by comm.coordinator | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Whether you choose to make them or not, January is commonly associated with resolutions. Since resolutions often include improving your health, reconnecting with friends, and taking on new goals and challenges, January is also a great time of year to start a book club...
by comm.coordinator | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
Calling all librarians serving youth! IFLS and WVLS are working together to compile a “Best of the Best” list of resources YOU use to create your library’s summer reading programs. This resource list will be shared with yourselves and youth...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 27, 2017 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider
Check out the newly released Teen Services Competencies! The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, released new teen competencies late in 2017. The new document includes 10 competencies that are intended to...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
By Marcus Banks | December 19, 2017 American Libraries photo credit “Thanks to the internet, we no longer need libraries or librarians.” You most likely hear some variation on that theme pretty regularly. Sixteen years ago, American Libraries published Mark Y....
by comm.coordinator | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Are you in need of a December boost? Here are a few ideas from the Simi Valley Public Library in California. Mix up your December routine, reinvigorate your library team, and use your fun efforts as an opportunity for advocacy of all library services. Read the...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards, including the prestigious, Coretta Scott King Book,...
