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Teen Services
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Associations
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
- Children’s Literature Association
- ilovelibraries (an initiative of the ALA)
- Public Library Association (PLA)
- WEMTA Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association
- Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)
- Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
- Youth Services Section (YSS) of Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)
Awards
- AAAS/Subaru Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books
- Alex Award
- American Indian Youth Literature Award
- Americas Award
- Arab American Book Award
- Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
- Carter G. Woodson Book Award
- Coretta Scott King Book Award
- Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award
- Every Child a Reader Kids’ Book Choice Awards
- Golden Archer Awards
- International Latino Book Awards
- John Newbery Medal
- Margaret A. Edwards Award
- Michael L. Printz Award
- Middle East Book Award
- National Book Award: Young People’s Literature
- Notable Wisconsin Children’s Author
- Odyssey Award
- Outstanding Wisconsin Children’s Books of the Year
- Pura Belpré Award
- Schneider Family Book Award
- Stonewall Book Awards
- Tomas Rivera Book Award
- William C. Morris YA Debut Award
- YALSA Award For Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
Readers' Advisory, Collection Development & Reviews
- Starred Reviews, in your inbox (WVLS & IFLS collaboration)
- AILA’s Young Adult Literature Award
- Booklist
- Booklist Webinars
- Book Riot’s YA Literature
- The Brown Bookshelf
- CCBC BookLists
- CCBC Choices
- Fantastic Fiction
- The Horn Book
- Indigenous Reads Rising
- International Library Association’s Choices Reading List
- Jennifer Laughran’s Literaticast
- Kirkus Starred Reviews: Teens & Young Adult
- KiBooka
- Latinxs in Kidlit
- Lee and Low’s Diverse Reading Lists
- Literature Map
- Notable Books for a Global Society
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
- NPR’s Books We Love
- Outstanding Science Trade Books
- Rainbow Book Lists
- Rich in Color
- Rise: A Feminist Book Project
- School Library Journal Reviews
- Shelf Awareness
- USBBY’s Outstanding International Books List
- Webjunction’s Readers’ Advisory courses
- We Need Diverse Books
- What’s Next Books in a Series
- YALSA’s Amazing Audiobooks
- YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults
- YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens
- YALSA’s Outstanding Books for the College Bound
- YALSA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Graphic Novels & Manga
- ALA’s 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List
- Graphic Novel Recommendations for Kids and Teens, Steph Cherrywell, Antio PL, 2020
- No Flying No Tights
- A Super-fast History of Manga in the US and Purchasing Suggestions, Steph Cherrywell, Antigo PL, 2018
- YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Homeschooling
Programming
- ALSC Blog
- Bay Area Discovery Museum’s Activity Guide
- Ilovelibraries’ Book Clubs
- Jenny Arch
- Kiss the Book
- NYPL’s free English Classes
- PBS LearningMedia
- PBS Wisconsin Education
- Programming Librarian
- San Jose Public Library’s Virtual Privacy Lab
- SciStarter Citizen Science
- SEAL: Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries
- Teen Librarian Toolbox
- Teen Programming in Libraries (a collaborative board)
- Teen Services Underground
- Teentober- Toolkit, Graphics, Merch
- Webjunction’s Programming courses
- Wisconsin Job Centers
- Wisconsin Literacy
- Wisconsin Science Festival
- YALSA Professional Tools
- Youth Services Information Exchange: WVLS Facebook Page
- YSS Youth Shout Out Blog
Toolkits
ALA’s Partnering for Stronger Communities
ALA’s Selection and Resconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School & Academic Libraries
ALSC’s Championing Children’s Services Toolkit
ALSC’s Library Services to Underserved Children and Their Caregivers Toolkit
ALSC’s Learning Beyond: 21st Century Summer and Out of School Time Programs for Youth
ALSC’s Public Library & School Library Collaboration Toolkit
ALSC’s Toolkit for Program Challenges
Autism-Ready Libraries Toolkit
Be MediaWise: A Misinformation Resilience Toolkit for Libraries
Inclusive Internship Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Teen Internships
ReadyNow’s Library Staff as Public Servants: A Field Guide for Preparing to Support Communities in Crisis
TeachingBook’s Diverse Books Toolkit
WLA’s Intellectual Freedom Toolkit
YALSA’s Teen Literacies Toolkit
YALSA’s STEAM Toolkit
Workshops, Trainings & Get-Togethers
YSIE Get-Togethers
2024 Youth Services Workshop
Tour of TB Scott Free Library
Puppet Workshop by Pam Corcoran
Plan Your Next Program with AI by Kristie Hauer
Science-Based Reading by Mary Newton
2023 Youth Services Workshop
2023 Workshop Notes by Session
Summer Reading Program
Summer Math Program
“Dynamite Dozen” by Cathy Pescinski
“Adverse Childhood Experiences” by Nancy Baacke
- TEDMED: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
- Experiences Build Brain Architecture
- Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
- Toxic Stress Derails Healthy Development
- ACE Pyramid
- ACEs Study Questions and Resilience Questionnaire
- ACEs Stress and Early Brain Growth
- Children’s Survival Coping Skills
- Dr. Bruce Perry’s Quote
- Dr. Bruce Perry’s Arousal Continuum
- Family Tree
- Flower and Candle Exercise
- Trauma-Informed Support for Children
- Where Trauma and ADHD Overlap
- HAVEN Inc. brochure
2018 Youth Services Workshop: Teens in the Library
Youth Performer Booking Spreadsheet
Did you have an awesome speaker? Did a program wow attendees? Add the information to this spreadsheet.
Monthly Public Library Services Updates
2024 Updates
2023 Updates
2025 Summer Reading
Online manual code for 2025 is now available!
The CSLP Store is now open! The online store is here.
The CSLP Summer Symposium is December 5 (10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)! Registration will open on November 5. The event is free to attend. The keynote is Mychal Threets and the agenda is here.
Major thanks goes to the Wisconsin Department of Instruction for a statewide membership to the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP). Find the complete manual on the CSLP website.