Tips and Info from DPI's May 22 , 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 22, 2025 edition  

Hello All, Check out these valuable youth services resources and reminders! PBS Wisconsin Education/PBS KIDS survey Do you activate the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge or another early literacy program in your library? PBS Wisconsin Education and PBS KIDS would love to learn more and support your early literacy efforts. Fill out this quick form: https://forms.gle/TmRFtBqVj761yoZa8. Thank you! STARnet and NASA’s GLOBE: NUBE card game STARnet is once again collaborating with NASA’s GLOBE Observer team to get exciting cloud-related STEM resources into the hands of public libraries! Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to bring NASA and cloud science into your library programs this summer? Look no further than NUBE – a new cloud matching card game from GLOBE Clouds! Up to 1,000 sets of NUBE games will be distributed to at least 250 libraries; libraries can request either two or four NUBE card decks and, provided the applicant meets eligibility, cards will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Find out more about this opportunity here.  CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Center) Recommended Books Search Explore books recommended in CCBC Choices using the Recommended Books Search tool, curated Booklists, and the Charlotte Zolotow Award list.   Kids and Teens are Patrons, Too - Restorative Justice and Trauma-Informed Approaches in Public Libraries In this Colorado State Library Talking Teen Services webinar, explore how traditional patron codes of conduct often alienate youth patrons and discuss the role of trauma-informed library services in building a more empathetic and equitable environment.  Thursday, June 12 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Registration is required.  Have a great weekend,