Youth Services

News & Events

Covid-19 materials
- Youth Services Check-in Meetings:
  - July 29, 2020
  - July 16, 2020
  - May 12, 2020
  - April 28, 2020
  - April 21, 2020
  - April 15, 2020
  - April 8, 2020
  - March 31, 2020
  - March 24, 2020
    - Meeting notes
  - Shared resources
    - Virtual Connections for YS librarians (Google Sheets - editable)
    - Covid-19, SCLS Youth Services Sharesheet: pre-physical distancing (Google sheets - editable)
2020 Summer Library Program Support:
- Summer Program Graphics from SCLS
  - Booklogs, activity sheets, and other print resources to help support the Summer Library Program for libraries in the South Central Library System
    - Catalog of available items from SCLS Graphics, due March 1
    - Order form
  - Performer flyers and summer brochures
    - Performer flyer request. You can make as many copies as you need and Deb Haffner can create flyers for any of your programs. (Return to Deb Haeffner at SCLS as soon as you've scheduled performers.) Deadline is April 30, 2020.
    - Summer events brochure. SCLS will create and print brochures that describe your library's entire offerings of summer programs and special events. The due date for requesting summer events brochures is FOUR WEEKS before brochures are needed.
    - Please contact Deb Haeffner if you have any questions about SLP graphics support.
- Summer Library Program Incentives request form. Deadline is 4/3/20
- Performer scheduling spreadsheet performer comments
- 2020 online summer library program manual instructions
SCLS Youth Services Big Wheel blog
1000 Books Before Kindergarten App information
Join the SCLS Programming Exchange Facebook Group

Grants

SCLS Youth Literacy Programming grant funds

Early Literacy

1000 Books before kindergarten App information
Handouts and planning sheets for early literacy library programs
Background information and resources for librarians
Suggested books and program resources
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Publicity, Marketing, Press Releases

Public library supports reading development (addresses summer slide) press release
Libraries help develop children's reading skills editorial
Public library as valuable partner editorial