The DHHS/DEHS/Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration will be holding webinars on 3/3/20 and 5/12/20. There is a drop-down arrow if people want to attend the May session. Both evenings are from 6:15 to 7:45.
Children’s Museum of NH – 2020 Outreach Program
2020 SRP Teens & Tweens
Thanks to everyone who came to the Baker Free Library in Bow yesterday for the 2020 Summer Reading Program with Teens & Tweens workshop. Here is the drive with resources from the workshop:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W_6PNMn9OppHYSiB0-ssfaL25BH30zCH?usp=sharing
T3 Project – Transforming Teen Services: Be the Connection Libraries, Teens and Connected Learning
Times & Locations:
3/16 1-4 Durham Public Library
4/13 1-4 Howe Public Library – Hanover
5/18 1-4 Conway Public Library
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/KfBFjtETVjPVCBtV9
Join Deborah Dutcher and Julia Lanter for the first in a series of Transforming Teen Services workshops.
Connected Learning happens when a peer or adult can connect a teen’s interests and skills to real world opportunities. Libraries can easily nurture these interests through programming, and are well-positioned to connect teens to future career possibilities through community relationships. In fact, most libraries are already doing this–they just don’t realize it! Join us as we discuss what connected learning is, review some best practices for working with teens, and explore how you can utilize connected learning with intention at your library.
This FREE 3-hour workshop has the following outcomes:
Participants will
• Dive into youth voice & choice
• Understand the philosophy of Connected Learning as it relates to educational and career opportunities
• Explore the principles of Connected Learning
• Think about how to operationalize Connected Learning theory into practice
Transforming Teen Services with Connected Learning was developed by YALSA and is aimed at improving competencies for library staff serving teens and are part of the YALSA/COSLA IMLS funded Transforming Teen Services: A Train the Trainer Approach (T3) project.
Dogman Event
Are you thinking of hosting a Dogman event? Julia Brennan, Youth Services Technician, Bethlehem Area Public Library,Bethlehem, Pennsylvania shared:
“The Activity Kit attached was very useful. I printed out some of the pages, like the make your own comic section. I printed out a bunch of empty ones and completed one comic to use as an example. As for the flipbooks, I made 4 flipbooks, 2 more complicated ones, and 2 easy stick figure ones, for both the artists and non-artists alike to be inspired to make their own.
I had a K9 sniff test that I found online, I used coffee, orange (people kept thinking it was lime), salt & vinegar chips (a hard one), cinnamon, and parmesan cheese. I just wrapped the tiny plastic containers up and let the kids figure out what the smells were.
I made my own bookmarks, printed them out on cardstock, cut them out and let the kids color them in. We also have a button maker and I attached the template I made using transparent images online, in case anyone likes making buttons as much as I do. They were very popular with the kids, they want to put them on their backpacks when they get home!
Shockingly, Petey was more popular than Dogman! His buttons ran out fast.
I also had made a giant Dogman for people to pin the badge on, but it wasn’t very popular. I still recommend having either a large Dogman or Petey decoration up so people can take pictures next to them. Next time I’m doing a giant Petey. Or maybe Lil Petey?
I went with paper bag puppets for Dogman & Petey. I added the vampire teeth for Petey since I felt bad he didn’t have much to glue on. As usual, Petey was the hit of the party.
I recommend getting Scooby Snacks for the event, everyone loves to eat fake dog bones. :)”
NH Mayflower Society Book Project
New Hampshire Mayflower Society Book Project
To: Librarians in the State of New Hampshire and Members of the New Hampshire Mayflower Society
From: Deborah Dutcher, Youth and Adult Services Consultant, New Hampshire State Library
and David Royle, Mayflower Book Project Chair
Re: New Hampshire Mayflower Society’s Book Project
Happy New Year New Hampshire Librarians and New Hampshire Mayflower Members. Deborah Dutcher and David Royle discussed and agreed on a joint project for the summer of 2020. 2020 will be the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower in Massachusetts.
Our Book Project will actually begin during the summer of 2020. Librarians will know that all members of the Mayflower Society of New Hampshire will be encouraged to contact their respective libraries to set up meeting times next summer to read books to the children of that town at the library about the Mayflower. We want to read the story of the Mayflower to as many children in the State of New Hampshire next summer as possible. The eight books recommended are as follows:
- Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness
- The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower by P.J. Lynch
- The Story of the Pilgrims by Katharine Ross
- The First Thanksgiving by Melissa Sarno
- Pilgrims of Plymouth by Susan E. Goodman
- If You Sailed On the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
- Thank You Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Mayflower 1620 by Peter Arenstam, John Kemp, Catherine O’Neill Grace
Librarians, would you please look at the recommended books that have been chosen to see if your library has any of these books. If your library does not have at least two of the books, and/ or you would like to have another one of the books, would you please send Deborah the names of the books you need. The New Hampshire Mayflower Society will purchase those books for your library and send them to you.
We are very excited about this joint venture. This letter will be sent to all our members as well as all of the librarians in the state. We are looking forward to an exciting summer reading program when all the children of the state will have the opportunity to listen to the story of the Mayflower.
Free Management Training Series Begins in January!
The NH State Library is excited to announce that with funding from the NH Charitable Foundation, we have partnered with ALA Publishing to provide a free opportunity to learn library management skills from leaders in the field.
Managing any library is a major challenge, but when you are working in a small or rural facility, the volume and depths of your responsibility are on another level. If you have never managed a budget, supervised staff, or been responsible for strategic decisions, it can be easy to get overwhelmed.
Your state library systems are teaming up with ALA Publishing to help get you the tools you need. This five-part webinar series is available free of charge to any library staff member or volunteer in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire or Vermont. All events will be recorded, so even if you are unavailable to attend live, you can still access the information and learn afterward.
Each 90-minute event covers a crucial area of library management and will be taught by an experienced librarian who has worked with rural librarians extensively. Each webinar will include a lecture, handouts and ample time for Q and A.
Our five events are:
- Supervising Library Staff: A Guide for the Rural Library Manager: Jan 24, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Balancing Library Management with Day-to-Day Responsibilities: A Guide for the Rural Library with John Moorman: Jan 31, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Hiring and Recruiting Library Workers: A Guide for Small and Rural Librarians with Catherine Hakala-Ausperk: February 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Building Community Partnerships: A Rural Library’s Guide with Andrew Sanderbeck: February 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Library Security for Small and Rural Libraries with Dr. Steve Albrecht: February 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm
You can register for the event at https://bit.ly/359u0Pp. You can register for the entire series or the individual events in any combination you like. There is no cost to attend. All events will be recorded, and the recording will be available free of charge.
If you have questions, please contact ALA Publishing at ecoursehelp@ala.org.
Upcoming Free Workshops:
January Early Learning Meet-up: Tweens & Teens and Summer Reading
Wednesday, January 22 10:30-12:30 Baker Free Library, Bow
At the November Meet-up our theme was curiosity, STEAM & the 2020 Summer Reading Program for children. At this meeting we will talk about tips for designing programs for tweens & teens in general and discuss and play with some concrete ideas to take home to your library for these age groups during next summer’s Imagine Your Story. Learn more about the Summer Learning Grants starting in 2020.
Sign up: https://forms.gle/ALxLuZ1iwTxQssgGA
Imagine Your Story – 2020 SRP for Adults
Why should the kids have all the fun during the summer reading program? Let’s meet at the Hooksett Public Library on Monday, February 10 from 10-12 and discuss some great ideas for adult programming during your summer reading program in 2020.
Sign up: https://forms.gle/f9b2eeFSJFnePJan6
Storytime Basics
Hooksett Public Library Friday, March 20 10-12
Just the basics–selecting books, different audiences, room setups, basic formats, interactivity and tips, tricks and resources.
Sign up: https://forms.gle/82B8aJmrXXkqJ2FD8
2020 KBA and Summer Learning Grant Applications now online.
The 2020 Kid’s Books and the Arts Grant is open for applicants. Here is the 2020 KBA artist roster. Please read the instructions as the KBA grant system has changed. We are in the process of improving our summer grant offering to NH public libraries. We are excited to announce the 2020 Summer Learning Grant.
The Summer Learning Grants will be open to libraries looking to increase their impact on summer learning loss for youth ages 5-18. These projects should address the disparities faced by low-income and underserved youth in the community. Projects may include multigenerational programming that engages caregivers in a child’s learning, purchases of tech tools or circulating kits that will impact the community way past the summer, and healthy activities that complement a summer meals program, just to name a few ideas.
Detailed instructions are included in both online applications. The number of recipients will be determined by 1. the amount of funding received (TBD) and 2. the number of and amount of requests. A library may apply for both grants. Both applications DUE BY MARCH 27, 2020!