How Do YOU Use Digital Media with Youth at Your Library?

Claudia Haines, who has written and taught widely on the subject of new media in libraries, invites youth librarians to share their experiences in a 2018 survey sponsored by ALSC, the Association for Library Service to Children of ALA.

Share your experiences and help shape the way we work with kids and new media! But don't delay, the survey closes August 31.

ALSC Webinar: New Media and Preschool Services

Tuesday, August 14

11:00AM (Central)

New media is everywhere and children are using it. This webinar will focus on real best practices of incorporating new media into preschool services.
What are some specific apps that are age appropriate for preschoolers? How much time should be devoted to using an iPad or other tablets in a preschool storytime? What are the pros and cons of leading a digital-focused preschool storytime versus a traditional preschool storytime?

Instructors:
Claudia Haines, Youth Services Librarian, Homer Public Library (Alaska)
Melissa Ronning, librarian who works for institutions that promote the accessibility of digital resources to the entire community
Laura Jenkins, Library Services Clerk, Huntington Beach Public Library

Learn more and register HERE.

This Wednesday! YSS Powerhouse Presents: Beyond Storytime

Beyond Storytime with Ann Cooksey & Kristi Helmkamp (Appleton), Katie Kiekhaefer (Whitefish Bay), and Kymberley Pelky (Oneida).  

Are you interested in going beyond a typical storytime?  Do you want some fresh new ideas on how to go beyond with preschoolers, school-agers and families?   Ann Cooksey and Kristi Helmkamp will discuss pros and cons of New Media in Outreach, play-based programs and a Tween Space.  Katie Kiekhaefer will discuss active play-based preschool programming including obstacle courses and dance parties!  Kymberley Pelky will be sharing information in regard to diversity in programming and movement during programming, including ideas that can be utilized for drop-ins or passive programming.

The link to register is: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1373688420979138052.

Mark Your Calendars! YSS Powerhouse Presents: Beyond Storytime

Are you interested in going beyond a typical storytime?  Do you want some fresh new ideas on how to go beyond with preschoolers, school-agers and families?   Ann Cooksey and Kristi Helmkamp will discuss pros and cons of New Media in Outreach, play-based programs and a Tween Space.  Katie Kiekhaefer will discuss active play-based preschool programming including obstacle courses and dance parties!  Kymberley Pelky will be sharing information in regard to diversity in programming and movement during programming, including ideas that can be utilized for drop-ins or passive programming.

The link to register for Beyond Storytime with Ann Cooksey & Kristi Helmkamp (Appleton), Katie Kiekhaefer (Whitefish Bay), and Kymberley Pelky (Oneida)  is: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1373688420979138052.

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Mornings with YSS at WAPL 2016

Attending WAPL? Hooray! Not sure yet? Below are three great reasons to attend the 2016 conference in Oshkosh. See the full slate of programs put together by your Wisconsin library colleagues here on the WLA website. The blog will be featuring WAPL YSS programs over the next several days. These sessions are sure to be informative, inspiring, and even better - implementable at your library. 

Sensory Programs That Make Sense

10:30 - 11:30 am on Thursday, May 12

Abby Bussen, Muskego Public Library

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Want to start offering scheduled sensory opportunities at your library, but aren't sure where to start? Let Abby Bussen, Children's Librarian, help build your confidence and know-how in this informative, hands-on presentation. She'll focus on planning sensory programs for babies, toddlers and preschoolers as well as for special needs children, giving you actionable information you can put to use in planning your own one-off or continuing program, and encouraging you to get your hands a little dirty with some sensory experiences to enjoy as a group. A veteran sensory program planner, Bussen has been running monthly sensory playdates for over a year.

If You're Appy and You Know It…

8:30 – 9:30 am on Friday, May 13

Ann Cooksey and Kristi Helmkamp, Appleton Public Library; Denise Chojnacki, Rhinelander District Library, Kerry Pinkner, Waukesha Public Library

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Think Storytime Underground meets New Media. Strengthen your Media Mentor skills with tips from the field such as digital flannel boards for outreach, networking through Google Drive for collection development and troubleshooting technical difficulties. Have an app or new media experience to share? Come and join the fun! No new media? No problem! Walk away prepared to make a case for Media Mentorship as a vital part of librarianship in the 21st century.

Tackling the Tough Stuff: SLP & Beyond!

11:00 am – 12:00 pm on Friday, May 13

Katherine Elchert, Rice Lake Public Library; Georgia Jones, Friday Memorial Library, New Richmond

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Does SLP have your coworkers rolling their eyes and heading towards the door? Stressed out over drop- off daycare invasions? Or, worse yet, worn out from worry over kids left at the library without access to food? Never fear, Georgia and Katherine are here to help! Let's discuss positive, proactive solutions for these sticky SLP challenges. Feel free to bring your own tricky topics for discussion and we can all triage them together!

YouTube Generation Webinar

 Know your memes, tropes, and teach it YouTube style! Being culturally literate and hip to the interwebs keeps us relevant and inspires instant student engagement. Teaching our kids about intellectual property shifts, content curation, and Creative Commons while still embracing the digital remix YouTube generation is part of a critical new toolbox for creative student expression.

When?  Tuesday, November 17th, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Central)

Read more and register HERE

IFLS Presents New Media, Early Literacy, and Libraries Workshop

New Media, Early Literacy, and Libraries

September 18, 2015, 9:00-4:00

WITC Conference Center, 1900 College Drive, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Learn the why and how of incorporating new media into your programs and services for young children and families, find out how to evaluate and discover apps that are most beneficial for young children and families.

Carissa Christner, Madison Public Library, author, and contributor to Little eLit, will present a hands-on workshop! 

Lunch is free.  6 technology contact hours for library certification

Register by September 10

Or for more information, contact:

Leah Langby

Library Development and Youth Services Coordinator

Indianhead Federated Library System