Updates from State Library Services - February 2022, Issue 1

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State Library Services

February 2022, Issue 1

 

Updates From State Library Services

Youth Services Connect and Share

Join youth services staff from across the state to share thoughts and ideas on a variety of topics!

February 16, 2–3 p.m.: Join the Youth Services Connect and Share meeting on Zoom

For our February meeting, we'll talk about summer and teen programming. We hope you can join us!

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2022 Dates: All meetings start at 2 p.m.

  • April 20
  • June 15
  • August 17
  • October 19
  • December 21

Contact Ashley Bieber to receive Zoom links for any or all 2022 meetings.

Storytime Practices With Jen Strauss

This spring, State Library Services hosts storyteller and narrative coach Jen Strauss for five workshops on Best Storytime Practices.

Each workshop will have a unique focus and contain information on brain development, instructions for using the Every Child Ready to Read Five Practices in storytime planning, interactive demonstrations and detailed instructions for extension activities.

 Jen Strauss

Workshops will be held virtually at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays on the following topics:

March 15 – Storytime is Your Time to Shine: Modeling Language & Literacy Skills

March 22 – Singing Your Way to Literacy: The Power of Rhythm, Rhyme, and Movement

March 29 – Puppets, Props and Play: Enriching & Expanding Your Storytime Language Experience

April 12 – Reading, Talking & Talking About What You Are Reading!

April 19 – Pre-Writing and Writing Activities for Before, During and After Storytime

Please register for the Best Storytime Practices Series by March 1. 

All participants will receive handouts and slides. Attending all sessions in the series is recommended, but not required.

Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link in early March. Please contact Ashley Bieber (651-582-8849) if you have questions.

BIPOC Library Workers Summit

BIPOCsummit

Save the date! Join the Minnesota BIPOC Library Advisory Group for a day of virtual professional development, network building, and professional wellness designed specifically for BIPOC library workers of Minnesota.

Friday, May 13, on Zoom

9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Registration is FREE and coming soon.

Updates From the State

Kids Deserve a Shot

kids deserve a shot

The State of Minnesota relaunched the "Kids Deserve a Shot" vaccine incentives program to encourage Minnesota families to get their children 5 to 11 years old fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The program consists of two sets of rewards for families with fully vaccinated 5- to 11-year-olds:   

  • Part 1: A $200 Visa gift card for each Minnesotan 5-11 years old who starts and completes their two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series in January and February. 
  • Part 2: Five drawings for $100,000 Minnesota college scholarships for all fully vaccinated kids 5-11 years old later this spring.

Library patrons can learn more about the State of Minnesota vaccine rewards programs at Kids Deserve a Shot! (https://mn.gov/covid19/vaccine/vaccine-rewards/kids-deserve-a-shot/index.jsp).

Updates From our Partners

Your Data Valentine

love data week

Love Data Week, from February 14 to 18, is an international celebration of data, with the goal of raising awareness and building a community to engage on topics such as research data management, sharing, preservation, reuse, dissemination, and library-based research data services.

This year's events are based loosely on the theme “Data is for everyone.” You can search a list of events happening during Love Data Week.

In the spirit of engaging with data, skim this recent report "State of US Libraries – More Popular and Digital Than Ever" from analysis of more than 25 years of Public Library Survey data.

Readers Respond to the Newbery

center for childrens books

The Center for Children’s Books at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is building an archive of readers' responses to the Newbery on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

This work is designed as part of a larger effort to diversify and democratize the archived papers connected with the Newbery Medal by bringing in a broader range of voices, especially those of young readers. The digital archive assembled will be housed in the ALA Archives at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

If you are interested in participating, the Center for Children’s Books has a submission website with a list of frequently asked questions for caregivers and resources for library staff, including a ready-made, downloadable PowerPoint for librarians and educators. For more information, please contact mynewbery-100@illinois.edu.  

Making Library Program Data Meaningful

M3

Does your library offer programming for young people during out of school time? Consider joining an M3 Huddle!

Making Meaning with Multiple Data Sets (M3) is a continuous improvement framework to guide out of school time learning (OSTL) programs in collecting and using data to intentionally design, deliver, and improve OSTL programming. A key touchstone in the M3 process is the M3 Huddle, a facilitated workshop assisting OSTL program teams to intentionally make meaning of Fall 2021 program data and plan action steps for improvements in Spring 2022.

Remaining 2022 M3 Huddle Locations and Dates

  • Southeast Minnesota (Hosted by Rochester Public Schools): February 17
  • Northwest Minnesota (Hosted by Stephen-Argyle Central and U of MN Extension): February 22
  • Central Minnesota (hosted by United Way of Central Minnesota): March 1
  • Other possible local workshops in Richfield, Rice County, and Red Wing

Please contact Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner for registration information for these M3 Huddles or to inquire about an M3 workshop in your area.

M3 is partially funded with a Technical Assistance grant from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) using federal funding, CFDA 84.287 Title IV (B) – Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers. This program does not necessarily represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or MDE and you should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.

Photo credits: Greg Beck

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About State Library Services

State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), partners with libraries to achieve equity and excellence in our collective work for Minnesotans. Division staff are consultants who help libraries plan, develop and implement high-quality services that address community needs. State Library Services administers federal grant, state aid, and state grant programs that benefit all types of libraries.