A Special Invitation to Teachers, Librarians, and Parents

Join us for an exclusive tour of the new Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia, home of the blue whale skeleton, and learn about science and science books for kids and teens!

This event supports the work of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting the reading of Canadian books for youth.

Celebrate Science! a BC Sciencefest for teachers, librarians and parents in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Saturday, September 25, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 noon

Keynote speaker is the amazing astronomer Dr. Jaymie Matthews! Learn more about science and about new science books for kids and teens from a stellar line up of BC science writers — Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone, Cora Lee, Deborah Hodge, Adrienne Mason, Claire Eamer, Paula Johanson, Maggie Devries, Tanya Kyi, Avis Harley and Fiona Bayrock. You may also want to visit the Canadian Children’s Book Centre book collection found in the UBC Education Library.

Registration form found here.

For more information, contact:

Jo-Anne Naslund, Instructional Programs Librarian
Education Library
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6T 1Z4
Telephone: 604-822-0940
Fax: 604-822-5378
jnaslund@interchange.ubc.ca

CAYAS 2010 Fall Workshop

Meeting the Challenge of Supporting and Engaging theTeens in Your Library

Presented by David Wilmes, Director of St. Paul Youth Services and Karen Kolb Peterson, Youth Services Coordinator, Saint Paul Public Libraries.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

King County Library System Service Center

Issaquah, WA

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

North Central Regional Library Headquarters

Wenatchee, WA

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Co-sponsored by CAYAS and the Washington State Library

Look for more information this fall at http://cayas.wla.org/

At the end of a weeklong conference in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia what better way to cap the experience than to honor the culture of the First Nation Salish peoples through story and song?  Che oke’ ten, a member of the Vancouver Island Saanich tribe delighted an audience of enthusiastic librarians with traditional music and tales from his history and culture.  Traditional creation stories and trickster tales where interspersed with evocative flute melodies and rousing Native American drumming.  Che oke’ ten also shared Native sign language and used a call and response technique which could be easily adapted to storytime in any library.  It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that some participants sat in awe as, eyes closed, ancient forests were imagined, and Native American instruments soared with melodies that have graced this land and these shores for hundreds of years.  Given the upcoming 2011 Summer Reading Program, World Cultures, it easy to imagine some of these same stories and songs paired with programs celebrating the culture of our Native American heritage here in the Northwest.

Mary Comstock
CAYAS Board Position 3
King County Library System

Beth Rosania of the King County Library System and Jenny Grenfell of the Timberland Regional Library led a pre-conference prior to the recent joint WLA/PNLA conference in Victoria, B.C. that really added up! These dedicated children’s librarians illustrated how fun and easy it is to introduce math and science concepts into story times and into the simple activities that are part of the daily lives of our young patrons. A day later, the two presented a shortened version for a conference workshop.

Based on the nationwide Mother Goose program, What’s the Big Idea? uses picture books, rhyme, rhythm, and easy-to-create manipulatives to make math and science enjoyable at even the earliest of ages. Participants in this pre-conference were able to pair well-known, and some lesser-known, picture books with activities, learned to make their own manipulatives, and walked away with enough material and ideas to create their own What’s the Big Idea? program. Beth and Jenny even provided the participants with ready-made storytime programs—complete with stories, songs, games, and crafts. Even those among us who are math phobics will walk away convinced that What’s the Big Idea? really is a BIG idea whose time has come. Some of Beth and Jenny’s handouts can be found here.

Mary Comstock

CAYAS Board Position 3

King County Library System

We decided several things during this meeting. Sometimes it is hard to imagine that Summer Reading 2010 is nearly upon us, but plans are in play for 2011, 2012, and beyond as well. Different committees gave their reports for the year, and we learned a little about what it means to be a CSLP representative.

The artwork for 2011 was revealed. The themes and illustrators are listed below:

• One World, Many Stories by Rafael Lopez
• You are Here by Svetlana Chmakova
• Novel Destinations by David Moore

The overall theme for 2012 is Night, and slogans were chosen:

• Dream Big — Read (Children)
• Own the Night (Teen)
• Between the Covers (Adult)

There were artists chosen to ask to do artwork for 2012:

• Children — Helen Correll, Jen Corace, Daniel Kirk, Chris VanAllsburg, and Brian Lies
• Teen — Gris Grimly, Cosmic Debris, Kazu Kibuishi, Christian Furfhausen, Brandon Dorman

The general theme for 2013 is Underground.

Representatives from Highsmith brought tons of plastic toys and fun things to show off as possible prizes for 2011. I am serving on the vendor committee, so I may be asking those who read the blog to give me feedback on toys and incentives!

NEW this year are several online resources that will be FREE all summer. Go to the webpage and check it out!

• http://teachingbooks.net/cslp for youth services.
• http://teachingbooks.net/cslpt for teen services.

I want to close by plugging the CSLP website that is FREE and full of great resources and information. All you need to do is register! Go to www.cslpreads.org and register to access the following resources — open to all WA public library staff:

• Under Family Literacy — an early literacy program based on ECRR 6 skills (complete programs)
• Under  Downloads – PSAs and the 2010 signing video
• Follow directions on the website to register and allow 24-48 hours for approval.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, I am here as your CSLP rep to answer your questions. Please feel free to email me anytime! ~~ Tracy Rebstock

2011 Poster Artwork

CAYAS presents:

Imagine, Program, Share: Library Programming with Scratch

with Jennifer Nelson and Keith Braafladt

Learn about a technology that encourages kids and teens to imagine, create, and share art and animation, music and games. Scratch is a free software tool developed by the MIT Media Lab, allowing libraries to offer relevant, technology-based and creative programs for kids ages 8 and up. It can be used to create animation and game projects that incorporate music, sound, original art, digital photographs and more. Learn how to use this software, explore the Scratch social network, and create and share their own project and become a member of the online Scratch community. Some computers will be provided, but we encourage participants to bring their own computers, with Scratch already downloaded. View Scratch samples and download the program at the Scratch website.

Jennifer Nelson is the Senior Librarian at the Hennepin County, MN, Library. She’s worked with Scratch since 2006, developing programs and training staff to use the software. Keith Braafladt is the Director of the Learning Technologies Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Friday, April 16th at the KCLS: Shoreline Library, 1-4pm (Registration deadline: April 9th)

Friday, May 7th, at NCRL Headquarters, 9:30am-12:30pm (Registration deadline: May 1st)

Refreshments will be provided. If you would like a list of nearby restaurants for either location, please email Bonnie Svitavsky.

Download the registration form and submit it today!

For additional information, contact the WLA office at 425-967-0739.

Registration is limited so please register early and cancel your registration if you are unable to attend so that those on the waiting list have the opportunity to attend.

Deadline for registration is three weeks prior to each workshop or when workshop is full. For full workshops, a short waiting list will be created. This workshop is eligible for CE Grants from WSL.

For detailed information on registration, see this earlier blog entry.

The dates and locations for remaining workshops are as follows:

• Monday, April 12 2010: Jefferson County Library, Port Hadlock WA
• Monday, April 19, 2010: Spokane Public Library, Shadle Branch, Spokane, WA

Youth services library staff (and those who conduct storytimes at the library) are invited to attend this free workshop at one of the seven locations around the state. If there is space left three weeks before each workshop, registration will be accepted from non-youth library staff as well.

Join Jane Cobb for a full day workshop to learn:

• Interactive rhymes, songs and stories: how to use them in programs and teach them to parents and caregivers.
• Overview of early language and literacy development and how to apply this in programs.
• Introduction to storytelling in family programs; how to learn an oral story to tell, how to make it your own, and why storytelling is so beneficial to the whole family, and especially to young children.
• Program management tips: how to facilitate a group, how to deliver a program, learning what is appropriate for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and mixed ages; how to include reluctant participants (parents and children); how to handle difficult situations and surprise moments.

Registration is limited so please register early and cancel your registration if you are unable to attend so that those on the waiting list have the opportunity to attend.

Deadline for registration is two weeks prior to each workshop or when workshop is full. For full workshops, a short waiting list will be created.

This workshop is eligible for CE Grants from WSL to help cover travel costs if you live more than 50 miles from the workshop site.

The dates and locations for each workshop are as follows:

• Friday, April 9, 2010: Burlington Public Library; Burlington, WA

• Monday, April 12, 2010: Jefferson County Library; Port Hadlock, WA

• Tuesday, April 13,2010: Pierce County Library System Administration Center; Tacoma, WA

• Wednesday, April 14,2010, Fort Vancouver Public Library; Cascade Park Branch, Vancouver, WA

• Friday, April 16, 2010: Columbia County Rural Library System, Dayton, WA

• Monday, April 19, 2010: Spokane Public Library, Shadle Branch, Spokane, WA

• Tuesday, April 20, 2010: North Central Regional Library System Distribution Center, Wenatchee, WA

Register here.

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Fenton, CE/Training Coordinator
Washington State Library
360.570.5571

Martha Shinners, Youth Services Consultant
Washington State Library
360.570.5567

First Tuesday, designed as a continuing-education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, offers free web presentations from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., on the first Tuesday of each month. These presentations let attendees share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. The special-subject presentations, lasting about 30 minutes, are recorded so that others may listen at their own convenience.

Find out more about First Tuesdays here.

For more information, contact:
Jennifer Fenton
360-570-5571
jennifer.fenton@sos.wa.gov
or
Carolyn Petersen
360-570-5560
carolyn.petersen@sos.wa.gov

Please solicit your institution’s library staff, board members and volunteers for suggestions as to who they think should be nominated for this prestigious award.  The winner will receive recognition at the annual conference.

The CAYAS Award for Visionary Library Service to Youth recognizes individuals who, through their practice and example, provide inspiration and leadership for others who serve children and young adults in libraries.  Those eligible to be nominated for this award include staff or volunteers from public, school or special libraries.  The work that qualifies an individual for nomination may include cumulated efforts over several years in the field of library service to youth, or may be a singular and exceptional effort that sets new standards for practice.  The purpose of the award is not only to commend the individual who will receive it, but also to appreciate and bring attention to the remarkable and tireless efforts of all individuals who work with young people in libraries.

The completed nomination form (scroll down to the bottom of the page) may be submitted by email, or you may mail them directly to:

Mary Comstock
Kingsgate Library – KCLS
12315 NE 143rd Street
Kirkland, WA 98034

Deadline for nominations is February 20, 2010. The winner will receive recognition at the annual conference, this year the joint WLA/PNLA conference to be held in Victoria B.C. in August 11-13, 2010.