CMRLS Workshop Materials

Links, links, and more links! If you heard about it at one of our workshops, this is where you will find it.

If you couldn't make it but want the handouts, you're in the right spot too.

January 2010: Libraries and Autism, presented by Meg Kolaya and Dan Weiss of the Scotch Plains (NJ) Public Library and Fanwood (NJ) Memorial Library.

Libraries and Autism: We're Connected (external link)
Customer service video to raise awareness and empower library staff (external link)
Video about Carly, "Autistic Teen Finds Inner Voice" from ABC News 20/20 (external link, 9:54)

November 2009: Legal Reference Do your users want ... to file for divorce? Get their money back for a defective car? Research an attorney? Help them find the legal information they need. Here is the PowerPoint presentation used by Cathy Balshone, Reference Librarian at the Newton Free Library and Suzanne Hoey of the Worcester Law Library.

October 2009: Encourage Early Literacy with Library S.T.A.R. (“Sure They Are Ready”), presented by Meg Schofield

Baby-Toddler Rhymes (MS Word, 38 pages)
Preschool Bilingual Songbook (MS Word, 37 pages)
Parent/Caregiver Messages (MS Word, 5 pages)
Alphabet cards to laminate (pdf, 2 pages)
Recommended Resources (MS Word, 7 pages)
Presentation slides (pdf, 22 pages)

July 2009: Video Game Collection Development, presented by Beth Gallaway

Full list of handouts (external link)
Annotated list of "core collection" titles (external link)
Sample collection development policy (external link)
Link to the ESRB: Entertainment Software Rating Board (external link)
Prima Strategy Guides (external link)
Handout of suggested titles for circulating collections (external link)

May 2009: Weeding with Belinda Boon and the CREW Method

Outline used in class (pdf, 12 pages)
CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries, 2008 (external link)
Right Sizing the Reference Collection (pdf, 1 page)
The Weeding Song! (pdf, 1 page)

March 2009: Thinkfinity.org, presented by Cindy Erle

Handout with links used in class (MS Word, 1 page)
Resource list for planning lessons (MS Word, 1 page)
"Wow" list to track sites as you find them (Excel, 1 page)
Annotated "hot links" (MS Word, 16 pages)

February, 2009: Youth Book Discussion Groups, presented by Beth Gallaway

Slides and handouts are on the Information Goddess Consulting blog (external link)
Discussion prompts (MS Word, 1 page)

February, 2009: Creative Writing Programs for Youth, presented by Beth Gallaway

Slides and handouts are on the Information Goddess Consulting blog (external link)
Fairforest Elementary Family Write Night (PowerPoint,
8 slides)
Family Write Night notes (MS Word, 2 pages)

Central Massachusetts Year of the Teen Workshop Materials

Kickoff program, January 2007: "Adolescent Development: The Wonder of It All"

Power Point slides (ppt, 44 slides)
Community Coalition for Teens brochure (MS Word, 2 pages)
After School Postcard (MS Word, 2 pages)
Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (MS Word, 1 page)
Basics of Social Norms Marketing (MS Word, 1 page)
- Ice cream poster by Mohawk Middle School District Unity Group
- Most like school poster by Mohawk Middle School District Unity Group
- Home cooking by Mohawk Middle School District Unity Group
Advocates for Youth website (external link)
ReCAPP Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (external link)
Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy (external link)
Small Group Work - answers from discussion portion of workshop (MS Word, 2 pages)

February 2007: Search Institute workshop, Everyone's an Asset Builder

Link to 40 Assets from Search Institute (available in several languages) (external link)
Eight ways to build assets with teens (external link)
Why the 40 Assets are Important (external link)
Small Group work on ways to build assets with teens (pdf, 3 pages)

March 2007: "Books Don't Suck" presented by YA author Brent Hartinger

Author website (external link)
Blogs (external link)

April 2007: A TAB Can Work for You Too, presented by Diane Tuccillo

Ordering information for her book (external link)
Request via CW/MARS (external link)

September, 2007: Teens and Technology - What's Up Now? presented by Linda Braun

Handouts (pdf, 7 pages)
Del.icio.us page - add your links! (pw: celebrate_ma)

October 2007: Gaming and the New Literacy presented by Beth Gallaway

November 2007: Core Collections for Young Adults and Reaching Reluctant Teen Readers, presented by Patrick Jones

Power Point (warning: LARGE file! 164 slides)
Workshop handouts (MS Word, 10 pages)
Author website (external link)

December 2007: Lights, Camera, Teen Action Plan! presented by Susan Babb

SWOT results (MS Word, 3 pages)

April 2008: Make Way for Teens presented by Kim Bolan

Power Point slides are posted on Kim's IndieLibrarian blog (external link)
Contact Kim (pdf, 1 page)
Teen Spaces Bibliography (annotated) (pdf, 3 pages)

Teen involvement
40 Assets (pdf, 1 page)
Asset Approach: Giving Kids What They Need to Succeed (pdf, 3 pages)
TIPs (Teen Involvement Pointers) (pdf, 3 pages)
Teen Advisory Boards (pdf, 2 pages)
Bridging the Gap: Proactive Approaches for Adults Working with Teens article (pdf, 4 pages)

Facilities
Facilities for teens - Focus Group Questions (pdf, 2 pages)
Analyzing Teen Areas (pdf, 2 pages)
Case study/brainstorming worksheet on how to improve a teen space (pdf, 1 page)
Makeover Tips - What Can I Do Right Now to Improve My Library? (pdf, 3 pages)
Design tips for 21st Century Spaces (pdf, 2 pages)
Teen Spaces: Vendor Information and Tips (pdf, 2 pages)

Marketing, Merchandising, Collections, Virtual Space
Marketing to Teens (pdf, 1 page)
How to Make Your Teen Area P.O.P. (pdf, 1 page)
Model Behaviors for Reference Interviews with Teens (pdf, 3 pages)
Magazines for Teen Readers: A Core Collection (pdf, 8 pages)
Graphic Novels, Manga and Anime (pdf, 3 pages)
Quick Guide to Movies in the Library (pdf, 2 pages)
Quick Guide to Music in the Library (pdf, 2 pages)
Gaming in the Library (pdf, 3 pages)
Library Web Sites for Teens: Quick Tips (pdf, 1 page)

May 2008: Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Teens in the Library presented by Jack Martin and James Murdock

LGBTQ book list, to help build collections (pdf, 18 pages)
2006-2008 updated book list (pdf, 1 page)

Other resources
GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Alliance (external link)
Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (external link)
BAGLY: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Group Network of Massachusetts (external link)
Massachusetts DOE Safe Schools Program (external link)
Outright. Your Right to Be. Brochure that describes students' rights in Massachusetts and lists resources for help and support (pdf, 12 pages, external link)
SWAGLY: Supporters of Worcester Area Gay and Lesbian Youth (external link)
Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Voices of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
and Transgender People in Worcester County 2006 report (pdf, 36 pages, external link)
BiLaGA: Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Alliance at WPI (external link)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester (external link)
PFLAG: Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (several chapters in MA) (external link)

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