Get to Know Your YSS Webpage - Part 1

This is the first in a series of posts on Mondays over the next few weeks to familiarize you with the Youth Services Section's (YSS) webpage. Hosted as part of the Wisconsin Library Association website, the webpage has a host of helpful resources free to anyone (although if you aren't a member we hope you'll join to help us continue our work!). And now, in no particular order, we present....

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Archived YSS Webinars
For the past few years, our youth services section has been partnering with library systems to create great content for your learning.

YSS Powerhouse Presents feature YSS member panels addressing issues and trends in youth services. We create the content and our system partners provide the tech support and sponsor the webinar for their system members.  They then share the archived webinar with us for our website.

The following webinars are available:

• All in the Family - family oriented programs and Services
• Beyond Storytime - play based programming for all ages
• Collection Connections - tips on weeding, selection, working with salespeople and creating a diverse collection
• Outreach and Community Partnerships - ideas on relationship building, outreach strategies and addressing barriers
• School Age Programming - on & offsite programs, tips on successes and pitfall avoidance
• Serving Homeschoolers including slides, Pinterest board and survey
• Storytime 101: Rethinking the Basics - tips and tricks to engage preschoolers and their caregivers
• Teen Outreach: Getting Out to Get Teens In - do's & don't in connecting to teens
• Teen Programming:Teen Services, OK? Better Than OK! - tips on programs, services and volunteers
• Transforming Collections - tips creating picture book subject collections and tween collections
• Transitions and Transformations - change is hard...or stimulating. Three youth folks trace their transformations and transitions.

To access the webinars, stop here.

Watch for these upcoming resource blog posts (which will be linked as they are published weekly)
Part 2 - Teen Power - 52 Weeks of YA Programming
Part 3 - In a Minute! YSS Board Meeting Notes
Part 4 - Coding Power - 12 Months of Coding Resources
Part 5 -  Bravo - Children's Books Awards Committee/Burr Worzalla Award
Part 6 - Follow the Leaders - The YSS Board
Part 7 - Knock-Knock - The YSS Homepage Address

And don't forget to visit the main WLA website for news and updates of conferences and other opportunities.