Happy Friday!
This week I had the opportunity to visit Flower Library and take in a storytime. It was actually my first time in this library and I was stunned by the grandeur of the building and the variety of programming that this talented team of librarians has going on. Click to access a slideshow of cool ideas (and a few pretty photos of the building because I just can’t get over it!) I will endeavor to share out the amazing things happening at each library I visit, and if you have a program or idea worth shouting about please invite me to come check it out!
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
Author Adib Khorram reflects on what’s at stake as diverse books are increasingly challenged – for authors and for the young people who need those books. Sharing his own experience as an LGBTQ+ Iranian-American, he writes, “I grew up not knowing that I could even be an author. I didn’t see media with Iranians, except as terrorists…I grew up thinking that being gay meant that I was going to live a sad life…” Read the article at: https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-02-13/a-kansas-city-ya-author-worries-what-kids-lose-when-books-like-his-own-get-banned
WEEDING YA NONFICTION
http://yssevents.blogspot.com/2022/02/throw-it-thursday-what-teens-dont-read.html
PROGRAMMING FOR TWEENS
How can libraries help young patrons bridge the transition from children’s services to young adult programs? The ALSC blog has some advice for being intentional about creating programming to keep kids engaged through their tween years: https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2022/02/thinking-about-tweens/
PD CORNER
- Two sessions available – see link for dates: Supercharged Storytimes for All: Training and Registration Info (New York State Library)
- February 22, 10:30am ReadSquared Introduction from Summer Reading at NYS Libraries
- February 22, 3-4pm “Let’s Talk Race” Toolkits: Staff from the Salt Lake City Public Library share how they built picture book-based kits, offering practical and positive ways to talk to children about race (OCLC Webjunction)
- February 23, 10am-12pm Think Outside the Book: Revitalizing Your Teen Summer Reading Program with Barbara Mickowski (LILRC, register under NNYLN)
- March 2, 3-4pm Book Challenge Survival Kit with Stephanie “Cole” Adams (W-FL/OHM BOCES)
- March 3, 10:30am ReadSquared Introduction from Summer Reading at NYS Libraries
- March 11, 12-12:45pm Summer Reading Resources for Younger Readers with Print Disabilities with TBBL librarian, Jane Bentley (New York State Library)
- March 17, 1-2:30pm I Can’t Reach It: Shelving and Layout in the Children’s Department with Jill Burket Ragase (NCLS)
