Category Archives: Youth Services

Thematic Programming for Multicultural Celebrations – 1 LEU

April 11, 2025Youth ServicesEarly Literacy, Programming, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

Looking to integrate more authentic children’s programming for Juneteenth, Hispanic Heritage Month, AAPI, and more? Learn about how a thematic programming formula can help your library plan and facilitate children’s programs for cultural recognition and heritage months. Join us for a robust listing of programming examples for year round: from food to art, from storytimes to STEM, and more.

Date Recorded: 4/8/2025

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Justine Carlotta, MLIS, is the Children’s Department Manager of Westchester Public Library

Resources: Thematic Programming for Multicultural Celebrations slides

Using the New Indiana State Library’s Kit Checkout System – 1 LEU

April 10, 2025Youth ServicesEducation, General LEU, Programming, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth Servicesadministrator

The Indiana State Library offers book club kits, storytime kits, Lego and Duplo kits, Escape Room kits, and NASA Science kits. Join us to learn how to use the new kit checkout system with live demonstrations.

Date Recorded: 3/25/2025

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Suzanne Walker, Director – Indiana Center for the Book and Indiana Young Reader Center Librarian Librarian, Kara Cleveland, Professional Development Office Supervisor, Indiana State Library

2025 State of the Child with Indiana Youth Institute – 1 LEU

March 31, 2025Youth ServicesCommunity, Early Literacy, Populations, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

To improve the lives of all Indiana children, Indiana Youth Institute provides access to reliable data and resources to empower, educate, and equip those who impact youth. Join us for a dive into the recently released 2025 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Book during this State of the Child presentation! Learn and engage with the best and most recent information on child well-being, to inform leaders, policymakers, youth workers, and advocates, like you, with go-to sources for critical data to create positive change for youth in your community.

Date Recorded: 3/26/2025

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Indiana Youth Institute staff

Resources:

Slides: 2025 IYI State of the Child slides
2025 Indiana Kids Count Data Book
IYI Interactive County Dashboard
Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center
Find training and events for youth workers in Indiana from IYI

2025 Using TeachingBooks at the Public Library – 1 LEU

February 26, 2025INSPIRE, Youth ServicesCollection Development, Early Literacy, General LEU, Programming, Public Libraries, Readers' Advisory, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

Engage and inspire readers with TeachingBooks resources that can be used both with patrons and behind the scenes. In this webinar, we will highlight ways to implement resources in your youth services library programming as well as new tools to complement your work. Learn about the Collection Analysis and other toolkits, ready-to-use resources for your book clubs and story times, homework help features, and more.

Date Recorded: 2/19/2025

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: TeachingBooks staff

CSLP 2025: Color Our World – 1 LEU

January 14, 2025Uncategorized, Youth ServicesAdult Services, Community, General LEU, Programming, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

Kick-off summer reading 2025 with this presentation about the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s Color Our World “art” theme, including suggested resources for planning and other general information.

Date Recorded: 1/7/2025

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Beth Yates, Children’s Consultant at Indiana State Library

Resources:
Resources for Summer Program Planning
Summer Program Ideas for Current Year

What’s Cooking in the Library? – 1 LEU

December 12, 2024Youth ServicesEducation, General LEU, Populations, Programming, Public Libraries, STEM, Teen Services, Trends, Youth ServicesPaula Newcom

image of young girl cooking Are you looking to spice up your library programs? Does the thought of cooking classes make you blanch? This session focuses on cooking programs for preschoolers through teens. We will introduce the basics of adding cooking programs to your list of library activities, sharing resources, recipes, techniques, and tips for success. Let us make cooking a whisk you’ll be willing to take!

Date Recorded: 11/27/2024

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Erika Wagner, Programming and Outreach Librarian and Cindy Baumeister, Branch Supervisor / Crown Point Community Library

Resources:

What’s Cooking in Your Library slides pdf

Public Libraries & the Science of Reading – 1 LEU

November 18, 2024Youth ServicesCollection Development, Early Literacy, Education, Public Libraries, Readers' Advisory, TrendsYouthServices Consultant

As Indiana public schools adopt state-mandated curriculums aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR), what can public libraries do to support parents and teachers? What resources might they be looking for? In this session, we’ll talk about the ways libraries already support SoR through Every Child Ready to Read, and then share the adjustments we’ve made to our collections to complement the Fundations curriculum adopted by Carmel Clay Schools in 2021.

Date Recorded: 11/14/2024

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Jennifer Humphrey, Carmel Clay Public Library

Resources:
Libraries and SoR slides – presentation slides
SoR Indiana Resources – resource document

New Escape Room Kits from ISL! – 1 LEU

October 16, 2024Uncategorized, Youth ServicesEducation, History, Indiana, Programming, Public Libraries, Teen Services, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

The Indiana Young Readers Center is proud to announce new kits coming in 2025 for check-out to Indiana’s teachers and librarians. Indiana Escape Rooms (in a box!) focus on Indiana history, build on primary resources from the Library of Congress, and were developed with the help of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant. Join this one hour webinar to learn all about the kits and the TPS Grant.

Date Recorded: 10/9/2024

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Suzanne Walker, Indiana State Library

Resources:
New Escape Room Kits from ISL slides (pdf)
Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources
Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region
Breakout EDU

Science of Reading Implementation: Indiana’s Priorities for Early Literacy – 1 LEU

September 25, 2024Uncategorized, Youth ServicesEarly Literacy, Education, Public Libraries, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the Science of Reading and the theoretical models aligned with the Science of Reading. Presented by Shaiya Badgley and Paulina Jarrett, literacy specialists from the Indiana Department of Education Literacy Center.

Date Recorded: 9/18/2024

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Paulina Jarrett, Literacy Specialist, IDOE & Shaiya Badgley, Literacy Specialist, IDOE

Resources: IDOE SoR Presentation slides

Supplementing Science of Reading from the Library & TeachingBooks – 1 LEU

September 5, 2024Youth ServicesEarly Literacy, Education, Public Libraries, Reference, Youth ServicesYouthServices Consultant

Learn how to discover exceptional texts to support and supplement science of reading instruction. While underscoring phonics, phonological awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension, Indiana residents can now use the Indiana State Library INSPIRE-licensed TeachingBooks to identify popular picture books by more than a dozen phonics and phonetical awareness classifications (vowel and consonant sounds, alliteration, rhyming, and more). Additionally, you’ll have worksheets for each book to extend reading instruction in the library, home, or classroom.

Date Recorded: 8/21/2024

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Kym Davick and Mary Ellen Graf, TeachingBooks