Youth Services News Updates

[Dekle, Deanne, DCA]

Good Wednesday morning Youth Services staff!
I hope your week's are all going quickly and productively! I wanted to share out things that are happening on my end:

New STEM to Read Professional Development Workshops Fall 2019
Explora has created a new round of workshops for library staff around the state (if you attended the previous workshops on rocks/soil and space you'll know what to expect) this fall. This batch of workshops have been created to tie into Summer Reading 2020- yes, I know you all JUST finished 2019 and can't even begin to think about next year but the grant that makes these workshops possible ends in October so they have to happen before the grant ends. There will be 3 workshops, each 10-2:30 with a half hour for lunch. They are hands on and you will learn how to hold STEM based programming at your libraries with very little funds needed all around the theme of fairy tales. The dates and locations are:

  *   September 13th @ Taos Public Library
  *   September 25th @ Marshall Memorial Library (Deming)
  *   September 27th @ Portales Public Library
For more information and to register (which is required for attendance), please visit The Hitchhiker<http://hitchhiker.nmstatelibrary.org/new-stem-to-read-professional-development-workshops-fall-2019/>.


CSLP Committees
Committees are the lifeblood of CSLP. The hard work and creativity of our volunteers shape both the program and the organization. Strong committee participation leads to a strong CSLP.

While the duties vary, committee obligations generally run for one calendar year, and are renewable up to five times. Sign-ups for 2020 are from Aug 12 - Sept 27. All committee work is done virtually; either through email, or through phone or online meetings. Attending the CSLP Annual Meeting is not required.

For more information visit:
https://www.cslpreads.org/join-a-cslp-committee/

Or sign up for a CSLP Committee today!:
https://forms.gle/L5xvNf9Bg4yW2UFK6

If you have any questions regarding a committee, please don't hesitate to contact me! As most of you know, I chair one of the committees and have served on a couple and it has been one of the most rewarding things I've done.

CSLP 2023 Themes
The deadline to submit ideas for a future theme is coming up on Monday, August 19th. I'll take the 5 most common themes suggested by the library staff of New Mexico and will submit them and then at the CSLP Annual Meeting in September we'll all vote on the theme based on the suggestions that come from the membership (YOU) throughout the country. The link to vote is: https://forms.gle/s2e8wZNrdn4MAjE26. And please share with coworkers, the more voices, the better!

The National Book Festival
The National Book Festival<https://www.loc.gov/events/2019-national-book-festival> in Washington, D.C. is coming up on August 31st and I just wanted to let you all know what book New Mexico has chosen to be its book of the year in the Pavilion of States<http://read.gov/greatreads/index.html>: The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes! This is a book produced under Rick Riordan's imprint at Disney-Hyperion and the author lives in Las Cruces and much of the book takes place outside Tularosa! It's a great read for fans of Percy Jackson!


And last but not least, deadline for librarian and parent/caregiver surveys is in 15 days- August 29th!

Deanne Dekle
Youth Services & Outreach Consultant
New Mexico State Library
505-476-9705
1-800-340-3890
deanne.dekle at state.nm.us<mailto:deanne.dekle at state.nm.us>


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