POP YS Con is back! We hope you'll join us April 8-9, 2024 in Ames at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center. Watch for registration to open in early 2024.
Previously known as Kids First, Pop YS (Youth Services) Con is a conference is for all library staff working with youth from babies through teenagers.
Collection Cultivation:
Weeding the Youth Collection
New Webinar Series!
Tuesday, August 22, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Collection Cultivation is a four-part series designed to give public librarians an overview of maintaining their library collections through weeding. We’ll cover some basics, dig deeper into cleaning your adult and YS collections, and hear best practices from library practitioners. Attend one or all of the sessions!
In the third session, Janeé will share best practices for weeding specific to library collections for youth. She’ll apply resources to kid and teen collections and cover some specific considerations to bear in mind when evaluating these shelves. All sessions will be recorded.
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Due to the overwhelming success of the STEM To Go and Storytime Kits, we have many libraries waiting for their turn to use the kits.
We encourage everyone to be mindful and to please return the kits on time. If you have any questions, please contact Janeé.Jackson-Doering@iowa.gov.
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New Webinar Series!
Thursday, August 3, 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Lunch with the State Library is a series offering short sessions designed to give library workers a high-level overview of a featured product or service available to them through the State Library of Iowa so they can most effectively take advantage of that product or service and use it in their library to serve their patrons.
Join Janeé and Northwest District consultant Bonnie McKewon as they share information about BrainFuse products available to you and your patrons: JobNow, VetNow, and HelpNow.
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 A look at Janeé's Upcoming Summer Reads:
House Party - stories edited by Justin A. Reynolds
Mexikid - written/illustrated by Pedro Martín
Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam - written/illustrated by Thien Pham
Stuntboy, In-Between Time - written by Jason Reynolds; illustrated by Raúl the Third
Firefly Summer - written by Morgan Matson
Forever is Now - written by Mariama J. Lockington
Saint Juniper's Folly - written by Alex Crespo
Their Vicious Games - written by Joelle Wellington
 I've had a lot of fun seeing library programs in action! If you'd like for me to stop by your library, contact me at Janeé.Jackson-Doering@iowa.gov.
Updated with New Content!
If you haven't gone through the Youth Services Endorsement, now is a good time to start!
We've refreshed the six modules of the Youth Services Course with new faces and new content. If you're currently enrolled in that Endorsement, you'll see the new content on your IA Learns dashboard when next you log in.
If you've already completed the endorsement, but want to review the updated version, please feel free to audit the courses in IA Learns, or on our YouTube Channel.
If you're new to the Youth Services Endorsement, review the Endorsement Program and apply on the State Library's Website.
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