[yscon] [EXTERNAL] : Summer Reading Committees

Thu Jun 21 08:52:46 PDT 2018

Like RI we don’t have a Summer committee but we do have a Youth Services Advisory Board. We’ve recently made some changes because attendance has been so low in some cases we were canceling just about every meeting. So this coming FY we’re going to go from 4 in-person meetings/year to one in-person in the fall, one virtual in the winter, and one in-person in the spring. We also dropped having a chair and secretary as usually Christi and I end up setting the agenda and running the meeting and taking notes anyway. We also decided to drop terms for now-everyone who was currently on that wanted to stay on is staying and we’re looking for 2 new members. We also talked about some ways for the members to be more active without stretching their time too much. One idea I love, that I think came from Michigan, is having the members present on something to do with summer programming for their webinar. Our group liked it too. Below is our official charge and extended charge which has not changed. In addition to what’s listed below we have a group Pinterest<https://www.pinterest.com/mlsysadvisoryco/pins/> account (but I am probably the most active on it).

The YS Advisory Committee charge:
·      Assess ongoing needs in the areas of youth services
·      Provide direct member input
·      Evaluate and suggest programs and services

In addition to the above charge, members of the YS Advisory Committee act as representatives of both their type of library and their location within the state to MLS. An understanding and participation in MLS events and mission are required for participation. Examples of recent projects include assisting with planning breakouts for our annual teen summit, creating our Resource Guide for New MLS Members and providing feedback on the summer library program.

Committee members represent all areas of the state as well as both public and school libraries.

I would like to add that I really struggled with trying to keep this group going -their absence said to me a lack of interest but when we were finally able to meet in person this spring that was not the case. And I do think it is extremely important to have a youth voice at the state level.
Good luck!
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April Mazza
Consultant
april at masslibsystem.org<mailto:april at masslibsystem.org>
Massachusetts Library System
http://www.masslibsystem.org/
866-627-7228 (in Massachusetts only)
508-357-2121 x307

From: yscon <yscon-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of "Margarida, Danielle (DOA)" <Danielle.Margarida at olis.ri.gov>
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 11:29 AM
To: "Schott, Stephanie R" <Stephanie.R.Schott at maine.gov>, YSCon <yscon at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: Re: [yscon] [EXTERNAL] : Summer Reading Committees

Hi Stephanie,
   I do not have a statewide SRP committee, but I do have a Youth Services Advisory Council<http://www.olis.ri.gov/youth/advisorycouncil.php> that is comprised of public children’s and teen librarians. They select the slate of educators/presenters for the SRP (I run an annual performers showcase and booking meeting, and my agency pays for each library to have one children’s and one teen performer) and provide input on what they need regarding tools, training, and support for SRP. It’s a seven member committee with a two year term that meets 3-4 times Sept. – May. We also communicate often through email and Google docs. SRP isn’t the council’s sole focus as they also advise on continuing education and other timely issues, but SRP is a large piece of what they do.

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Danielle Margarida, Youth Services Coordinator
Office of Library & Information Services
Rhode Island Department of Administration
One Capitol Hill | Providence, RI  02908-5803
Danielle.Margarida at olis.ri.gov<mailto:Danielle.Margarida at olis.ri.gov>
401.574.9309 (voice) | 401.574.9320 (fax) | www.olis.ri.gov<http://www.olis.ri.gov/>

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From: yscon [mailto:yscon-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Schott, Stephanie R
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:06 AM
To: YS Consultants (yscon at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) <yscon at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] : [yscon] Summer Reading Committees

Hi Everyone,

I missed the monthly meeting yesterday, but just read over the notes. It seems like a lot of you hold trainings, but I am curious to learn more about statewide Summer Reading Committees. Hoping to have something up and running for next year. I have reached out to a few people about this topics but have not received anything back – probably because they’re busy with last minute summer maneuvering!

I have some thoughts on what I want to create, but still have some questions for those of you who have a statewide Summer Reading Committee:

  1.  Is your committee a partnership with your state association?
  2.  What is the mission or work of the group?
  3.  How many people are on the committee?
  4.  How often do you meet?

Thanks for your help,

Stephanie Schott | Early Literacy Specialist | Liaison to Franklin & Oxford Counties
Maine State Library | 64 State House Station | Augusta, ME 04333 | 207-287-5660

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