Category: Library Programs

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Providing Library Senior Services in a COVID-19 World (from National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

How to provide library service to seniors, the most vulnerable population affected during COVID-19, has been the question raised by outreach librarians across the United States. According to the Central for Disease Control (CDC), 8 out of 10 deaths related to COVID-19 are individuals aged 65 years and older. While we might not be able to visit our seniors or facilities in-person for the foreseeable future, libraries can reach this population while we shelter in place. During this webinar, please find tips and tricks that David J. Kelsey of the St. Charles (IL) Public Library District (SCPLD) and Glenna Godinsky of the Gail Borden (IL) Public Library District recommend in serving the senior demographic during COVID-19.

Presenters

David J. Kelsey has been the Outreach Services Librarian at the St. Charles Public Library in St. Charles, IL since 2015, where he coordinates the department’s services and programs. David is the President-Elect for the National Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services and has spearheaded outreach interest networking groups for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, System-Wide Automated Network, and Library Integrated Network Consortium. He was a 2017 ALA Emerging Leader and is the recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s 2018 Alexander J. Skrzypek Award. His team is the recipient of the national 2018 ASGCLA Exceptional Service Award, administered by the Association of Specialized, Government, and Cooperative Library Agencies, a division of ALA. For his contributions to the outreach field, David received the 2019 John Philip Excellence in Outreach Award from the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services, an affiliate of ALA. David has been published in the March/April 2017 and July/August 2018 editions of Public Libraries magazine and was featured in the March/April 2018 edition of American Libraries magazine. David received his Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Library and Information Studies and is the recipient of the 2019 Alumni of the Year Award.

Glenna Godinsky Life Enrichment Liaison at Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, IL and a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker – Community Builder, is a certified dementia practitioner with a background in special education, having run a non-profit organization for at-risk students for over a decade. With her team of 12 volunteers, Glenna designs and implements monthly programming for 24 senior/developmental care communities. A co-founder of the Elgin Memory Cafe’ and bilingual Cafe’ de los Recuerdos, Glenna also led her city to earn the national recognition of Dementia Friendly Elgin, joined the Metropolitan Mayors’ Caucus: Age-friendly Communities Committee and TRIAD, a first-responder group for seniors and community organizations.

For more information and to register:https://nnlm.gov/class/providing-library-senior-services-covid-19-world/25401

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Ideas and Research to Help with a Different Kind of Summer by Meredith Scott-CLiF

Right now, it feels difficult to even try to plan beyond the end of the week, but ahead lies 10 weeks of summer. As we as parents, educators, librarians, program leaders, and caregivers try to envision ways to make summer feel like summer for our kids, while processing COVID-19 and effects of systemic racism, CLiF will continue to offer ideas for using literacy as a bridge to learning, understanding, and enjoying.

Step-by-step guide to virtual summer camp

Vermont Afterschool’s Summer Activity Guide

Forest Preschool ideas available until June 21, 2020

Can we mobilize our community members as tutors for vulnerable learners?

Conversation starters to improve virtual visits

Why we should all keep a journal now

Jason Reynolds on boosting kids’ imaginations

Reading science fiction to boost resilience

OK You’ve Got This resources

Incorporating movement and meaning and storytelling with hip hop pedagogy

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Resources for still engaging with families during a pandemic:

Library Storytimes during COVID-19 – a Different Kind of Connection
Saroj Ghoting with Brooke Doyle and Betha Gutsche / 05 May 2020
Library Storytimes during COVID-19 – Connecting with Families
Saroj Ghoting with Brooke Doyle and Betha Gutsche / 14 May 2020
Getting Started with Virtual Storytimes
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 ◆ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ◆ 90 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/getting-started-with-virtual-storytimes.html
Many libraries are moving their storytimes online, to be able to engage with families during times of social distancing. If you want to launch virtual storytimes at your library, but don’t know where to start, this webinar is for you! This comprehensive introduction to virtual storytimes will include book selection and copyright, technology and social media tools, strategies for accessibility and inclusion, early literacy activities, and ideas for promotion. Learn lessons on how to create a dynamic and engaging online presence and building a rapport with your virtual audience.
Presenter: Renee Grassi, Youth Services Manager, Dakota County Library (MN)

CSLP Re-imagining your summer library programs and more Newsletter

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SIGN UP for READsquared

The New Hampshire State Library is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement to offer READsquared at NO COST to public libraries statewide! READsquared is an online reading program solution. This solution is being paid for with special IMLS Cares funds and will be supplied to all participating NH Public Libraries at no cost for TWO-Years until the end of May 2022.

READsquared provides easy to use pre-packaged themed-based programs such as CSLP and 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and other reading and learning programs. Each library can customize their site, programs, patron engagement features, content and activities to have unique appeal in your community. READsquared can help libraries of any size brand their reading programs and increase registration and participation of individuals, families, and groups through activities, book lists, challenges, and more. READsquared excels at supporting “mixed” programs meaning online and paper participation with streamlined features for quickly and easily registering and logging patron activity for those who prefer off-line participation.

*Digital Badges, Prizes, Certificates

*Individual, Family, and Group AccountsSimple

*Engaging Mobile Interface

*Fully Customizable and Branded for your Library

*Popular Themed, Seasonal, and 1000 Books Programs

*Hundreds of Learning Games for all Ages

*Curated Reading Lists by Age

*Readers AdvisoryModerated, Searchable Book Reviews

*Integrated with your ILS and Catalog

*Seamless Paper Registration and Logging

*Un-paralleled Reporting and Outcome Measurements

*Role-based Security and Permissions

*Unlimited Functional Support and Training

Sign-up HERE 

Trainings are scheduled for:

Monday, June 1st @ 10:30am EST

Wednesday, June 3rd @ 10:30am EST

Wednesday, June 3rd @ 2:00 pm EST

Thursday, June 4th @ 2:00 pm EST

Use the following link for any of the listed dates and times. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://join.me/READsquaredTraining__;!!Oai6dtTQULp8Sw!ARIUw3ANXfQEPDu0Rif_rTzwlsSzZFi1ovBIF2SXVIGzD1jsWO4hbdJvKDRPdI4DW16J5QCA$

You will also have access to a recorded live training in your control room under the left hand menu item Help>Help Materials.

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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. :)”

Dogman-BookmarksDownload
Dogman-button-templateDownload
Reading-Gives-You-Superpowers-Activity-KitDownload
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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:

  1. Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness
  2. The Boy Who Fell  Off the Mayflower by P.J. Lynch
  3. The Story of the Pilgrims by Katharine Ross
  4. The First Thanksgiving by Melissa Sarno
  5. Pilgrims of Plymouth by Susan E. Goodman
  6. If You Sailed On the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
  7. Thank You Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson
  8. 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.