Tips and Info from DPI's July 24, 2025 Youth Services Newsletter

Jeni Schomber's DPI Youth Services Weekly Reminders and Resources is an email newsletter chockfull of great resources we've come to rely on. If you are a WI youth library staffer and you don't receive this weekly missive in your email inbox, please contact Jeni (jennifer.schomber@dpi.wi.gov) to be placed on the list!

Here is the July 24, 2025 edition

Hello All, Check out these valuable youth services resources and reminders! NoveList’s Home Page Updates - BadgerLink Bulletin BadgerLink resources NoveList and NoveList K-8 have a new look and features as of June 2025. A new BadgerLink training video reviews three new sections of NoveList's home page and the role each can provide to readers' advisory.  View NoveList Story  Work It Out @ Your Library - A Free PLA Webinar Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 1:00–2:00 p.m. CT How Libraries Can Promote Computational Thinking and Learning Among Preschool Families with Work It Out @ Your Library - This free webinar will cover why CT skills are important for young children; how to access these free, multimedia resources; how they have been used to run fun and engaging programs in libraries; and recent research findings that demonstrate significant impact. CSLP Annual Survey is now open! Collaborative Summer Library Program has created a survey so they can better assess the usefulness of the materials offered by the program on a national level to better serve you. The survey can be found here: https://forms.gle/QW7eHaVMGCfbdbrr6  EVEN IF YOU DID NOT USE "COLOR OUR WORLD" AS YOUR THEME, we invite you to complete the survey! Please be prepared to provide general feedback on using (or not) the 2025 program theme and materials; feedback and info about how/whether you tracked participation, as well as stats for participation and programming for children (ages 0-11), teens (12-18) and adults. I suggest you wait until your summer program has ended to complete the survey. The survey is open until Friday, September 12, 2025. Jeni Schomber Public Library Consultant