Youth Services News

February 14, 2020

Newsletters are archived on the OLIS website.

Two Spots Open!

The workshop Decoding and Disrupting Dominant Narratives presented by Wee the People, originally scheduled for December 17, has been rescheduled for March 23. This limited registration workshop has just two spots open, so register today!

Register: Decoding and Disrupting Dominant Narratives

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Measure Your Impact with Project Outcome

Does talk of outcomes vs. outputs or measuring impact make your head spin? Make sense of it all and learn how to better evaluate your services at the Project Outcome Regional training, a half-day, in-person workshop. Learn how to use Project Outcome's tools to collect, analyze, and use data. Come see how outcome measurement can drive change, influence decision making, and demonstrate the impact of their library’s programs and services on the community!

Register: Measure Your Impact with Project Outcome

Library Presenters Directory

To better connect libraries and presenters to support educational, cultural, recreational, and civic programming in libraries, OLIS has launched the Library Presenter Directory (LPD). The LPD is an online clearinghouse for information about program presenters, as submitted by presenters, for the use of Rhode Island libraries.

For more information about the LPD and additional presenter resources visit the SRP LibGuide at https://olis-ri.libguides.com/SRP

Librarian's Guide to Homelessness

OLIS is pleased to offer access to Ryan Dowd's Librarian's Guide to Homelessness Online Training to all public library staff, trustees and friends through January 2021. The online course covers the same material as Ryan Dowd's popular in-person training, hosted by OLIS in December 2019, explaining cycles of poverty, trauma and why individuals experiencing chronic homelessness do what they do, and providing practical tools and strategies for resolving problems through empathy and relationship building.

For more information about accessing the training visit http://www.olis.ri.gov/pd/homelessness.php.

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Count all Kids 2020

Children 0 - 5 are considered a hard-to-count population for the census. This is especially true when children also belong to other hard-to-count populations: low-income families, ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants and non-English speakers, and families with complex or non-traditional living arrangements.

For more information and ideas for supporting a complete count of children visit the Census 2020 LibGuide at https://olis-ri.libguides.com/census/children

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RI Youth Book Awards

It's book award season!

RI Children's Book Award (RICBA)

February 3 - March 9

If you are a public library that will have a voting station, please contact Danielle Margarida to have your library listed on the voting web page and in the RICBA newsletter.

RI Teen Book Award (RITBA)

January 21 - February 29

Interested schools and libraries can find an official ballot under Official Election Ballot to download and print. Ballots can be accepted at the participating schools and libraries from January 21, 2020 through February 29, 2020. Voting results should be emailed to riteenbookaward@gmail.com by Monday, March 2, 2020.

We are once again offering free books as prizes and incentives for both teen voters and voting stations in public and school libraries across Rhode Island. For more information and to get your voting station involved, click here for 2020 Voting Incentives

Please direct any questions to riteenbookaward@gmail.com

RI Middle School Book Award (RIMSBA) voting to be announced, March 1st-March 31st.

Save the Date – April 19: First Annual Child Abuse Awareness and Family Fun Day

The RI Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (RIBACA) will be holding an event on April 19, 12pm-4pm on the State House Lawn to raise awareness of child abuse throughout the state. RIBACA is inviting youth serving organizations to participate; please see the flyer below for more information.

Upcoming OLIS CE

Registration for OLIS Winter 2020 continuing education programs is now open. Check the OLIS CE calendar.

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Summer Reading Program: Planning for "Imagine Your Story"

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Youth services library staff are invited to “Imagine Your Story” in preparation for Summer Reading Program 2020. We’ll cover program planning nuts and bolts, partnership/outreach opportunities, thematic resources, and highlight hidden gems from the Collaborative Summer Library Program manual. Time will be reserved for group discussion and idea sharing. This workshop will highlight activities and resources for youth pre-k through high school and will be repeated Thursday, February 27 at 1pm at the Barrington Public Library.

When?

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020, 09:30 AM

Where?

North Kingstown Free Library, Boone Street, North Kingstown, RI, USA

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Event Information

Summer Reading Program: Planning for "Imagine Your Story"

Register

Youth services library staff are invited to “Imagine Your Story” in preparation for Summer Reading Program 2020. We’ll cover program planning nuts and bolts, partnership/outreach opportunities, thematic resources, and highlight hidden gems from the Collaborative Summer Library Program manual. Time will be reserved for group discussion and idea sharing. This workshop will highlight activities and resources for youth pre-k through high school and is repeated from Tuesday, February 25 at 9:30am at the North Kingstown Free Library.

When?

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020, 01:00 PM

Where?

Barrington Public Library, County Road, Barrington, RI, USA

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Young Adult Roundtable: Open Topic

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Bring your questions, new ideas, and timely topics to this open discussion. Leverage the knowledge and experience of colleagues from around the state as we crowdsource recommendations and best practices.

When?

Thursday, Mar 12, 2020, 09:30 AM

Where?

Newport Public Library

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Children's Sensory Story Time Support Group

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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!

When?

Tuesday, Mar 10, 2020, 01:00 PM

Where?

Barrington Public Library, County Road, Barrington, RI, USA

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Measure Your Impact with Project Outcome

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Would you like to implement outcome measurement in your library? Join us for this Project Outcome Regional Training, a half-day, in-person workshop. At this workshop, a Project Outcome trainer will facilitate the planning process for implementing outcome measurement using Project Outcome tools.

When?

Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020, 09:30 AM

Where?

West Warwick Public Library

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Stepping Over Print Barriers

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How can I best support someone who cannot access print materials?

This is the question that many librarians, educators, and other service providers ask when they encounter people with print disabilities. Fortunately, there are many solutions that will provide those with reading barriers independence and the power of literacy! Join us on Tuesday, March 31 at Warwick Pulic library to discuss how different websites, E-Books, electronic book readers and other accessibility options (like those built in on smart phones) can break down these barriers. We will also provide information on applications such as Read2Go, Seeing AI, Voice Dream Reader, and BARD.

This information will help your patrons who have dyslexia, cerebral palsy, a visual impairment or other reading barriers.

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