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By signing up for a CSLP website account, youth services staff have access to more resources not included in the CSLP manuals.

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By now, each library system's FLYP contact has received the 2012 CSLP manuals. Please begin using the manual now as the materials and the NIGHT theme are for year-round use. In September, youth services staff who received a CSLP manual will be asked to evaluate the manual's materials and provide a summary of their personal use.

Of special note, CSLP manual editors recognized Jennifer M. Parsick, a teen services librarian at Osceola County Library System, as a contributor to the teen manual. The CSLP editors incorporated eight of her nine ideas, including a vampire event, a werewolf party complete with howling contest, and a night of relaxation with a yoga instructor and making spa products. Many thanks to Jennifer!

Contact Patricia Romig (patricia.romig@dos.myflorida.com) if a DVD manual is defective or if you need CD replacements for the DVDs.

Teens who create Florida's winning video promoting summer reading at a public library will win $275 and a $150 award for their library. Florida's registration form is posted on the CSLP website under the Participating States link. Entries are due February 14.

Please update your website with the new 2012 CSLP artwork. Make sure that the artwork cannot be downloaded.

Host:  Panhandle Library Access Network, Inc.  

December 7, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST

Venue: Desktop

Presenter: Chad Mairn    

The microblogging world of Twitter can quickly become overwhelming. Its native interface often leaves users wanting more. Learn about several tools to help you and your library better utilize Twitter. These tools will help you tweet as a group and from mobile phones. You will also be able to monitor Twitter with ease. Tools to be discussed include HootSuite, TweetDeck and others.

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Host:  Tampa Bay Library Consortium  

January 12, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Venue: Face to face, Embassy Suites, Tampa-Brandon, 10220 Palm River Road, Tampa 33619

Presenter: Riley Roam, Page Turner Adventures 

This hands-on, multimedia workshop will introduce literacy-themed ideas, crafts, games, stories and activities that inspire kids to read, write and think creatively. You will be able to touch the crafts, read the books, play the games, hear the stories and participate in activities that will inspire you to create dynamic, interactive, fun programs that kids love. Two workshops are presented, one geared towards children's programs and one geared towards tween and teen programs.

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The Sarnia Library (Ontario) has been acknowledging the zombie apocalypse for years with their Zombiefest, which includes an annual parade of zombies who walk through downtown. One librarian arranged for local makeup artists to help prepare this year's 40 walking zombies. The walk began at the library, continued through several downtown stores that had requested a visit by the zombies, and then convened back at the library for snacks and a showing of the movie Night of the Living Dead. Although Zombiefest is an annual event scheduled around Halloween, consider planning this low cost NIGHT-themed adventure as a prelude to a zombie program.  

Zombiefest program information from the library's website and The Observer, October 3, 2011.

From the Unique Projects website, view Complico Paper Folding Puzzle, a game of multiple paper folding challenges that range in difficulty. According to the site, Complico is Latin for to fold together and "...that is exactly what you will do with this simple but ingenious project. After quickly printing and preparing any of the many puzzles that we have provided, you are ready to try and solve them. Beware, however, the difficulty varies from joyfully simple to satisfyingly tricky to devilishly complex! This is a perfect game to fold up and keep in your pocket so that it is ready to play whenever you have some spare time." Print the puzzles at the bottom of the website, provide teens with scissors and directions and then see what solutions they develop.

The Sarasota County Library System's Teen Advisory Board sponsors a Chess & Checker Club meeting held the first and third Saturdays of the month. Children, teens and adults are invited. Participants are urged to "Come to play, come to teach, come to have fun!" Cris Walton, Elsie Quirk Library

The St. Johns County Public Library System took November's National Gaming Day very seriously, as demonstrated in their latest promotional video. Please take a look.

Letters About Literature is a national writing contest that "celebrates the relationship between young readers and authors."  Youth from elementary through high school are asked to write a letter to their favorite author - past or present - explaining how the book changed the writer's view. Florida's first-place winners will receive cash awards and Target gift cards. January 6 is the entry deadline. For contest guidelines and writing tips, go to the Library of Congress website. Email Nancy S. Murray, Broward County Library (NMURRAY@broward.org), for a PDF of the promotional poster shown on the website.

The Florida Jump$tart Coalition has grant money available to organizations for conducting financial literacy training. The personal finance event must be aimed at teachers and/or students from kindergarten through young adults. Those who apply to partner may receive up to $500 for providing an event.

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Sponsored by the Museum of Florida History, the Florida History Fair is an annual, statewide activity that enhances the teaching and learning of history at elementary and secondary levels. This year's National History Day theme is "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History." Additionally, visit the Florida Memory Project and the Florida Electronic Library for resources relating to this year's theme.

Next year the Association for Library Service to Children will celebrate the 16th anniversary of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), known as Día, on April 30. The association has rolled out the new El día de los niños/El día de los libros website, which includes a free downloadable resource guide containing programming, outreach, book lists and activity sheets. The association is also offering free stickers and "Ask Me about Día!" buttons for youth services staff who register on the site. Both the stickers and buttons are available in English or Spanish.