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Youth Services News

December 13, 2019

Youth ServicesNews December 13, 2019
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2020 Learning Grant Application Update

The 2020 Learning Grant application and associated materials are now available at http://www.olis.ri.gov/grants/lori/2020/application.php


Please note that the application webpage includes new documents:
  • FAQ sheet
  • score sheet that will be used by the grant review panel when evaluation appplications
  • presentation slides from the three grant workshops


The Summer Reading Program LibGuide also has information about the 2020 Learning Grants, including information about evaluation tools and methods.

https://olis-ri.libguides.com/SRP/learninggrants2020



If you were unable to attend a workshop or have additional questions about your application, please contact either Danielle Margarida at danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov or Donna DiMichele at donna.dimichele@olis.ri.gov before December 20 to schedule a time to discuss the grant application.

Summer Reading Program Planning: Performer Discussion

Date: Tuesday, January 28

Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Location: West Warwick Public Library

Snow date: Thursday, January 30

Register


Learn about available resources for discovering and contacting performers for your Summer Reading Program. We'll discuss how to book performers and arrange block booking/group rates among neighboring libraries. 90 minutes will be reserved for participants to recommend and discuss performers and arrange potential block booking opportunities.

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EDI Book Club: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

The next meeting of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion book club will be on February 12, 2020 from 1:30 - 3:00 PM at the West Warwick Public Library. Our next selection will be So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. Join the group for a discussion about the book and how its themes relate to the library profession.
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Governor's Workforce Board Announces 2020 Real Skills for Youth Grant Solicitation

The Governor's Workforce Board has released a Grant Solicitation for Real Skills for Youth partnerships on Thursday December 5, 2019.


The purpose of this Grant Solicitation is for qualified organizations to form strategic partnerships to develop and implement high-quality paid work-based learning experiences and college and career readiness programming for youth in Summer 2020 and academic year 2020-21. The goal of the Real Skills for Youth program is to prepare youth for success in college and career through meaningful career exposure and exploration of potential career paths and their on-ramps, skill-building with an emphasis on essential and professional skills, and supported work-based learning experiences that allow participants to apply learning in a real-world setting.


The Real Skills for Youth program, started in 2018, builds off the long-standing Summer Youth Employment program to enhance and scale work-based learning opportunities for youth, and more tightly connect work-based learning to year-round work readiness programming, by supporting partnerships among schools, youth-serving organizations, industry, and others.


Applications are due on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:00pm.

Awardees will be announced in April 2020.


Awards will be made on a competitive basis consistent with the terms of the Grant Solicitation.


A pre-proposal conference will be scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2019 10:00am to 11:30am at the Department of Labor and Training Room 73-1. Attendance is strongly recommended; please send no more than two representatives form your organization and RSVP to julissa.polanco@dlt.ri.gov.


To download a copy of the Solicitation for Grant Proposals, please click here.

Upcoming OLIS CE

Registration for all OLIS Fall/Winter 2019 continuing education programs is now open. Check the OLIS CE calendar.
Event Information

Decoding and Disrupting Dominant Narratives

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Together we will explore popular children's books and other media as opportunities to notice, critically read, and disrupt dominant narratives with kids around race, gender, ethnicity, LGBTQ identity, immigrant identity, and other marginalized identities.


About Wee The People
Wee The People (WTP) is a Boston-based social justice project for children ages 4-12. Launched in 2015 by two Black mothers, WTP organizes free, interactive workshops and events that explore activism, resistance, and social action through the visual and performing arts: music, dance/movement, theater, graphic arts, spoken word, and storytelling. Learn more at www.weethepeopleboston.org.

When?

Tuesday, Dec 17, 2019, 06:30 PM

Where?

North Providence Union Free Library, Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, RI, USA

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Young Adult Roundtable: Programming Favs and Flops

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What makes a teen program a hit and what makes a program a "flop"? Join fellow young adult librarians to share your most impactful programs and discuss why some programs just don't seem to meet our goals or engage our teens. Please be prepared to share a recent program that was a success, as well as a program that "flopped" so we can collectively think about how to rework it into a "fav."

When?

Tuesday, Jan 7, 2020, 09:30 AM

Where?

West Warwick Public Library, Main Street, West Warwick, RI, USA

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Children's Sensory Story Time Support Group

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Snow date: January 21


Join fellow youth services librarians to share best practices for sensory story times and inclusive library programs and services. We will be discussing community connections, sensory activity ideas, and programs/services beyond story time.

Please bring your PR materials for your library's upcoming sensory programs so that the group can help with promotion!


Agenda: TBD


For more information about the Sensory Story Time Support Group please contact Maria Cotto at mcotto@pawtucketlibrary.org and Babs Wells at babswells2012@gmail.com.

When?

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020, 01:00 PM

Where?

Rochambeau Library, Hope Street, Providence, RI, USA

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Mock Newbery Discussion #3 - Voting

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It’s time to vote for a Rhode Island Mock Newbery winner and honor books! Please read all the titles from the third reading list and come prepared to defend your top picks before we vote using the balloting procedures of the real Newbery committee. The third discussion list will be available on December 6 at http://www.olis.ri.gov/youth/newbery/index.php.

When?

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020, 04:30 PM

Where?

Cranston Public Library: Central Library, Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston, RI, USA

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Summer Reading Program Planning: Performer Discussion

Register


Snow date: January 30


Learn about available resources for discovering and contacting performers for your Summer Reading Program. We'll discuss how to book performers and arrange block booking/group rates among neighboring libraries. 90 minutes will be reserved for participants to recommend and discuss performers and arrange potential block booking opportunities.

When?

Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020, 01:30 PM

Where?

West Warwick Public Library, Main Street, West Warwick, RI, USA

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Grant and Award Opportunities

Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grants (2/3/2020)

Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant (3/31/20)

Professional Development Opportunities

Upcoming Events and Celebrations

February

Take Your Child to the Library Day (February 1)

World Read Aloud Day (February 5)

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Contact

Email: danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov
Website: http://www.olis.ri.gov/
Location: 1 Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-574-9309
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olisri
Twitter: @olisri