Division of Library and Information Services
FLYP Forward
January 2013

Volume 6    Issue 4    

Newsletter Topics 

 

New but Not

 

CSLP 2013 Update 

 

Florida History Day Reminder

   

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 

 

Out and About  

 

Quick Links

FLYP Materials

 

Florida Electronic Library 

 

Florida Memory Project 

 

 Florida Library Webinars 

Summer Reads 

 

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

 

Upcoming Training

  

Florida Library Webinars:

Creating a Positively New You in the New Year 

January 8, 2013

10:30-11:30 a.m. EST 

 

 

WebJunction:

 The Impact of an Ice Cream Sundae
January 15, 2013
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST  


PLAN:
AIM: Prepare for Success
January 9, 2013
9:30-11:00 a.m. CST

SWFLN:
Integrating eResources into Summer Reading Programs - Two informative back-to-back sessions
January 17, 2013
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST
First session
1:30-4:30 p.m. EST
Second session
South County Regional Library, Estero, FL
(Lee County System)

NEFLIN:
Common Core Standards: What is Common Core?
J
anuary 15, 2013
4:00-5:00 p.m. EST
 
Find a variety of  training opportunities at Florida Library Webinars

Ongoing Training
If you work in a Florida library, you are eligible to enroll in more than 350 self-paced online courses offered through WebJunction Florida.

Have a WJ account but can't remember the password? Try WebJunction (case sensitive) and you'll be prompted to reset your password.
2012-2013 Celebration Weeks and
Promotional Events 
Click on the links to see how you can bring these promotions to your library.  Don't forget to share your activities with others.

National Popcorn Day
January 19, 2013

Presidential Inauguration
January 21, 2013

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 21, 2013

January 30, 2013

February 6, 2013

March 10-16, 2013

March 12, 2013

March 16, 2013

School Library Month
April 2013

National Drop Everything and Read Day
April 12, 2013

National Library Week
April 14-20, 2013

New but Not...

Summer Reading Program Workshops
The following 2013 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP)/Florida Library Youth Program (FLYP) summer workshops are still open for registration.

 

January 10                 Tallahassee (Leon County) 

January 16                 Maitland (Orange County)              

January 18                 Oldsmar (Pinellas County)    

January 31                 Delray Beach (Palm Beach County)    

February 1                 Miami (Miami-Dade County)

February 5                 Daytona Beach (Volusia County) 

February 7                 Gainesville (Alachua County)

February 11               Jacksonville (Duval County)   

February 21               Naples (Collier County)  
                                   
  

Jana Fine, Youth Services Consultant
[email protected]
 

 

CSLP 2013 Update
   
CSLP Teen Video Contest CSLP teen

  

Have you had an opportunity to work with teens in your area or collaborate with a local middle/high school on the CSLP Teen Video Challenge?

 

 

Teens who create a video promoting summer reading at the public library, including their interpretation of the 2013 CSLP teen slogan Beneath the Surface, can win $275 and a $125 award for their library. Videos can be created individually or as a team. The winning video from Florida will become one of the official Teen PSAs for the National 2013 CSLP Summer Reading Program (CSLP Winning Videos).   

   

The deadline for video entries is February 1, 2013. The application is available online. For more information visit the CSLP website or contact Jana Fine at [email protected].    

   

New for 2013 - CSLP members who partner with local schools and nonprofit organizations may print a PDF order page from the CSLP website to share with the school or nonprofit organization that may then order from a selection of CSLP's promotional items. The items on the PDF order page are the only items available for purchase/use by local schools or nonprofit organizations with whom the CSLP member library has formed a partnership.

NOTE: These items must be purchased with local funds.      

 
Florida History Day Reminder

 

2013 Florida History Fair

Sponsored by the Museum of Florida History, the Florida History Fair (FHF) is an annual, statewide activity that enhances the teaching and learning of history at elementary and secondary levels. Florida is an affiliate of National History Day (NHD), which promotes history in the classroom by offering students the means and encouragement to do original research about people, ideas, and events of the past.  

 

Based on a theme selected annually by NHD, students in grades 6 to 12 use primary and secondary sources to research a topic relating to local, national, or world history. The 2012-2013 theme is "Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events." After analyzing and interpreting the information they have gathered, students express their findings in a paper, exhibit, performance, documentary, or website.

 

Most students are well into their projects at this point and are getting ready for their school and regional contests. For libraries, this means students will be looking for additional resources to strengthen their entries. In addition to checking out books, they will need access to library computers and databases. Any support that library staff can give will help to ease many of their anxieties.

 

If questions arise, the Florida History Fair and NHD websites provide extensive information about creating entries. In addition, you can contact the County Coordinator in your district for information about local contests. You can also email State Coordinator KC Smith  ([email protected]) or State Co-coordinator Jennie Brock ([email protected]) for assistance.

 

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 

 

Viva Florida 500 viva florida

This month marks the start of the year-long commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Le�n's arrival on Florida's east coast. Libraries across the state are gearing up for all types of programs. If you have programs that you would like to share, you may submit them to the Viva Florida 500 website or send your information to Jana Fine at [email protected] and I will include it in the FLYP monthly newsletter.

  

FLOR500  florida wildflowers

FLOR500 is a participatory art, nature, and history project created by Miami artist Xavier Cortada to commemorate Florida's quincentennial in 2013. The project marks the importance of the moment when the history of our state changed forever and gives us a glimpse of what its landscape was like 500 years ago. The goal is to have 500 native wildflower gardens planted by students and dedicated to one of 500 important Floridians selected by a team of historians.

  

Public libraries can participate by hosting a variety of programs or events such as native wildflower talks or planting a native wildflower garden in or around the library. Register your event.  

   

American Library Association Youth Media Awards     

The American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards (YMA) will be announced on January 28, 2013, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington. Each year ALA honors books and media for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards, which include the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards, guide parents, educators, librarians, and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by committees composed of librarians and other literature and media experts, the awards encourage original and creative work in the field of children's and young adult literature and media. The award announcements are made as part of the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Award presentations will be made at the ALA Annual Conference. Contact the ALA Public Information Office at [email protected] with questions about the YMA announcement.

 

   
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service - January 21, 2013

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The event is a great opportunity for libraries to work with their teen patrons and/or Teen Adivsory Group on a service project that improves the library or some other part of the community. Learn more and get resources to help you plan a project, promote your project, or find service opportunities.  

  

   
Florida Library Snapshot Day
Tell the story of your Florida library and its value to the community by joining us for Florida Library Snapshot Day, January 30, 2013! All types of libraries are invited to submit library photos, statistics, and stories that showcase what happens during one day in their library. Librarians, media specialists, and library staff also have the option of selecting any day during the month of January or during the first week of February to take photographs, and report statistics and stories.

Out and About

Out and About showcases programs and activities from libraries around the state. This month we feature a successful activity in Sarasota County.

 

"Girls, Gadgetry and Galvanizing Genius"

Youth Services Staff at The Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library and the Venice Public Library partnered with the Venice Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to present "Girls, Gadgetry and Galvanizing Genius" on Saturday, November 17, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The event was a follow up to a Books-to-Action library book display that the AAUW arranged at both libraries, featuring women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).  

 

The goal was to have 25 girls, ages 9 - 12, attend. The end count was 27 at the event and 13 on the waiting list. AAUW members developed projects for science, engineering, and math. Jacaranda Library's Young Adult Librarian, Andrea Gehringer, developed the technology project. For the "Butterflies, Beetles and Bugs, Oh My" project, at the green science table, girls counted the bugs in petri dishes under magnifiers. At the orange technology table, girls were shown how to hook in an LED light in a black cuff for "Wearable Light." Girls built a "Lego Balloon Car" at the blue engineering table. Working with large dice, provided by Sarasota County Parks and Recreation, girls used math skills to understand probability in "Chances Are" at the purple math table. AAUW provided all the publicity posters, banners, and bookmarks as well as all the decorations for the event and materials for their STEM projects. Refreshments, visors, and lanyards were provided by the Friends of the Library.

 

Sheila Kaufer, Jacaranda Library's Youth Services Librarian, worked directly with AAUW on organization and presentation. Since this was a tween program, both Sheila and Andrea worked together on this extremely successful event. Andrea developed a really cool flyer as well as the name tags. Sheila worked directly with the School Board to have the flyer approved for distribution to public, charter, and private elementary and middle schools, targeting 4th through 6th graders. Homeschoolers were also contacted. Sarasota County Communications developed and sent out a special press release for the event.

 

Upon registering, each girl received a sun visor - red, green, orange, or purple. The color of the visor divided them into groups. The groups rotated from one table to the next, with a total of 20 minutes at each table. A mid-morning break for refreshments gave the girls a chance to socialize. The event began to wrap up at about 12:15 p.m. with time for questions. Girls were given a short evaluation to fill out and the overall description from them was "awesome." Each girl received a bag that included a booklet with bibliographies and lists of famous women in engineering, computer science, math, technology, and science as well as a list of AAUW volunteers, contributors, lenders, Sarasota County Youth Services Librarians and acknowledgement of donations. Before the girls left, they were able to choose two free books to take home and were given a special bookmark to remember the event.

 

The young women who attended represented five towns, 13 schools and home-school students. Age 10 was the most common age. All of the 15 AAUW members who worked on the project (and those who were there the day of the event) registered to be volunteers through Sarasota County Government in advance. One of them is now a regular volunteer in Youth Services and two were already regular Youth Services volunteers. One AAUW member was available just to take pictures for their monthly newsletter and to send to their national headquarters. In addition, Jo Lize, Venice Library's Youth Services Librarian and Grace Moore, Selby Library's Youth Services Librarian, were also there the day of the event as extra help. In fact, Grace and Sheila will be attending a January meeting of the AAUW Sarasota Branch to speak about this special collaborative program in order to hopefully replicate the event at Selby Library.

  

Sheila Kaufer

[email protected] 

Youth Services Librarian

Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library  

Sarasota County Libraries
Florida Library Youth Program