Are you planning to attend WLA in Green Bay, our first in-person conference in almost two years? Early bird registration continues through Monday Oct 25. Mask up and join the fun. If you're not sure, check out all the youth program and event content to help you decide! We'll be sharing each day's youth-related bounty during the next few days!
Wednesday, Nov 17
10:30 - 11:15 am
Box It Up, Bag It Up: Connecting With the Youth When You Have No Connections - The Brown County Library Youth Services department pivoted to virtual programming during the pandemic but quickly learned it wasn’t reaching a wide array of patrons. They worked to find solutions to reaching their communities during this time and, from one-off take-and-make programs to monthly loot boxes, new offerings were born. Youth Services Librarians looked to drive patrons to their virtual offerings while also ensuring that they connected with the various youth populations. Learn how they used this opportunity to successfully get books into youth’s hands and engage with them during the limiting circumstances of the pandemic. Gillian Dawson, Allison Felchlin, Gretchen Swadley, Brown County Library, Green Bay
Mentorship: On Track to Success - In these challenging times, it can be hard to know how to stay on track. Join us to learn how a mentor relationship can help you be successful. This session will be a panel discussion from participants in WLA's inaugural Mentorship Program. The program is free for WLA members and is designed to provide encouragement, support, and guidance to library staff seeking professional growth through connections with experienced colleagues within a structured mentoring program. Nyama Reed, Whitefish Bay Public Library; Susie Menk, Manitowoc Public Library; Marge Loch-Wouters, Loch-Works Consulting, La Crescent, MN; Emely Villanueva, Appleton Public Library; Rachel Hitt, Black Creek Village Library; Nancy Aycock, Mukwonago Community Library; Scott Brouwer, La Crosse Public Library
Wed 11:30 am-12:15pm
Ditching Dewey: A Survey of U.S. Public Libraries - In the Spring of 2020, the UW-Milwaukee iSchool partnered with the Kenosha Public Library to conduct a survey of public libraries in the county that have dropped the Dewey Decimal System. Of the respondents, there is a clear message to why changing to another system is helpful to patrons. In this session, the speakers will present their findings, discuss the pros and cons to Dewey, and consider the alternatives used by other public libraries. Rob Nunez, Kenosha Public Library; Nadine Kozak, UW-Milwaukee iSchool; Michael Huynh, UW-Milwaukee iSchool
Eating Insects & Flying Paper Airplanes: Let's Bring STEM Books to Life - Tell a kid about eating bugs and she may remember it for a month. Let a kid actually taste a mealworm or bake cricket cookies and she’ll remember it for a lifetime. Book talks and newsletters are great, but interactive learning makes topics come alive - especially for young readers. From taste tests to paper airplane flying competitions to using concepts of displacement to weigh large objects, session attendees will leave with oodles of creative ideas for low-cost, hands-on programs guaranteed to get young readers excited about STEM and STEAM books. Mary Boone, Author
Library Lunch Ladies - The presenters will discuss how to create and implement food-based programs at the library. They will highlight how to present cooking programs for children through adults, in person and virtually. A short cooking demonstration will give attendees an idea of how the cooking programs work Keri Whitmore, Sarah Bublitz, Franklin Public Library
Wed 12:30 -1:45 pm
YSS Luncheon with Cathy Camper
Cathy is the recipient of the 2021 Burr/Worzalla Award. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Cathy Camper is the author of the Lowriders in Space series, Bugs Before Time: Prehistoric Insects and Their Relatives, and Ten Ways to Hear Snow. She is also the author of two zines, Sugar Needle and The Lou Reeder, and is a founding member of the Portland Women of Color Zine collection and a graduate of VONA/VOICES workshops for writers of color.
She has also written articles, reviews, and stories for the magazines Cricket, Wired, and Giant Robot, the LAMBDA Literary website, and was on the board of the Arab Literary magazine Mizna. A huge believer of diversity and authenticity, Camper advocates for representation for all in books, magazines, and other media.
She currently lives in Portland, Oregon working as an outreach librarian for kids in grades K-12. In her spare time, Camper likes to make art out of seeds and is a huge proponent for daydreaming. The YSS Luncheon is sponsored by JJS Library Consulting.
Wed 2:00-2:45pm
Failure IS an Option: Resiliency in Teen Librarianship - The presenters will discuss failure as an inherent part of working with teens and will share their experiences navigating failure and resiliency, which is especially important in a post-pandemic world. Participants will be encouraged to share their own stories of failure and resiliency and will learn how to evaluate themselves through a kind and constructive viewpoint. Linda Jerome, La Crosse Public Library; Alejandria Galarza, Kenosha Public Library
Engaging Your Community With Citizen Science - Science can bring joy and purpose to individuals by inspiring learning and keeping people curious. Citizen Science brings science within reach of everyone, everywhere! This presentation will discuss how Kenosha Public Library uses the resources of Citizen Science, SciStarter, NASA, the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), and local community partners to meet strategic goals and create program series that inspire multigenerational excitement and participation. Marcia Siehr, Shannon Urban, Kenosha Public Library
Wed 3:30-4:15 pm
A Case for Literacy: Value the Activity of Reading - The presenter will demonstrate how one Milwaukee County Library is in the process of transforming the view of reading with zero extrinsic rewards (e.g., stickers, badges, logs, coupons) by valuing the activity of reading itself. Reading rewards lead to false statistical gains, oppression, lower-level reading, detrimental effects to intrinsic motivation, etc. Anne M. Kissinger, Wauwatosa Public Library
Wed 4:15- 5:00 pm
Youth Services Section (YSS) Business Meeting - Meet-up with enthusiastic peers, find out what's happening in YSs and share your thoughts with the YSS board. It's the best 45 minutes you'll spend all day!
Wed 8:30-10:00 pm
YSS Social - Join your fellow Youth and Teen Services folks for a great, stress-relieving social event! You won’t be asked to share your feelings, do team building exercises, or be uncomfortable— unless you want to!! It’s been a year for the history books and you need to spend time with people who “get it.” We will have fun stress relieving activities available for you to try while you chat with friends, old and new. No pressure, just camaraderie. Join us!
Also on Wednesday, opening keynote and Foundation Trivia fundraiser plus even more programs on a wide variety of content! Check out the full schedule here
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