Please excuse cross postings

FYI,

Teen services updates

Flow Circus Workshop, January 12, 2018 - Registration Open

A free skill-training workshop by Flow Circus sponsored by the State Library for public librarians who work with teens is scheduled for Friday, January 12, 2018 from 10 am – 4:30 pm at the Piscataway Public Library, 500 Hoes Lane. Snacks will be provided. Lunch is on your own.

After participating in this training, you will be able to:

• Manipulate a variety of skill toys.
• Identify key elements of engaging teen programs based on current research on teen brain and social development.
• Identify strategies for creating a culture focused on personal growth and self-directed learning.
• Learn how to implement skill toys into your own library programming.

Space is limited to 40 attendees. One person per library, please. A waiting list will be maintained.

Ten kits will be raffled off to attendees to keep. The kit includes 4 sets of flower sticks, 4 sets of daibolo, 4 kendama, 10 spinning plates with handsticks, 4 yoyos, 24 flop balls, 2 sets of juggling balls, a tote bag and a digital download of a programming guide.

Register here for this free skill training for public library staff who work with teens.

Questions? Please contact Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, NJ State Library, ...@njstatelib.org">sraw...@njstatelib.org, 609-278-2640 ext. 116.

2018 CSLP Teen Video Challenge –Deadline to receive the entry is February 28, 2018

Teens from New Jersey are invited to participate in the 2018 Teen Video Challenge (2018 TVC). This national initiative, sponsored by the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), encourages teens to create videos that promote reading, public libraries, and the 2018 CSLP summer reading slogan for all ages, “Libraries Rock!.” The winning video from each state that participates will be named one of the CSLP 2018 Teen Videos to promote summer reading nationwide. The winning teen’s public library will receive a gift certificate for prizes worth at least $100 from Demco and receive a certificate that will acknowledge their accomplishment. The winners will be announced by CSLP in April 2018. 

Interested teens must go through their local public library’s teen librarian to submit their entry. Collaboration between teens in school and public libraries to create the video is encouraged, although the video must be submitted with the teen public librarian’s approval.

For full details about the CSLP 2018 Teen Video Challenge and to find out how to enter, go to the NJ State Library’s website and see the attached documents on the summer reading page here: http://www.njstatelib.org/services_for_libraries/consulting_services/youth_services/summer_reading/ or visit the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s website at CSLP.

Free Competencies Webinars in 2018

YALSA will host free live monthly webinars beginning in March 2018. Each one will be facilitated by knowledgeable youth development experts and library staff and focus on a different competency in YALSA’s brand new Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff.

All free webinars will be held from 2:00 – 3:00pm, eastern, the second Thursday of the month.  These webinars are free and open to any interested individual, regardless of job or membership status.

Webinar recordings will be available for those who can’t participate in the live session. Reserve your free seat for the webinars you are interested in attending by selecting the link in the table below. (Note: each webinar will be capped at 100 participants in order to guarantee a high-quality learning experience.)

Best regards,

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

...@njstatelib.org">sraw...@njstatelib.org

609-278-2640 ext. 116

609-278-2650 – fax

CSLP 2017-2018 Past President