Webinar: ASL for Storytime – Feelings Signs

Zoom

Add some American Sign Language to your storytime toolbox! In this interactive session, we’ll focus on basic ASL vocabulary for emotions and activities to support self-awareness, an important social emotional skill. Learn how to incorporate ASL into storytime songs, rhymes, and stories in a respectful and effective way. Click here to register.   About the ...

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Member Meetup: Book Banning

Member Meetups are an informal way to network with other professionals around a topic relevant to youth librarianship. In May, we will discuss the topic of book banning in children's services. To encourage open discussion, Meetups are not recorded, but notes will be shared via blog after the event.  Let's get together to discuss some ...

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Member Meetup – Serving Neurodivergent Families

Zoom

Member meetups are a way to discuss current issues impacting our workplaces in a safe place with like-minded individuals. Join us on July 25, 2024 from 1 PM to 2 PM MST to discuss ways in which we can better serve our neurodivergent families.  Do you have any suggestions on types of materials to use, ...

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Member Meetup: Decodable Readers

Zoom

Member Meetups are an informal way to network with other professionals around a topic relevant to youth librarianship. Are you struggling with recommendations to families who have beginning readers?  What series or titles of books do you recommend to parents, caregivers, or students?  What is working well with this group of young readers and what ...

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Member Meetup: Favorite Storytime Books for 2024

Zoom

Member Meetups are an informal way to network with other professionals around a topic relevant to youth librarianship. Let's meet to discuss our favorite books to share during Storytime from this past year and discuss new books and books to use for different types of groups (like an All Ages or a Digital Storytime).  If ...

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