Mohawk Valley Library System

Category: Youth Services

  • CLSP Summer Symposium

    Date: Thursday, December 08, 2022
    Time: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Place: Online at https://www.cslpreads.org/summer-symposium/
    Cost: Free

    Save the date for the 2nd annual CLSP Summer Symposium! If you or your staff are interested in programming ideas, outreach and partnerships, or promotion and marketing of your library’s summer programming, then this day is for you! Registration opens on Monday, November 14 at the link above!

  • Celebrate StoryWalk® Week!

    Join Let’s Move in Libraries and the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services for a week-long event celebrating the inspiring work of libraries who spearhead StoryWalk® programs – promoting literacy, reading, health, exercise, and movement in communities and neighborhoods across the United States and the world. The 2nd annual StoryWalk® Week will take place November 7-11, 2022. Submit a photo of your StoryWalk® to be featured in the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services’ and Let’s Move in Libraries’ StoryWalk® Week Celebration! Submissions will be accepted Oct 06 – Nov 03. Click to get started!

  • Register Now for Free Eclipse Glasses and Programming Resources

    The Space Science Institute/STAR Net Library Network is once again making eclipse glasses and resources available to public libraries for the solar eclipses coming to North America in 2023 and 2024. (Remember how hard glasses were to get during the last total eclipse in 2017?!?)

    See this link on the SEAL page (Solar Activities for Libraries) for more information and to register NOW for FREE eclipse glasses for your public library:

     https://www.starnetlibraries.org/about/our-projects/solar-eclipse-activities-libraries-seal/  

    There’s also a link on the SEAL page for library staff to register to join the eclipse community to share ideas, get updates, and ask questions.

  • Free Webinar – Little Makers : Facilitation and Reflection

    Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
    Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Place: Online at https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=1060&reset=1
    Presenters: Lisa Regalla, Gail Zachariah, and Amy Kraemer

    How you become a model and effective facilitator is one of the most important parts of your programming. Equally as important is how you empower parents and caregivers to engage with their young children during your program and once they leave your library. In this webinar, we will explore how the Little Makers program (geared towards children ages 2-6) at New Hampshire’s Keene Public Library approached facilitation and gathering feedback from staff and families to make adjustments and keep improving.

    At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

    • Be exposed to program examples that showcase how spaces can be set up to promote open-ended experiences for children while accommodating various levels of staffing.
    • Discover how the questions you ask can influence the outcomes for both children and the caring adults you serve.
    • Walk away with new ideas for gathering feedback from staff, adult caregivers and young children to help improve early childhood offerings.

    All the information is based on our new, freely available Little Makers Toolkit!

    Webinars are free of charge! You can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button on this page. If you pre-registered you will receive an email with a login link and a reminder email the day before the event. Please be aware that while registration is unlimited, attendance is limited to the first 500 people who join the webinar. This webinar will be recorded and available on the Infopeople webinar archive page within two business days of the live event.

  • Free Webinar – Little Makers : Program Planning and Implementation

    Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
    Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Place: Online at https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=1059&reset=1
    Presenters: Lisa Regalla, Gail Zachariah, and Amy Kraemer

    Based on the successful Little Makers program at New Hampshire’s Keene Public Library, this webinar will offer insight into running both in-person and virtual making and tinkering programs for children ages 2-6, with parents and caregivers playing a pivotal role. We’ll explore why making and tinkering are essential to early childhood development and how you can modify or enhance your current early childhood offerings to best meet the needs of your library and community.

    At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

    • Discover why making and tinkering experiences are a natural addition to early childhood programming at the library.
    • Walk away with new ideas for creating both in-person and virtual experiences for children ages 2-6 and their adult caregivers.
    • Leave with activity ideas, book recommendations, and inspiration on the materials and supplies that can create quality making and tinkering experiences on any budget

    All the information is based on our new, freely available Little Makers Toolkit!

    Webinars are free of charge! You can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button on this page. If you pre-registered you will receive an email with a login link and a reminder email the day before the event. Please be aware that while registration is unlimited, attendance is limited to the first 500 people who join the webinar. This webinar will be recorded and available on the Infopeople webinar archive page within two business days of the live event.