Youth Services News

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The Equipment Catalog for reserving kits can be found at https://olis-ri.libcal.com/equipment?lid=16161

To reserve a kit:

• Click on the kit and go to the availability grid at the bottom of the page
• Select the date you would like to check out the kit by clicking either “Go To Date” or “Next Available.” “Go to Date” will show a calendar view and “Next Available” will show you the soonest date the kit is available.
• Click the “Add to Cart” button. You can change the loan period to a shorter period of time, but cannot change the loan period to exceed the maximum time period.
• Once you are ready to reserve the kits in your “cart,” click the cart button at the top right of the page. You’ll be prompted to fill out your contact info before completing the reservation.

You may reserve the Critter Kits and Welcoming library up to a year in advance, but the rest of the kits may only be reserved 6 months in advance to leave room for working out any kinks in the process. The catalog link as well as the information below will be made available at https://olis.ri.gov/youth/kits/index.php, so please bookmark this page.

Please contact Danielle Margarida with any questions you have about kits.

About YS Programming Kits Circulation:

1. Youth Services Programming Kits, Welcoming Library sets, and Critter Kits are only available to Rhode Island public library staff for facilitating programming for youth and families. Kits may not be circulated to the public and are not available to other library types or organizations. Welcoming Library books may be circulated to the public or only used in-house. Libraries choosing to circulate Welcoming Library books are responsible for ensuring the return of books before returning the set to OLIS.
2. Kits and Welcoming Library sets will be sent to libraries via LORI delivery.
3. Loan periods for Programming Kits are 3 weeks or 8 weeks depending on the type of kit. The Welcoming Library loan period is 3 months and the Critter Kit loan period is 2 weeks. A padding of 5 days is added to each checkout period to account for delivery time to and from a library. Please note that the OLIS LORI delivery schedule is Monday/Wednesday/Friday.
4. Kits maybe reserved between 5 and 182 days in advance. The Welcoming Library may be reserved between 5 and 365 days in advance.
5. Only one kit per category may be reserved per month.This limit applies to library buildings and not library systems. Kit categories listed in the OLIS YS Programming Kits document below.
   
6. Renewals are not permitted.
7. Kits and Welcoming Library sets must be inventoried upon receipt and before being returned. Missing or damaged materials must be reported to Danielle Margarida (Danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov) immediately.
8. Many kits contain consumables provided by OLIS. Please be mindful of the amount of consumables used to successfully facilitate a program. OLIS will make every effort to replenish consumables between each loan period.

Get Ready for 2023 Summer Reading with iREAD!

iREAD invites Rhode Island libraries to learn more about the program:

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 2 pm ET via Zoom
Registration is required and recording will be available afterwards.

iREAD Webinar Agenda:

· Welcome & General introduction to the program (ILA/iREAD Executive Director, Cyndi Robinson)

· Introduction to 2023 theme & artists for Find Your Voice! (Donna Block, Teen Services Librarian at the Niles-Maine Public Library and iREAD 2023 Chair)

· Opportunity to contribute to the 2024 Resource Guide (Gretchen Schultz, Early Literacy Specialist at the Aurora Public Library and iREAD 2024 Chair)

· Presentation of general theme concept and voting on taglines for 2025 (Maisie Iven, Teen Librarian at the Naperville Public Library and iREAD 2025 Chair)

· Details about the online store, 2023 Resource Guide redeemable code and download, ordering process, deadlines, shipping, etc.,
(Tina Koleva, iREAD Customer Service Manager)

· Q&A

2023 New England Teen Summit registration is now open.

Register

Friday, November 18, 10:00-4:30 pm

Teen Summit is an entirely online and entirely free professional development conference for library staff who work with teens. All sessions will be recorded and shared after the event, so even if you can’t attend the whole day live, you can benefit from the event!

Final program coming soon.

Take a look at our 2021 lineup and recorded sessions.

Brought to you by the Connecticut State Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Maine State Library, the New Hampshire State Library, the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, and the Vermont Department of Libraries.

Young Adult Roundtable Meeting

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Time: 10:00am - 11:30am

Location: Providence Public Library (PPL)

Register

Join colleagues from around the state for discussion and activities for re-imagining the Young Adult Roundtable. A schedule of 2023 meetings and topics will be developed by the end of the meeting. Special bonus: tour the Providence Public Library's new teen room and learn about the co-design process used in designing the space. All library staff serving teens are invited to attend.

Children's Services Roundtable Meeting

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022

Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Cranston Public Library: Central

Register
Join colleagues from around the state for discussion and activities for re-imagining the Children's Roundtable. A schedule of 2023 meetings and topics will be developed by the end of the meeting.

Public librarians, school librarians and teachers who have experience with children in grades 3 - 6 are invited to join the Kids Reading Across RI (KRARI) Committee. KRARI committee members will select the 2023 book, help develop and facilitate events and activities, and create a discussion guide and related resources for KRARI book discussions.

The first 2022/23 committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 3 at 4:30pm. It will be a virtual meeting using Zoom. There is no application process to join the committee and all are welcome!

From the Tomaquag Musuem:

Let's Read Together!

We invite you to join us for our Indigenous Author Book Club hosted by the Tomaquag Museum Education Team. This month, we will be reading Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline. On Tuesday, October 25, we will discuss the entire book of the month.

SYNOPSIS:
A Métis woman, Joan Beausoliel, searches for her husband, Victor, who went missing nearly a year ago following an argument between the two. Joined by a traveling preacher and her twelve-year-old cousin, together they look to solve his disappearance.

You can become a member of our Indigenous Author Book Club! It's easy!
All you have to do is join us on the
Last Tuesday of Every Month, 7 PM-8 PM!

You can join in at any session!

We have a great selection of books for this season, and we are excited to discuss them with you. For information or to register, click here to check out our Indigenous Author Book Club page on our website.

Please feel free to share this information with your organization and friends.

The New England Roundtable for Teen & Children’s Librarians (NERCTL) is seeking volunteers for elected chair positions and the RI State Representative position. Below is the information and the Google Form to fill out if you are interested in helping out. If you have any questions please feel free to email NERCTL Chair Kylie Woodmansee at kwoodmansee@coventrylibrary.org or nertcl@nelib.org.

Are you a youth services library workers? Are you looking to volunteer? NELA's NERTCL section (New England Roundtable of Teen & Children's Librarians) is looking for volunteers! If you are a good standing member of NELA (the New England Library Association), NERTCL is looking to fill the following positions:

• Nominees for the Vice Chair (elected)
• Nominees for the Social Media Manager (elected)
• State Representatives for: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island

NOMINATION FORM

Deadline to submit nomination - October 31st

The 45th Annual Mary Calletto Rife Youth Literature Seminar is being held online, is FREE, and is open to the public.

November 4, 2022 | 9 am–3 pm | Zoom

About the 2022 YLS: Activism, Advocacy
and History in Youth Literature

Join the Kalamazoo Public Library for our 45th Annual Mary Calletto Rife Youth Literature Seminar where we celebrate activism and taking a stand through children’s literature.

We are so excited to hear from Kyle Lukoff, Ruth Forman , and Ruta Sepetys this year! The day will include author keynotes and multiple breakout sessions. Celebrate activism, advocacy, and history through youth literature together in this day-long seminar geared towards educators, students, and anyone with an interest in youth literature. The Mary Calletto Rife Youth Literature Seminar is a long-standing tradition at Kalamazoo Public Library. The seminar is named after Kalamazoo Children’s Librarian, Mary Calletto Rife. Mary created a legacy of sharing books with children and we are honored to celebrate her work every November by bringing award-winning authors to Kalamazoo.

Visit the 2022 Mary Calletto Rife Youth Literature Seminar webpage to learn more about our featured speakers, breakout sessions, and schedule.

Space will fill up fast, so register today.

Enhance your Storytime and STEM programs with media read-alouds from thrilling places such as the International Space Station, mountains, forests, and the sea! The STAR Library Network is looking for 21 libraries in the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, and the Northeast regions of the U.S. to take part in STEM Tales – an exciting new project designed to engage children, ages 4-8, and their families in media read-alouds, STEM activities, and take-home kits. Learn more about how to apply here: https://community.starnetlibraries.org/stem-tales-project-applications-are-open/ and reach out to Claire Ratcliffe Adams for questions at cratcliffe@spacescience.org.

Applications are due Monday, November 7, 2022.

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