JANUARY 2023 NEWSLETTER

Hello Youth Services Team,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am excited to start a new year at the New Mexico State Library and spread the word about some new 2023 initiatives.

We are starting a new Youth Services Monthly Meet-Up - to be held the third Friday of each month at 12pm, full details below - and a new Youth Services Quarterly Book Club - also see below for full details. Both of these initiatives offer an opportunity to meet other Youth Services staff from around the state, get feedback and offer support. I hope to see a good turn-out for both.

There is a lot of good information in this month's newsletter, so please read it all. I am working on updating the Youth Services portion of the new NMSL website. It's a work in progress - but you can already access all the back issues of the Youth Services newsletter here. If you have specific information you'd like to see added to the website, please let me know.

And, as always, don't forget to look for the Prize Raffle link in the newsletter!

~Kelly

NEWS

Exciting New Resource!

The New Mexico State Library has a new Early Literacy Calendar for you to share with your patrons. Based on the Every Child Ready to Read® practices of reading, writing, singing, talking, playing, and counting - one side is a calendar with a fun skills-building activity for each day and the other contains supplementary content like nursery rhymes, early literacy tips, song lyrics, or suggested reading material. Available in English and Spanish.

All months are available from the NMSL Niche Academy site for easy access and downloading. Access here - and then add to your website or print and distribute to patrons.

Winter Programs Shine at

Grants Public Library

December was filled with winter magic at Grants Public Library in Grants, NM. December opened with the reveal of a huge model train village, Kind Town Humble Mountain, installed in their indoor courtyard by a generous resident...

READ the full article on the NMSL website news section - the new home of the Hitchhiker blog.

CSLP NEWS

Summer Reading 2023: Materials are available on the website. If you would like a print catalog, request one by emailing Kelly.

Submit a Program Idea: CSLP is already looking ahead to SRP2024, Adventure Begins at Your Library. If you have a program idea to submit for the 2024 Manual, you can submit it using this Google Form.

Libraries and Community Well-Being: CSLP's Child & Community Well-Being Committee is collecting examples of library programming that promotes social and emotional health. We are looking for library programs, for any age group/audience, on any topic that supports social and emotional well-being – from self-care, to mindfulness, to community building, to giving back. Please tell us about any programs your library has offered that you’re proud of and would like to share. Use this form to share your program(s). Submissions will be compiled and shared with libraries nationwide in conjunction with planning for the 2023 All Together Now summer program. Thank you for sharing your programs!

Recommended Performers

Contact Information

Just over a dozen New Mexico libraries contributed recommendations for providers or performers for library programming. Take a look!

Click here to view the data file.

COLLECTIONS

The Year in Books - Publishers Weekly

Best Books 2022

Looking for some additions to your collection?

Take a look at Publishers Weekly's complete

Top 50 Children's Books of 2022 or view by

Best Books for Kids 2022 -

New York Public Library

Looking for even more suggestions?

Top books of 2022, as chosen by the librarians at

the New York Public Library.

CALENDAR - DATES AND DEADLINES

Monthly Youth Services Drop-In Meeting

Mark your Calendars!

Friday, January 20, February 17, March 17

12:00pm

Monthly meeting for Youth Services staff:

get answers to questions
make connections across the state
ask for advice and feedback
share a program idea

We'll start with an agenda topic, and then have open discussions. We'll meet the third Friday of each month, from 12pm-1pm.

January Zoom Meeting Link

NEW! Youth Services Quarterly Book Club

New Quarterly Book Club for Youth Services Staff

Get familiar with the books, authors, and genres your patrons are reading! We will read a different Young Adult or Middle Grade title each quarter, and have one online meeting to discuss.

Our first title - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson is the first book in the bestselling, murder mystery series Truly Devious starring Stevie Bell, a true-crime aficionado who sets out to solve a cold case at her elite high school. It's a page-turner!

Get yourself a copy and start reading! (It's on Hoopla) We'll meet in late February for a lively discussion.

Watch for details in the February newsletter.

And the winner is...

The 2023 ALA Youth Media Awards winners will be announced Monday, January 30, 2023 at 7:00am MST - including the Caldecott, Newbery, Pura Belpré, Stonewall, and Coretta Scott King awards. See here for full listing, and for links to past winners.

Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day at your library!

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Sponsored by the Connecticut Library Consortium, Take Your Child to the Library Day(TYCLD) is an international initiative that encourages families everywhere to take their children to their local library. You can register your library as a participant, and use their graphics and promotional items.

OPPORTUNITIES

EBSCO ALA Annual Conference Sponsorship

This annual $1000 scholarship from EBSCO is designed to allow a non-manager library staff member to attend the ALA conference. Applicants must write a brief statement about how conference attendance will contribute to their professional development. ALA Membership is required.

Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2023

Click for full details and to apply.

Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship

This annual $3000 scholarship from ALA is open to currently employed library support staff who are pursuing an ALA-accredited Master's Program. The award is named for long time ALA staff member Miriam L. Hornback(1944-1991) who was secretariat to the ALA Council and Executive Board. ALA Membership is not required.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

Click for full details and to apply.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CSLP Recordings Available

Recordings and handouts are now available for the CSLP Summer Symposium, including the keynote address from ALA Executive Director, Tracie D. Hall (presented on Dec. 8, 2022), and the Inclusive and Affirming Library Programs for LGBTQIA+ Youth session (presented on Nov. 22, 2022).

Follow this link for all videos and handouts.

You can also download a CE certificate if needed.