Youth Source

Wild Ideas

If you are looking for some ideas for "Read on the Wild Side!", Mister Anderson has some suggestions.  Their PuppetTales Newsletter  for June 21, 2009 is titled "Where the Wild Things Are".  It features Maurice Sendak's classic story as well as activities that would go along with any monster theme.  

 

Kids! @ your library® unveils its second phase

The “Kids! @ your library” campaign officially kicks off its second phase, Sunday, July 12, during a program showcasing children’s authors at this year’s American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference.

Promote the Teens’ Top Ten with down loadable bookmarks

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), now offers down loadable bookmarks featuring the 2009 Teens’ Top Ten nominees for librarians to distribute to teens at their libraries. The bookmarks feature the 25 titles nominated for this year’s list of favorite books and can be downloaded at www.ala.org/teenstopten.

ALSC announces exceptional Web sites for children

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.

AASL Exploratorium to showcase school library media best practices

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is making available its lineup for the annual Exploratorium at the AASL 14th National Conference & Exhibition. With more than 90 individual learning stations, the complete list can be found online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/conferencesandevents/national/charlotte2009/forattendees/events/exploratorium2009.cfm.

White House Summer of Service Project

A message from Keith Michael Fiels, ALA Executive Director to libraries and organizations serving youth ages 5-21.

Dear ALA Member,

The American Library Association has just been contacted by the White House in partnership with the Corporation for National & Community Service to get libraries involved in the President’s Summer of Service program, scheduled to launch on June 22, 2009.

Summer of Service is a “national coalition of major youth-serving organizations that are committed to engaging youth in service during the summer months and recognize the potential of youth to identify issues, develop projects, and provide lasting benefits to the communities in which they live through volunteer service.” Libraries and other organizations that work with youth ages 5 to 21 are encouraged to participate.

Beginning the week of June 8, 2009, libraries and other organizations will be invited by the White House to list their local volunteer opportunities online. On June 22, the White House will announce the initiative to the public at large. The initiative will conclude on September 11, 2009.

Skokie TeenNet Videos Promote Library

Skokie Public Library's TeenNet teen volunteers have produced 2 videos, one promoting the library's Teen Corner and one an interview with a local restaurant.  The videos earned first and second place respectively in the Skokie Village Cable Commission's Video Contest.  Great PR for the library, and a great way to involve teens in the library.  The teen video productions are mentored by librarian Frances Roehm.  Check them out on YouTube.  First Place: "The Teen Corner at the Skokie Library" 
Second Place "Sweety Pies: An Interview"

YALSA announces 2010 symposium theme, opens proposals

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), chose “Beyond Good Intentions: Diversity, Literature, and Teens” as the theme for its 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium, sponsored in part by the William C. Morris Endowment. In addition, the division opened its call for preconference proposals, program proposals and paper presentations for the symposium. The symposium takes place in Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 5-7, 2010.

Phase Two of ALSC’s Kids! Campaign targets tweens

Phase two of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Kids! @ your library® public awareness campaign, which officially launches in July, focuses on tools to help librarians promote library services to kids in grades five through eight.

Registration opens for ALSC online education courses

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering three online education courses this summer to meet your professional development needs.  The asynchronous, multi-week courses, delivered through Moodle, begin on July 20. Registration is open now through Monday, July 6. The three summer courses offered are: