Youth Services
Resources
The best resources, curated by Leah
Summer library program: links and resources
Early Literacy and Child Development Resources and Ideas
Storytime resources
4-hour Youth Services Basics Course from Indiana State Library is a little tricky to log into (contact Leah if you need help), and you’ll have to create an account, but the course is free and a valuable introduction:
Performers: tips, buttons for IFLS collaboration spreadsheet and IFLS library staff crowd-sources reviews
Kits: lend items, AccuCut die-cut service
Teen advisory groups: tips, guidelines, suggestions and resources
Readers advisory: education, tools, forms
Program tracking: what you need to know about tracking for the annual report
Can’t find what you’re looking for here? Try searching the IFLS Article Index.
Additional support from IFLS
Leah Langby is your IFLS staff expert in:
- Youth services staffing (advertising, recruiting, hiring, onboarding and more)
- Developing your services (programs, collections, partnerships and outreach)
- Continuing education and professional development resources
- General support (child/teen development, intellectual freedom, inclusive services)
Leah Langby
Library Development and Youth Services Coordinator
715-839-5082 x114| langby@ifls.lib.wi.us
Youth Services, Continuing Education, Director Certification, Inclusive Services
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Starred Reviews
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Virtual Check-ins
Watch the IFLS calendar for regular check-ins. (Search “check-in” on the calendar’s search box.)
Keeping Up With Kids blog
by Leah Langby
The Goldilocks Sweet Spot for Kids’ Brains
Arthur Rackham illustration from Goldilocks and the Three Bears, from PixabayA recent study from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital showed that reading aloud, combined with pictures, is the sweet spot for developing children's brains. Three-to-five-year-old kids...
Free Is Key TEDx Talk
Many people from IFLS-land will remember Dawn Wacek as the library director (and before that, the youth services manager) at the Rice Lake Public Library. She left our system, but thankfully didn't leave the state, she is currently the youth services manager at...