Again, this newsletter is a bit early as I try to catch you before the holiday. Right now this is being distributed through both the children's and YART listservs. This means many of you are receiving this newsletter twice. Our current subscription only allows for a small number of email addresses on the distribution list, so I have been using the listservs to reach everyone. Soon we will upgrade our subscription I will be able to send this to you directly and eliminate the duplication. In the meantime, thank you for your patience and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

The 2016 SRP manuals have begun to go out in delivery. You will be receiving the manual in the format you requested in June (paper, DVD, or USB), and the Upstart catalog, which is also online. If you did not submit a format preference, you will receive one DVD. I have one paper manual that can be borrowed from OLIS if you need it for reference.

Vouchers for PR materials will also be arriving in your inbox today. Please email Jeremy to confirm you've received your library's voucher (or to let him you didn't receive one). The vouchers do not have a PO number yet, but that will be coming shortly.
Orders using the vouchers must be placed before January 29, 2016.

And while we're talking summer 2016, I'd like to point you to two recent blog posts. ALSC just shared the results from their Survey on Summer Reading Trends and Marge Loch-Wouters offered thoughts and tips on shaking up summer reading programs. State youth services coordinators have also been having a great discussion about how to best evaluate summer reading programs. Is it by gathering participation numbers? Program attendance? Or would narrative feedback provide a better picture of the impact the summer reading program has on families? I don't have an answer, but I hope that as we begin planning SRP 2016 we can discuss and think about the intent behind the summer reading program and how to measure its impact in RI communities.

Thank you for filling out the Providence Children's Film Festival survey that was sent out last month. A list of holdings has been compiled and a handy spreadsheet has been created. Please take a look to see if your library's holdings are correct. The PCFF has also created beautiful DVD/Blu-ray stickers to make locating these movies in your collection a breeze. If you take a look at the handy spreadsheet you can see how many labels your library may need. If the number on the spreadsheet is correct, just tell me "I want my labels!" and I'll send them through delivery.

Beautiful, right? Request yours today!

The Kids Reading Across RI committee has been poring over possible 2016 selections and want to hear your suggestions!

The selected title should:

a. Be related to the 2016 Summer Reading Theme; "On Your Mark, Get Set...Read!"

(topics related to the theme include team/extreme/outdoor sports, fitness, healthy food/cooking, competition/record setting)

b. Be appealing to both boys and girls.

c. Be available in different formats, i.e., paperback, audio, Braille, video, other languages besides English

d. Be written by a living author.

e. Be written on a 4th/5th grade reading level (for children entering 5th and 6th grades); accessible to strong rising 4th grade readers.

f. Promote discussion and programming.

g. Be reflective of different cultures and ethnic groups

Know the perfect book that fits the bill? Let us know!

Microsoft Uses Minecraft To Teach Kids To Code

Taking the Lead in Helping Kids Become Good Digital Citizens

Cloak & Dagger: Improving Digital Literacy & Security with Spy-Themed Teen Programming

YA Reading Bingo

Building STEAM with Día Mini-Grant (11/30/15)

Autsim Welcome Here: Library Programs, Services and More (12/1/15)

ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant (12/1/15)

YALSA's MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens (12/1/15)

Thinking Money Traveling Exhibit (1/29/16)

ALA Annual ALSC Hot Topic Program Proposal
Must be submitted by Sunday, December 13, 2015

Social-Emotional Learning & ECE Program Culture: How to facilitate resilience and inclusive culture

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 2:00pm-3:30pm
Serving Library Users on the Autism Spectrum: Project PALS
Ongoing

Book Signing with author/illustrator David Macaulay at Barrington Books & Barrington Books Retold
Saturday, November 28
12:00pm-1:30pm @ Barrington location,
3:00pm-4:30pm @ Cranston location
Meet B.J. Novak, author of The Book With No Pictures, at An Unlikely Story Bookstore & Cafe
Saturday, November 28 5:00pm (book signing only)
Meet James Dashner, author of the Maze Runner and Mortality Doctrine series' at The Rivers School
Tuesday, December 1 7:00pm (ticketed event)

Book signing with illustrator R.W. Alley and author Zoe B. Alley at Barrington Books & Barrington Books Retold

Saturday, December 5

12:00pm-1:30pm @ Barrington location,
3:00pm-4:30pm @ Cranston location

Book Signing with author/illustrator Hervé Tullet at the Carle Museum

Saturday, December 5 12:30pm

For more information check out the OLIS CE calendar.

Mock Newbery Voting Meeting

Wednesday, January 6, 2016
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
East Greenwich Free Library

Children's Summer Reading Performer Showcase

Thursday, January 07, 2016
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Warwick Public Library
Snow Date: Thursday, January 14, 2016
Registration required

Grant Writing for Youth Services Librarians

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Warwick Public Library
Series: YART

Registration required

Summer Reading Performer Booking Meeting

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Warwick Public Library
Snow Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Registration coming soon.

SRP Inspiration for "On Your Mark, Get Set, ...Read!"
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Warwick Public Library
Snow Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Registration coming soon.

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