It's conference time! Registration is here (early bird rate until Oct 10). And remember, the cost of Wed-Fri breakfasts, Wed and Thurs lunches and snacks (including any author lunches) and are included in the cost of your registration this year).
Yesterday, today and tomorrow, we'll focus on program content perfect for youth services staffers. We hope we see you at conference!
THURSDAY NOV 3 PROGRAMS
7-8:00 am YSS Annual Meeting - Join the Board in the conference Board Room This is a chance for any members to sit in and offer input on the work the section is doing as we look to create goals for the upcoming year
8-10:00 am Intellectual Freedom and Social Justice: Library Values in Conflict keynote
10-11:00 am Building Diverse Collections with TeachingBooks & Book Connections - Create collections that best serve your communities with TeachingBooks and Book Connections – provided to all Wisconsin schools, public libraries, universities and residents through BadgerLink, a service of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Join the presenters to learn how to use the Collection Analysis Toolkit to generate reports that provide insights into the genre, cultural, and curricular classifications represented in your booklists and collections. Leave this session with strategies for identifying award-winning diverse books to augment your collections and promoting those books to your communities.
10-11:00 am WLA Mentorship Program: Partnerships and Perspectives - Librarians rise to the challenges they face in an evolving profession on a daily basis. The WLA Mentorship Program pairs mentors and mentees from across the state and in all branches of librarianship. 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. The panelists will discuss their experiences being part of the WLA Mentorship program.
10-11:00 AM Ready to Learn with PBS Kids - Join us as we share PBS Kids Ready to Learn resources. Learn how to use these fun (and educational!) activities in your youth programming. Two programs developed at the Beloit Public Library will be highlighted with tips on how to replicate these programs. When I Grow Up is a series where children are invited to learn about the exciting world of work through hands-on learning. Play and Learn Science is a series where participating families are introduced to activities to help activate science inquiry through hands-on exploration. Both series of programs are a collaborative effort among the library, PBS Kids and community partners.
1:30-2:30pm The Librarians Are Not Okay: Emotional Intelligence at Work - The presenters will introduce the basics of emotional intelligence as well as explore ways to address the mental and emotion strain that we face in our jobs. They will explore some of the factors contributing to stress and unhappiness at work, and consider practical ways to increase our own emotional intelligence as well as understand the emotional intelligence of those around us.
1:30-2:30pm Community Networking: Small Library, Big Impact - Is your library deeply connected within the community it serves? Who are your library advocates? Learn how the McIntosh Memorial Library in Viroqua went through a significant transformation to become a cornerstone resource for the greater Viroqua area. Library Director Trina Erickson and Youth Services Director Laci Sheldon will talk about the multi-year commitment the staff and board made to rebrand the library image. During the presentation Erickson and Sheldon will share stories, tips, and timelines on how to elevate the image and usage of your public library.
3-4:00 pm The Time is Now: Welcoming and Affirming Queer Teens at Your Library - The evidence is clear: LGBTQIA+ teens are at a much higher risk than their peers for being bullied, poor mental health, and suicide. So how do libraries help this historically underserved population? What can we do to make our libraries a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for queer teens? This session will not only cover the "why" of it all, but also the "how": How we are perfectly situated to provide critical services to queer teens, whatever your community's political affiliation. Both presenters will cover what they do at their own libraries, one in a "blue" county and one in "red," and will also share what they learned through participating in valuable safe space and ally trainings.
3-4:00 pm Livestream Your Programs with Streamyard - Streamyard is the Canva of streaming. Learn how to use Streamyard to stream your programs to your Facebook Live, YouTube channel, or other platform, using in-person, virtual only, or hybrid configurations. The presenters will show you what equipment you'll need and how to produce impressive streaming programs. This will be a hands-on session with opportunities to try it yourself!
4:30-5:30 pm 2022 Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award - Join members of the children's book award committee to hear about the best books for children and teens by Wisconsin authors!
4:30-5:30 pm Community Engagement with Beanstack - In this session, participants will learn about the Beanstack "Tandems" feature which allows them to connect their library's Beanstack with school Beanstacks throughout their community. We'll discuss the benefits of these partnerships, the work required to get it setup, and review some examples of Tandems in action across Wisconsin. We'll also discuss ongoing content and programming available through Beanstack as well as introduce new features and general product updates!
6:30-8:30pm Awards and Honors Reception
Wednesday Nov 2 WLA Conference Youth Programs
Friday November 4 WLA Conference Youth Programs
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