Friday FAQ with Tessa July 10, 2020

Dear Library Staff Serving Youth, 

Happy Friday! Here is the latest installment of Friday FAQs for Youth Services. The slides used in the recording are attached as a PDF. Also, the FAQ Friday form is open for your input on next week’s episode.

                FAQ Friday 7/10/2020 recording (5:44) https://youtu.be/2PYFF8K_1Do 

FAQ Friday form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcCCH0bDIXMTpzt4WBrfmJHvP-B7Vm_B5Ide6p0byioYwh9Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Last Week’s FAQ Friday 6/26/2020 recording (5:43) https://youtu.be/dYVs3SU-Cnc 

Resources related to this week’s topics

• Helplines, Hotlines, and Virtual Meetings

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/help.htm 

• You’ve Got This (7:00)
  A pandemic pep talk by Leah Langby from the IFLS Library System about reopening your library.https://vimeo.com/436149146  

• Freedom Reads: Anti-Bias Book Talk Series

https://socialjusticebooks.org/freedom-reads/

Freedom Reads: Anti-Bias Book Talk is part anti-bias training, part book review. Each short segment explores anti-bias books for home and the classroom with the goal to strengthen parents’ and teachers’ anti-bias, anti-racism lens and their ability to critically analyze children’s media.

• Study: Sesame Street Materials Help Families Affected by Incarceration

https://centerhealthyminds.org/news/sesame-workshop-materials-help-families-affected-by-incarcerationA new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that families affected by parental incarceration benefited from resources that Sesame Workshop developed to support them, especially when following the materials’ recommendation that the children be given honest, developmentally appropriate explanations of their fathers' incarceration. 

• Coping With Incarceration: Sesame Street Materials 

https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/incarceration/

The incarceration of a loved one can be overwhelming for both children and caregivers. Because of the feeling of stigma, it takes special effort to start important conversations and answer kids’ questions. But parents can comfort children and guide them through difficult moments just by talking. With love and support, the family can cope with the challenges of incarceration together.

• Annual Report Summer Programming Update
  https://dpi.wi.gov/wilibrariesforeveryone/annual-report-summer-programming-update

The Wisconsin public library annual report is currently being evaluated through the lens of the pandemic. There will be updates to the programming stats (especially virtual), and many other areas as well. In the meantime, continue to keep track of what you are doing, who you are reaching, and how you know and communicate your outreach successes to the library board and municipal leaders. 

• Ryan Dowd’s Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness training gives you more confidence working with patrons struggling with homelessness, mental illness or substance abuse; help your library remain an inclusive library, able to serve everyone; provide tools to achieve fewer problems and less conflict in your library. You must contact your Library System CE Consultant for login info.

Have a safe and restful weekend,

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt

Public Library Consultant – Youth and Inclusive Services

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Division for Libraries and Technology

(608) 267-5077

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