALSC) Is it really 2015!? It will be once January rolls around and what a perfect time to refresh your library programs! ALSC online courses are a great way to introduce new ideas and energy into your programs and services. Registration is now open for the winter 2015 ALSC online course season. Classes start Monday, January 5, 2015. Three of the courses being offered this semester are eligible for continuing education units (CEUs). The American Library Association (ALA) has been certified to provide CEUs by the IACET. ALSC online courses are designed to fit the needs of working professionals. Courses are taught by experienced librarians and academics. As participants frequently noted in post-course surveys, ALSC stresses quality and caring in its online education options. For more information on ALSC online learning, please visit: http://www.ala.org/alsced Children with Disabilities in the Library 6 weeks, January 5 ? February 13, 2015 CEU Certified Course, 3 CEUs Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Programs Made Easy 4 weeks, January 5 ? January 30, 2015 CEU Certified Course, 1.2 CEUs Storytelling with Puppets 4 weeks, January 5 ? January 30, 2015 Storytime Tools 4 weeks, January 5 ? January 30, 2015 CEU Certified Course, 2 CEUs Detailed descriptions and registration information is available on the ALSC Online Learning site. 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You may copy and distribute their newsletter as it is (click on the download icon on the webpage, it looks like this [cid:image001.png at 01CFF84C.ABBA25E0] ) or copy their articles into your own newsletter/website as long as you credit the authors of the article and Ready 2 Learn. Please remember that this newsletter created by and for the Ready 2 Learn project in north eastern Oregon so other items in it may be relevant only to people from participating communities, such as liking their FaceBook page to enter contests to win prizes. For the same reason, their local Spanish translation may be different than what you would use in your community. Enjoy, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 1027 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 22483 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue Nov 4 17:53:26 2014 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 01:53:26 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] New OSLIS Graphics Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. [OSLISlogo2014.PNG] The OSLIS committee worked with a graphic designer to update the major images on the OSLIS website. The new color schemes are purple and orange for the elementary pages and green and blue for secondary. Check out the new... * logo and homepage pictures * images for the landing pages (elementary, secondary) * graphics for the steps of the research process (elementary, secondary) * look for Citation Maker (MLA elementary, MLA secondary, APA) For those who would like a copy of the logo, please contact me. Thanks to Darci Hanning, a colleague at the State Library, for technical assistance with the project. As a reminder, OSLIS is a K12 information literacy website, and in Oregon, it is the K12 community's portal to the statewide databases. It is a project of the Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) in partnership with the State Library and is funded through an LSTA grant. Jen P.S. If you can't see the links in this email, try the article about the same topic in the November LTLO, the State Library's newsletter. http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LTLO/LTLONov2014/Nov2014LTLO.html 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 35976 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Here are some resources that may be helpful when families ask you for advice about early learning apps: * Use the Three Cs method to select apps most appropriate for your child specifically: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/rfhf.resource.kit.year.two.aspx#Media_Literacy__RFHF_Years_2___3_ * Research shows young children learn through social interaction so think about how you will use the app with your child to help them learn. * Here are some places to start looking for apps: o School Library Journal's app review blog: http://www.slj.com/category/reviews/apps/#_ o Cybils Award Books [apps are included in the winner and finalist lists]: http://www.cybils.com/cybils-books o Association for Library Service to Children: Apptastic Resources: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/09/apptastic-sources/ o Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-lists o Parents' Choice: Children's Media & Toy Reviews: http://www.parents-choice.org/award.cfm?thePage=mobile&p_code=p_sof o American Libraries: Apps and Autism: http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/apps-and-autism Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Established in 1982, it is Oregon's most notable children's library service award. The award recipient is announced at the Evelyn Sibley Lampman Breakfast at the annual OLA Conference. Nomination and eligibility requirements: * Nominations are due no later than January 31, 2015 * The nominee must reside principally in Oregon * The award will be given for personal accomplishments to recognize an individual's contribution and not conferred upon an individual representing the accomplishments of many * Only living persons may be considered for the award * Nominations for the award may be accepted from Children's Division members, OLA members and members of the Lampman Award Committee * Current Lampman Committee members are not eligible to be nominated Submissions most often take the form of a letter and should be submitted to the Lampman Committee Chair, Carol Reich at Hillsboro Public Library, carol.reich at hillsboro-oregon.gov. Submissions should include: * Nominee's name * Nominee's title, address, phone, and email address * A description of the nominee's significant and lasting contributions over the years that have benefited the children of Oregon Carol Reich | Reader Services Manager | Lampman Chair City of Hillsboro, Oregon | Hillsboro Public Library phone 503-615-6514 | web www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ricks at wccls.org Sat Nov 8 11:26:33 2014 From: ricks at wccls.org (Rick Samuelson) Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 19:26:33 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Job Announcement - Library Assistant - Bilingual / Youth Services Message-ID: Hi gang, The Washington County Cooperative Library Services Youth Services Department is in the process of hiring for a 30 hour/week Library Assistant to help us kick off our book delivery to child care providers program. Please let me know if you have any questions about this posting and feel free to share with anyone you know who might be qualified and interested. Here is the official announcement: Library Assistant - Bilingual / Youth Services $18.87 - $22.94 Hourly Posted: 11/8/14 Closes: 11/21/14 11:59 PM The Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) Youth Program has a part time opportunity to assist staff with various outreach tasks. Our Youth Services program provides youth related support to public libraries in Washington County. The schedule for the position is 30 hours per week, Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Schedules are flexible based on workload. This position is designated as a Bilingual English/Spanish position. The ability to fluently speak Spanish is a requirement for this position. To apply for this position, or for more information, including job description, qualifications and requirements, please visit: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/cowashingtonor/default.cfm Best wishes, Rick Samuelson, Youth Services Librarian Washington County Cooperative Library Services 111 NE Lincoln, MS 58A Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503) 681-5092 ricks at wccls.org "The clever men at Oxford Know all that there is to be knowed. But they none of them know one half as much As intelligent Mr Toad!" -Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaithore at gmail.com Tue Nov 11 20:33:11 2014 From: jaithore at gmail.com (Jaime Thoreson) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:33:11 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] Please Post to Kids-Lib Message-ID: Hello, Could you post the following to Kids-Lib? Thank you. OLA/CSD 2015 Mock Caldecott Workshop Save the date! On January 10, 2015 we will hold a Mock Caldecott Workshop at the Salem Public Library from 9-4. This year promises to be an event you won't want to miss. Attendees will learn about Visual Thinking Strategies from Kim Aziz who will lead us in an interactive session using their methods of teaching children how to think using images in art to help foster the kind of thinking tools sought in the Common Core Standards. Attendees will also get a crash course in Caldecott Criteria before heading into small group discussion of eleven picture books. Be part of the vote for Oregon's Mock Caldecott title! 2015 Mock Caldecott Discussion Titles: Have You Seen My Dragon Steve Light ? Author/Illustrator Flashlight Lizi Boyd ? Author/Illustrator Brother Hugo and the Bear Katy Beebe ? Author / John Schindler - Illustrator Viva Frida Yuyi Morales ? Author/Illustrator / Tim O'Meara - Photographer Extraordinary Jane Hannah E. Harrison ? Author/Illustrator The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus Jen Bryant ? Author / Melissa Sweet ? Illustrator Gravity Jason Chin ? Author/Illustrator The Farmer and the Clown Marla Frazee ? Author/Illustrator Firefly July: A Year Of Very Short Poem Paul B. Janeczko ? Author/ Melissa Sweet - Illustrator The Pilot and the Little Prince Peter Sis - Author/Illustrator Gaston Kelly DiPucchio -Author/ Christian Robinson -Illustrator Agenda 9:00-9:15: Welcome & Introduction. 9:15-10:45 Visual Thinking Strategies 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-11:45 Caldecott Criteria Review 11:45-12:30 Lunch Break ? Caldecott Quiz 12:30-2:00 Small Group Discussion 2:00-2:15 Break 2:15-3:30 Small Group Discussion continued 3:30-3:55 Group reconvenes, Round Robin final process, final vote 3:55-4:00 Farewell! This year, lunches will not be provided. Please bring a sack lunch. Time is allowed for those who wish to leave the workshop and purchase lunch from nearby locations. 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They were very happy to see the brochure this morning. ? Barratt Miller, MSLIS Assistant Director Crook County Library 175 NW Meadow Lakes Drive Prineville, OR 97754 541-447-7978 ext 303 bmiller at crooklib.org Crook County Library ? Experience the Journey! From: Kids-lib [mailto:kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Heather McNeil Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:18 PM To: '(kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us)'; 'mmearlylearning at gmail.com' Subject: [kids-lib] FW: Kindergarten Readiness At the CSD Fall Workshop in October Michelle Munro from Ready2Learn reported on their project and its work with kindergarten readiness. Attendees were interested in using Ready2Learn?s readiness information. The pamphlet is attached, and you are welcome to use it as needed for your own communities. If you have questions, please contact Michelle directly at mmearlylearning at gmail.com. Thank you, Michelle!! 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The intent is to capture a picture book's illustrations/pictures and text presentation of select STEM elements to expand a read-aloud or storytime session with young children. Basic STEM-IT training with picture books is followed by an opportunity to provide early feedback to the developers on the tool design. Please join us and share your expertise. Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Location: U.S. Bank Room, Multnomah County Library's Central Branch, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland. RSVP: Perri Parise - pparise at emporia.edu or 503-223-8280 This is a free workshop Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Basic STEM-IT training with picture books is followed by an opportunity to provide early feedback to the developers on the tool design. Please join us and share your expertise. Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Location: U.S. Bank Room, Multnomah County Library's Central Branch, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland. RSVP: Perri Parise - pparise at emporia.edu or 503-223-8280 -- Jane Corry Youth Librarian-Belmont Neighborhood Library Multnomah County Library 503.988.5382 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jones.danielle.jones at gmail.com Thu Nov 13 12:49:50 2014 From: jones.danielle.jones at gmail.com (Danielle Jones) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:49:50 -0800 Subject: [kids-lib] CSD's Mock Sibert Message-ID: There is still time to register for the Oregon Library Association?s Children?s Services Division Mock Sibert to be December 13 at the Wilsonville Library. Come and develop evaluation skills and understanding about what makes nonfiction for youth excellent. We are very lucky to be joined this year by author, Marc Aronson! Aronson will be doing a special afternoon session for workshop participants, but can be attended independent of the workshop. Aronson won the first Sibert Award in 2001 with his book Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado. He is the leader in the field in writing fantastic nonfiction books for youth of all ages. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science; Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies; and If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge are just a few of his books that have really raised the bar on great nonfiction storytelling that truly inspires readership in youth. Not only does he publish great books for kids, his column with School Library Journal, Consider the Source shows librarians the possibilities of nonfiction in their libraries, and he is the expert resource in helping libraries navigate the Common Core standards. With the amount of great nonfiction being published for youth, and the push in schools to use more information texts in curriculum, has there ever been a better time to explore our passion and evaluation skills for great nonfiction? Without further ado, please allow me to introduce: 2014 Children?s Services Division Mock Sibert Workshop Saturday December 13th 9:00 am ? 3:30 pm Wilsonville Library, Wilsonville, OR Click here to register: The 2015 CSD Mock Sibert Workshop follows up on the long-standing CSD tradition of offering high quality Mock workshops. This time around, we will be presenting a look at one of the newer ALA Youth Awards: The Robert F. Sibert Medal is a book award of the Association for Library Services to Children, a division of the American Library Association. It is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. Join your friends and colleagues from around Oregon for a day of fun and learning! The morning will include: 1. An overview of the experience of serving on the ALA Sibert Committee and how to judge nonfiction using the Sibert Award criteria 2. Breaking into discussion groups for a lively discussion of a selection of nonfiction titles published in 2014. Each group will pick a winner and honor titles. 3. Reconvening as a large group for more lively discussion to crown the 2015 CSD Mock Sibert Medalist. Then enjoy an inspiring and enlightening afternoon in conversation with one of the leaders in the field in both the publication and use of nonfiction for youth. Registration Deadline is Sunday, December 7th, 2014 Cost for workshop is $15 (includes lunch), afternoon session free to CSD members $10 for nonmembers. Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. Best wishes, and I hope to see you on December 13!!! Danielle Jones daniellej at multco.us 503.988.4598 -- Danielle Jones YALSA's 2015 Alex Award Administrative Assistant Oregon Library Association Children's Services Division CSLP Chair Oregon Young Adult Network Secretary work email daniellej at multco.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BMiller at crooklib.org Thu Nov 13 13:47:59 2014 From: BMiller at crooklib.org (Barratt Miller) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:47:59 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] stORytime Info Message-ID: <727AAB8A6685F24886C5686916657C4C02A370A6@CCMAIL2010.cc1.com> Hi CSD members, Many of us have become stORytime parters since the campaign launched last month! For those of you who are interested in supporting the stORytime campaign's project to get books into kids' hands, I thought this information might be helpful. Betty Reynolds from Oregon PTA contacted me last week to remind me that Umpqua Bank will be matching community book donations through December 31 as part of the stORytime campaign. Donors can make a monetary donation online to the school of their choosing. Umpqua Bank will match their donation and distribute books to the selected school. For anyone who would like to share this with their community in-house or on social media, Betty prepared the following blurb and an attached flyer: stORytime Oregon [cid:image001.jpg at 01CFFC46.F5264530] The Oregon Education Investment Board is conducting an early literacy stORytime Oregon campaign, to encourage parents to talk, play, read and sing with their children. One feature is an online stORytime Oregon book donation portal, where donors can purchase books for $2.50 for schools of their choice to distribute to students to take home. The book donation campaign is a partnership of OEIB, Oregon PTA, Scholastic Books, and Umpqua Bank, with a goal of getting 80,000 books in the homes of Oregon students. Please help reach this goal by donating books for early readers, at http://storytimeoregon.com/about/ Thanks, Barratt Barratt Miller, MSLIS Assistant Director Crook County Library 175 NW Meadow Lakes Drive Prineville, OR 97754 541-447-7978 ext 303 bmiller at crooklib.org Crook County Library - Experience the Journey! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 9008 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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[cid:9D752095-A694-4D17-A83B-14F35D0CAE91 at hsd1.or.comcast.net.] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Crabb 503-314-7583 | chris at weinsteinpr.com Oregon College Savings Plan awards more than $11,000 through summer reading programs across the state Eight Oregon children each receive $529 college savings accounts, while 15 Oregon public libraries receive an additional $7,500 SALEM, Ore. ? Nov. 11, 2014? Eight Oregon children now have a head start on saving for college, thanks to taking part in summer reading. Their names were randomly drawn as winners in Fizz Boom Save!, a statewide campaign designed to promote summer reading programs at public libraries around the state. The Oregon College Savings Plan sponsored the program in partnership with the Oregon State Library and Oregon Library Association. Overall, the Oregon College Savings Plan awarded just over $11,000: each of the eight winners received a $529 Oregon College Savings Plan account, while 15 libraries ? three from each Oregon congressional district ? each received $500. ?The Oregon College Savings Plan believes it is fundamentally important to support summer reading programs for Oregon families,? said Michael Parker, executive director of the Oregon 529 College Savings Network. ?Studies indicate that children who don't read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress. If we can get kids to enjoy reading now, we?re setting them up for greater success in school and in life.? According to the Oregon State Library, nearly 201,325 children and teens participated in the summer reading programs offered at public libraries throughout Oregon, reading 149,898 books. More than 65,788 participants reached their reading goals and finished the summer reading program. ?This is the fifth year that we?ve partnered with the Oregon College Savings Plan on summer reading,? said MaryKay Dahlgreen, Oregon State Librarian. "The Fizz Boom Save! campaign was a great incentive for all Oregon youth to participate in their library's summer reading program." Exactly 5,594 children and teens participated in the Fizz Boom Save! summer reading program. The eight winners included: * John Ficher of Myrtle Point, Grade 4, Flora M Laird Memorial Library * Javon Hoffman of Beaverton, Grade 1, Hillsboro Public Library ? Shute Park Branch Library * Aspen Bailey of McMinnville, Grade 1, McMinnville Public Library * Oliver DeMasi of Philomath, Grade 4, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library ? Philomath Community Library * Caleb Vaughan of Prineville, Grade 2, Crook County Library * Sophia Marsh of Albany, Grade 5, Albany Main Library * Rebekah Hewlett of Bend, Grade 2, Deschutes Public Library System ? East Bend Library * Isabella Johnston of Portland, Grade 3, Multnomah County Library ? Hollywood Library As part of its sponsorship, the Oregon College Savings Plan also underwrote a series of free special performances for libraries in communities with a population of 10,000 or less with a goal to engage and motivate young readers, while helping these smaller libraries drive traffic and encourage summer reading. Select libraries and their patrons enjoyed entertainment from award-winning storyteller Christopher Leebrick, Dragon Theater Puppets, Penny?s Puppets, Charlie Brown the Juggler, and Rich Glauber?s Music in Action throughout the summer months. About The Oregon College Savings Plan The Oregon College Savings Plan, which is part of the Oregon 529 College Savings Network, launched in January 2001 and has grown to more than $1 billion in assets as of September 30, 2014. The plan is managed by TIAA?CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. For more information about the Oregon College Savings Plan, its investment options and how to enroll, visit OregonCollegeSavings.com or call toll free 866?772?8464. # # # -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OCSP Logo for Email.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 37859 bytes Desc: OCSP Logo for Email.jpg URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Thu Nov 13 18:14:49 2014 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:14:49 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Information Literacy ebooks Now Available on OSLIS Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. [cid:c9a3afa5-fbd0-4b35-8f42-f09bc34f44e9] [cid:4c3e6a11-9357-4c03-ba29-1934938c33a7] [cid:6b4aaea5-96ca-493e-ba48-df74568f50be] [cid:32679275-6ad2-4e6b-86fa-3fdfc88000d4] [cid:b00bf083-ae3d-4d4e-97d8-aa6d823209fa] Does OSLIS have information literacy ebooks? Yes, 25 ebooks about information literacy are now available on OSLIS. Some of the titles are aimed at upper elementary students, like Getting Around Online, and others at middle schoolers and a bit older, like Write It Down (about note taking). In some cases, a book is appropriate for either audience or for more than one step of the research process. Where do I find the ebooks? The ebooks are linked in the Resources box for the relevant research sub-step in the Learn to Research section of OSLIS. For example, elementary folks can click on Learn to Research, any step (maybe Plan), and any sub-step (maybe Create My Questions). For a secondary audience, click on Learn to Research, any step (maybe Define), and any sub-step (maybe Define Your Project Parameters). Note that there are a few sub-steps with no corresponding ebooks. Librarians and teachers can find a master list, sorted by step of the research process, by scrolling to the very bottom of the elementary educator and secondary educator versions of the Learn to Research page. How do I access the ebooks? Everyone in the Oregon K12 community shares the same login. Ask me for it if you want to promote the ebooks with students and educators in your library. The OSLIS bookmark has been updated to include a space for the information literacy ebooks login: http://oslis.org/oslissupport/oslis-bookmarks/files. Who paid for the ebooks? OSLIS, and therefore the purchase of these ebooks, is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. 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Attendees will learn about Visual Thinking Strategies from Kim Aziz who will lead us in an interactive session using their methods of teaching children how to think using images in art to help foster the kind of thinking tools sought in the Common Core Standards. Attendees will also get a crash course in Caldecott Criteria before heading into small group discussion of eleven picture books. Be part of the vote for Oregon's Mock Caldecott title! *2015 Mock Caldecott Discussion Titles:* *Have You Seen My Dragon* by Steve Light ? Author/Illustrator *Flashlight* by Lizi Boyd ? Author/Illustrator* Brother Hugo and the Bear *by Katy Beebe ? Author / John Schindler - Illustrator *Viva Frida* by Yuyi Morales ? Author/Illustrator / Tim O'Meara - Photographer* Extraordinary Jane* by Hannah E. Harrison ? Author/Illustrator* The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus* by Jen Bryant ? Author / Melissa Sweet ? Illustrator *Gravity *by Jason Chin ? Author/Illustrator* The Farmer and the Clown* by Marla Frazee ? Author/Illustrator *Firefly July: A Year Of Very Short Poems* by Paul B. Janeczko ? Author/ Melissa Sweet - Illustrator T*he Pilot and the Little Prince* by Peter Sis - Author/Illustrator * Gaston* by Kelly DiPucchio -Author/ Christian Robinson -Illustrator *Agenda * 9:00-9:15: Welcome & Introduction. 9:15-10:45 Visual Thinking Strategies 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-11:45 Caldecott Criteria Review 11:45-12:30 Lunch Break ? Caldecott Quiz 12:30-2:00 Small Group Discussion 2:00-2:15 Break 2:15-3:30 Small Group Discussion continued 3:30-3:55 Group reconvenes, Round Robin final process, final vote 3:55-4:00 Farewell! This year, lunches *will not* be provided. Please bring a sack lunch. Time is allowed for those who wish to leave the workshop and purchase lunch from nearby locations. Email Jaime Thoreson at jaithore at gmail.com for any questions. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Ann Reed Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 8:23 AM To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Libs-Or] FW: New at GrantSpace: Building the Bottom Line: Growing and Diversifying Your Revenue The Foundation Center offers some free internet classes that may be of interest. Here is a recent sampling: Free Online Classes from the Foundation Center. Hold down the CTRL key and Click on orange title for more information. Proposal Writing Basics (Webinar) MON, November 17 2:00-3:00 pm ET Proposal Budgeting Basics (Webinar) MON, November 24 3:00-4:00 pm ET Grantseeking Basics (Webinar) MON, December 8 3:00-4:00 pm ET Your Board and Fundraising (Webinar) WED, December 10 2:00-3:00 pm ET Introduction to Finding Funders (Webinar) MON, December 15 3:00-4:00 pm ET Note that not all of their classes are free. The Foundation Center is a premier agency in grant training. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and 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/ From: Foundation Center [mailto:foundationcenter at e.foundationcenter.org] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 7:05 AM To: Ann Reed Subject: New at GrantSpace: Building the Bottom Line: Growing and Diversifying Your Revenue Trouble viewing this email? View in your browser. [GrantSpace] [SUBJECTS][SKILLS][CLASSROOM][TOOLS][ASK US] [NEW AT GRANTSPACE] November 2014 [image] Building the Bottom Line: Growing and Diversifying Your Revenue TUE, December 9 | 2:00-3:30 pm ET | Webinar | $95 Looking for a proven process to plan for revenue growth and creative techniques for identifying new diversified revenue streams? 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I know many of you are considering or already trying out using tablets with apps and other technology in your storytimes. This webinar may be good resources to help you. Questions? Crystal Schimpf cschimpf at techsoupglobal.org Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! From: Crystal Schimpf [mailto:crystal.schimpf at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 11:24 AM To: ARSL_Membership; alsc-l at ala.org; publib at webjunction.org Subject: [alsc-l] Webinar (11/19): Tech Tools for Early Literacy Please join us at this free webinar on technology and early literacy, this Wednesday November 19. Every Kid Ready to Read: Tech Tools for Early Literacy Wednesday, November 19 11:00AM-12:00 PM (Pacific Time) What's the best way to bring technology into a storytime? How do you evaluate apps for early literacy? Everyday there are new apps and technologies being made available to young children. Libraries are integrating technology into children?s programming, including storytimes and other early literacy services. When used correctly, technology can be used to increase early literacy skills in young children. This free webinar will share best practices, resources, and ideas to help you easily and effectively bring technology to your library?s early literacy programming. We will hear from two guests with expertise in early literacy and childhood education. * Tanya Smith will share practical, research-based recommendations published by the Fred Rogers Center and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. * Lori Crocker (Douglas County Libraries, CO) will share practical examples of how to bring technology into library storytimes. * Learn about free online resources like LittleeLit.com and Reading Eggs. This webinar will be recorded and archived on the TechSoup for Libraries website. Please register to receive an email notification when the archive is available. Register here: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/d3l1li1d80qd&eom Please email questions directly to cschimpf at techsoupglobal.org Crystal Schimpf Webinar Producer TechSoup for Libraries cschimpf at techsoupglobal.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have presented a program on one of the following topics or have ideas for others programs or decorating/display ideas, please send them in with details along with any special space needs or personnel. Portable program ideas, ideas for reaching underserved populations are needed as are crossword puzzles, quizzes or other reproducibles. Exercise Your Mind: Books That Move You Walk, Run, Read Eat, Move, Read Eat Well, Be Well, Read Well Read for Your Life Reading ? a Healthy Habit Move It, Read It, Love It Healthy Minds Read Get Up and Read A Book a Day Programming ideas: Moving body helps brain health Passive programs are the easiest way to get started Partner with academic libraries for a One Book/One Read Adult programmers can speak at town meetings Partner with the Library for the Blind Outreach in Prisons Partner with the Cooperative Extension Service Read down fines Partner with homeless shelters Include family activities Walk and Talk Fun Run or Fun Walk Pair teens with adults (especially older adults) to teach how to use cell phones Read Aloud Book Club at assisted living facilities Manual suggestions: Have a reading record that says reading aloud to child ?counts? Crossword puzzles, mind games (make Alzheimer?s connection) Provide book mark with rating system (stars, numbers) for books, movies. Easier than getting people to write reviews. More reproducible for adults Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 22483 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Enjoy, Katie URL in case hyperlink doesn't work: http://familyreading.org/docs/EBEDBookmark.pdf Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 22483 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed Nov 19 09:04:31 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:04:31 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Resources: Summer reading ideas Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA245291AD45@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! The Iowa State Library just launched a 2015 summer reading website. There are some resources already on it that may be helpful as you plan your summer reading program. More resources will be added-including adult summer reading resources! There are already some family program ideas that could be good conversation starters as you begin planning summer reading programs for all ages. For example a mini comic con could appeal to all ages, including adults who don't have children, depending on how its planned and implemented in your community. Thanks, Katie URL in case hyperlink doesn't work: http://rachelloutsch.wix.com/cslp2015 Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! ________________________________ Circulating Science Kits Posted: 20 Nov 2014 09:01 AM PST My manager and I toss around What Ifs all the time. What if we tried this? Wouldn?t it be amazing if we could do that? What if it?s finally time to try that crazy idea out? The Fizz Boom Read summer reading theme seemed like the perfect time to try one of our most beloved What Ifs: circulating science kits. [Backyard Science Kit] Backyard Science Kit This was a challenge firmly outside our wheelhouse. We?ve done some science programming in the past, generally for preschoolers, but it?s no one?s passion. I browsed Lakeshore Learning and Amazon for ideas and divided my favorites by age, preschool, elementary and tween (4th to 6th grade), while keeping some practical guidelines in mind: we wanted to include a related, high-quality nonfiction book in each kit, everything had to fit the backpacks I had already selected, and we needed to avoid consumable items. I split most of my orders between Lakeshore Learning and Amazon. My favorite exception was owl pellets, which came from a school supply store complete with forceps and identification booklets. That kit has received a lot of responses ? mostly amazed and thrilled, only a few horrified. [Disection...][Owl Notes] We ended up with 17 themes, 3 copies each at the main library and about a dozen total at each of our two branches. Prepping the backpacks was probably the most onerous part of the project; it took me several days and plenty of assistance to organize, de-package, and pack. We photographed each kit?s contents to assist patrons, but ran out of time to laminate and include them. We included small notebooks for comments, but these are not often used and most of the feedback has been verbal. We allowed three exceptions to the ?not consumable?? rule: owl pellets, rainbow scratch sheets and sunpaper. For these, I put ten into a baggie labeled with a request to only use 1 to 2 per child, and everyone has respected that. Our library associate Jenny doubles as our Kit Mistress, doing random checks of the kits every month and any necessary restocking or repair. For labeling, we bought badge holders and luggage loops. The badge holders contain color coded cards with the zbar on one side and the title/recommended age on the other. These are the one thing that often seem to go missing! We had to re-barcode several before we swapped the loops out for zipties. I chose to use coatracks and hangers for display, which didn?t take up much room and made browsing simple. Due to space issues, we chose not to make the kits available for holds. Brief catalog records were suppressed so patrons couldn?t search for them but we could access them from the staff side. On day one, 25 out of 51 were checked out. Day two, they were all out! We never had more than 10 checked in at a time all summer long. Even at our branches, which always see much lower circulation stats, there were only 1-2 available on any given day. We checked the numbers after three months ? in 13 weeks, with one-week checkouts, every kit had circulated between 8-10 times, a few as high as 13. A month later, after school started, each kit had gone out another 1-3 times. Even the Bedtime Math kits, offered only because we already had the logs, went out consistently. Now that we have about 20 checked in on any given day, we store them in a divided cart, which offers more room. The kits were a runaway success, and we?ve heard so many positive comments from kids and caregivers alike. When I was given more money this fall, though, I knew what changes I wanted to make. 1. [Discovery Kits Logo] Discovery Kits Logo We tend to call them our science kits, but we?ve never wanted them to just be science. Officially, they are Discovery Kits, and our next round will include writing, music, art, foreign language and more technology. 2. Age groupings are too limiting. Anyone can do just about anything if they have the interest and adult support. Geometry (Spirograph, Playsticks, Growing Spirals) was color-coded elementary, but preschoolers and tweens like it, too. We?re still finalizing our new categories, either mostly All Ages, with a handful of Beginner and Advanced, or by topic: Physical Science, Life Science, Math and Engineering, Technology, Arts and Music, Language Arts. 3. We bought an extra of every activity for what we thought were inevitable replacements, but no more! It takes too much storage space, and people have been handling everything so carefully that we?ve only had to replace two things. We?ll repurchase on an as-needed basis. 4. [Cubby] Discovery Kits Cubby The divided cart holds all the backpacks, but gets messy quickly. We purchased cubbies from Lakeshore Learning ? one backpack per cubby. This will make the kits easier to browse and easier to keep neat. This is important as we add another 30 backpacks into the mix. 5. Patrons want to know what?s inside. On our next set, the attached cards will list out brief descriptions of content. They?ll also include our brand new kit logo, from our in-house graphic designer. Our full list, including new themes, is here: http://bit.ly/OPPLKitList This has been an exceptionally fun and rewarding collection to launch. The planning and organizing were a bit time-consuming, largely because I started out so ambitiously, but the returns have been incredible. I love seeing the kids marching out of the library wearing their new Discovery Kit ? although it?s even better when they bring it back and beg to get another one right away! I can?t wait to see the response to the expanded selection of themes. (All pictures courtesy of guest blogger) **************************************************************************** [ShelleyEleven]Shelley Harris is a Children?s Librarian and Family Learning Coordinator at the Oak Park Public Library in Oak Park, IL. She can be contacted at ssh.librarian at gmail.com. Please note that as a guest post, the views expressed here do not represent the official position of ALA or ALSC. If you?d like to write a guest post for the ALSC Blog, please contact Mary Voors, ALSC Blog manager, at alscblog at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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To see a full list of the ebook titles, browse the Reference Titles list for Kids Infobits: http://solutions.cengage.com/Gale/Database-Title-Lists/. * * The attached document offers tips for finding content from the new ebooks. This bookmark leads to the content from the book, Ants: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?ty=as&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=search&s=RELEVANCE-SORT&p=ITKE&st=T001&dblist=ITKE&qt=PU~ants&sw=w&asid=387f669bee66376339878c3aa941ec38. If prompted to log in, students and educators can use their Gale username and password. Or, use just the password if there is only one text box. Partial list of new ebooks: Animal Adaptations Creeping Crawlers Day and Night Earth's Changing Surface Even or Odd? Location Words: Around and Through Measuring: Seconds, Minutes, and Hours One Land, Many Cultures Science Safety Rules The Statue of Liberty What Is It Made of? Words Zap! It's Electricity Soon you will be able to find this information in the OSLIST archive: http://oslis.org/oslissupport/announcements/2014. Questions? Please ask. 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 6075 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Kids-lib [mailto:kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jennifer Maurer Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 5:16 PM To: Susan Stone; Stephanie Thomas; Peggy Christensen; kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; peggyc1857 at gmail.com Subject: [kids-lib] Adopt vs. Endorse Hi Peggy, Stephanie, and Susan, I've been wondering what the correct term is related to our request of the State Board of Ed. Are we asking them to adopt the standards or endorse them? I won't go into the details, but to me, there's a difference between the two, and I think we could be asking for either. I left a voicemail for Nicole, asking if there was a difference between the two to her, and if so, which did she think we were asking for? She sent me this response: You want the state board to adopt the OASL library standards. FYI, 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Nov 24 07:58:56 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:58:56 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Resource: New Graphic Novels Reading Lists Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA245295C449@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Just in time for holiday school vacation and winter reading programs, ALA's Association for Library Services to Children announces their new Graphic Novel Reading Lists for kids K-8th Grade: http://www.ala.org/alsc/graphicnovels2014. Below is the press release if you're interested. Enjoy, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! From: Joanna Ison [mailto:jison at ala.org] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 6:29 AM To: alsc-l at lists.ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] ALSC announces new Graphic Novels Reading Lists ALSC announces new Graphic Novels Reading Lists CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has released three new Graphic Novel Reading Lists intended for children from kindergarten through 8th grade. Three Graphic Novel Reading Lists are available for children in kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd to 5th grade and 6th to 8th grade. PDFs of the book lists are available online in full color and black and white and are free to download, copy and distribute. Reading lists are available online at: http://www.ala.org/alsc/graphicnovels2014. "ALSC's three Graphic Novels Reading Lists are full of engaging titles that are sure to excite children," said Ellen Riordan, ALSC president. "Librarians are encouraged to download copies of these lists and distribute them to families throughout their community." Graphic novels on this list are defined as a full-length story told in paneled, sequential, graphic format. The list does not include book-length collections of comic strips, wordless picture books or hybrid books that are a mixture of traditional text and comics/graphics. The list includes classics as well as new titles that have been widely recommended and well-reviewed, and books that have popular appeal as well as critical acclaim. The titles were selected, compiled and annotated by members of the ALSC Quicklists Consulting Committee. About ALSC ALSC, a division of the ALA, is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,000 children's and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC visit www.ala.org/alsc. Joanna Ison Program Officer for Projects and Partnerships Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) jison at ala.org 312.280.1398 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 22483 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Nov 25 11:54:27 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:54:27 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Learn about encouraging early literacy and rural funding Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA245295DD5E@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! Below is an email with the links to find out about other online learning opportunities. I thought these two would be of most interest to you: Encouraging Early Literacy. Self-paced, takes approximately 1.5 hours depending on your personal learning pace This course provides an overview of early literacy and ways library staff can interact with children to encourage singing, talking, reading, writing and playing. Rural Resources and Funding: The Rural Information Center 10 December 2014 This webinar showcases information and resources from the Rural Information Center made available to libraries and other organizations working to maintain the vitality of America's rural communities. Thanks, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Support and 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 [StoryTime_GrandeRonde.png] Become a StORytime partner! From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Darci Hanning Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 11:25 AM To: (libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: [Libs-Or] December Webinar Schedule Available Greetings again! The December listing of free webinars offered from a variety of organizations covering an array of subjects is now available! Head on over to WebJunction to peruse such scintillating topics as "Data & Assessment in Academic Libraries (1 of 3) - Digging Deeper: An Introduction to Qualitative Assessment Techniques" and "Tips and Tricks to Creating a Google Site" and "Developing a Social Media Strategy". Additionally, WebJunction is hosting a number webinars too, be sure to check out their upcoming events as well as their archived webinars. Last but not least, WebJunction has added several new classes to their online course catalog, including these new self-paced programs: * Building a Positive Social Media Presence * Coping with Change * Encouraging Early Literacy * Having Fun at Work Again! * Providing Constructive Staff Feedback If you haven't already, register now (for free!) and gain access to courses covering topics from Customer Service to Youth Services to Technology. Enjoy learning something new or honing your skills in December! Cheers, Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us [stORytime] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4239 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 22483 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed Nov 26 11:25:42 2014 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:25:42 +0000 Subject: [kids-lib] Dec. 1st is Rosa Parks Day in Oregon => Resources for Quick Review or Deeper Inquiry Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA245295E949@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The following email just went out on the Oregon Association of School Libraries and I though public libraries may be interested too. Rosa Parks is sometimes called the mother of the freedom movement or the first lady of civil rights. Considering what?s happening in Ferguson, MO right now, it might be a good time to create a display of library material about the civil rights movement?including Rosa Parks. Books can be a great conversation starter for parents and other adults to talk with children and teens about complex issues like racism and civil rights. Governor Kitzhaber proclaimed December 1st as Rosa Parks Day in Oregon, and encourages ?all Oregonians to join in this observance.? Why that day? Rosa Parks? arrest for civil disobedience was on December 1, 1955. http://www.oregon.gov/gov/GovAA/proclamations/RosaParks122014.pdf Here are some resources about Rosa Parks: History.com => Bet You Didn?t Know: Rosa Parks (3-minute video) http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks NPR => 1992 Interview with Rosa Parks (audio clips) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4973548 Scholastic => Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights (brief slide presentation; includes Q&A interview with Rosa Parks) http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/interview.htm#civilrights National Archives => Arrest records http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/rosa-parks/ http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/rosa-parks/#documents Library of Congress => Short Timeline of Events & Much More http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_parks_1.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/rosaparks/rosaparks.html Discussions or lessons or could be tied to discussions of current events in Ferguson, Missouri. 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