Tips and Info from DPI's May 15 , 2025 Youth Services Newsletter

Jeni Schomber's DPI Youth Services Weekly Reminders and Resources is an email newsletter chockfull of great resources we've come to rely on. If you are a WI youth library staffer and you don't receive this weekly missive in your email inbox, please contact Jeni (jennifer.schomber@dpi.wi.gov) to be placed on the list! 

Here is the May 15, 2025 edition  

Hello All,

Check out these valuable youth services resources and reminders!

Getting Started with Building Community-Based Summers

• This FREE WebJunction course will provide you with the foundational ideas behind Building Community-Based Summers (BCBS) and give you what you need to get started or to continue building best practices.
• You will need to sign in or create a FREE account to access this 1 hour self-paced course. 

Color Our World Resources - Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP)

• PSA videos in English and Spanish are now available.
• Standalone Printables - forms, bookmarks, reading logs, activity sheets, and more - are available in Chapter 8 in the online manual. Check with your Library System Consultant for the access code.
• Looking for ideas or want to share what works for your library? Join the Official Summer Library Programming Group on Facebook. It’s a private group where ideas are shared, templates are created, and brainstorming happens. 

BadgerLink Bulletin

• Prepare for Summer Reading with BadgerLink Resources. Summer is already around the corner! Check out these BadgerLink resources for activities, programming ideas, and more to keep kids reading all summer long.
• View the story here.

WiLS World shorts: Roll for Initiative! Wisconsin Adventures in the Library

• Proven education foundations and dragon-slaying go hand in hand! Wisconsin Adventures combines the myths and legends of Wisconsin’s past with the deep learning opportunities of fantasy role-playing games.
• Join WiLS and Wisconsin Historical Society’s Manager of PK-12 Education Initiatives Kurt Griesemer on Friday, May 23rd at 1:00 pm CT to hear about how you can engage new audiences, connect players with Wisconsin and its history, and build community and literacy skills with Dungeons and Dragons and Wisconsin Adventures.
• Register here.

Have a great weekend!