Teen Services

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• ALA’s 2022 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List
• 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

• Wisconsin Christian Home Educators Association
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – Home-Based Private Education Program (Homeschooling) Information
• Wisconsin Homeschool Group: A2Z Homes Cool
• Wisconsin Parents Association

• 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

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

Mock Newbery Toolkit

Nourishing Minds Mental Health Toolkit

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

Making Summer Easier, Part 1: Summer Library Program Check-In and Idea Exchange (WVLS and IFLS)
Summer Library Program season doesn’t have to mean stress and staff burnout. This recording features library peers from across the region sharing practical ways to rethink summer programming to save staff time, reduce anxiety, and still delivers a fun, meaningful experience for patrons.
Sponsored by IFLS and WVLS, this session is worth one contact hour for library director certification.

• Making Summer Easier, Part 1 Recording
• Making Summer Easier Slide Decks:
  • Simplifying to Prevent Burnout
  • MSE Re-evaluating how we track
  • Summer Storytime in the Park dresser-scf-collab (002)
• Making Summer Easier Part 1 Activity Report

Making Summer Easier, Part 2: Collaborative Summer Library Program Resources
Every year, Wisconsin participates in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), which means Wisconsin public libraries have access to resources to develop engaging programs, decorations and book displays, reading challenges, and promotional materials, to name a few. Emily Rogers (WVLS) and Leah Langby (IFLS) walk you through these free resources. This webinar is especially helpful for those who are new to the summer library program or who haven’t used the CSLP resources before.   

Sponsored by IFLS and WVLS, this session is worth one contact hour for library director certification. 

• Making Summer Easier, Part 2 Recording
• Making Summer Easier Part 2 Activity Report

2025 August In-Person YSIE Notes 

2025 March Virtual YSIE Notes 

2024 September Joint WVLS/IFLS Youth Services Check-In

2024 August YSIE Get-Together notes

2024 March YSIE Get-Together notes

2024 January YSIE Get-Together notes

Tour of TB Scott Free Library

• TMC Family Workstation
• TMC Fairfield Parent+Child Carrel
• Demco TMC Family Workstation

Puppet Workshop by Pam Corcoran

• Puppet Pals for the Library handout
• Peepers Puppets
• Puppeteers of America

Plan Your Next Program with AI by Kristie Hauer

• Slideshow

Science-Based Reading by Mary Newton

• Slideshow
• Lists in Aspen: Decodable Books, Fluency Picture Books, Phonological Awareness Books, Phonemic Awareness Books

2023 Workshop Notes by Session

Summer Reading Program

• Slideshow

Summer Math Program

• Slideshow

“Dynamite Dozen” by Cathy Pescinski

• Video presentation & Slideshow
• Presenter’s Resources
• QR Codes to Additional Resources

“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

• Linda Jerome Teen Librarianship: It’s All About Relationships
• Linda Jerome 60 Teen Programs in 60 Minutes  
• 60 Programs Hand Out
• Harassment Hand Out
• Toddlers to Teens ppt
• Julie Beloungy Thorp PL Presentation
• Cora Luzinski Thorp PL Intern Presentation