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CSLP 2013 Update
Florida Memory
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Out and About
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Summer Reads
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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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Ongoing Training
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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. |
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Summer Reading Program Workshops
The following 2013 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP)/Florida Library Youth Program (FLYP) summer workshops are still open for registration.
February 5 Daytona Beach (Volusia County)
February 7 Gainesville (Alachua County)
February 11 Jacksonville (Duval County)
February 21 Naples (Collier County)
Over 400 youth services staff members have already
attended a FLYP Workshop. One of the many activities participants enjoyed was being eaten by the boa constrictor.
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor.
A boa constrictor? A boa constrictor.
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor
And I don't like it one little bit!
Oh no! He's swallowed my toes!
Oh gee! He's swallowed my knees.
Oh fiddle! He's around my middle.
Oh heck. He's up to my neck!
Oh dread! He's over my mmmmm....
Feel free to download the pattern to create your own boa constrictor; be prepared to hear your young patrons giggle hysterically!
Jana Fine, Youth Services Consultant
jana.fine@dos.myflorida.com
Adapted from the poem "Boa Constrictor" by Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends. (1975). New York : HarperCollins.
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CSLP 2013 Update
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 The deadline to order CSLP materials from the Highsmith-Upstart Catalog for a May 1 delivery date is March 1. For orders placed after March 1, contact Upstart at 855.255.2757 for an estimated ship date.
Be sure that the total amount ordered for all outlets or libraries does not exceed the allotment for your system or cooperative.
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Florida Memory
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Black History Month: Primary Source Material From Florida Memory 
In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson began officially commemorating African-American history during an annual week of remembrance. Woodson promoted the observance of "Negro History Week" during the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
Woodson was one of the first academically trained African-American historians in the United States. Through his efforts to celebrate and study the nation's African-American heritage, February is now officially designated as Black History Month.
This list features resources on African-American history from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida. Black history in Florida is especially rich, dating back to the early 16th century. These resources attest to the struggles and triumphs of persons of African descent in Florida history.
Katrina Harkness, Education Officer
State Library and Archives of Florida
Katrina.Harkness@dos.myflorida.com
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Exploring Florida Activity Book
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Now Available From the Museum of Florida History  The Museum of Florida History has completed an activity book to complement Viva Florida 500, and it is now available to teachers and media specialists across the state. This activity book features Florida artist Christopher Still's paintings of Florida from prehistoric to modern times. Complemented by primary source and Web-based activities, it enables young people to visualize and appreciate the state's growth over time. Tailored for fourth and fifth grade students but adaptable to other ages, Exploring Florida introduces Viva Florida 500, which commemorates the arrival of Europeans and the vibrant and diverse cultural landscape that has resulted. For information or to request free copies call 850.245.6400. A reproducible version is also available for download.
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
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Top 10 Black History Books for YouthYou'll find  several outstanding books about the civil rights movement on this year's list of the top black-history titles, along with a picture book about an unsung singer of the Harlem Renaissance and a stylish biography of Willie Mays. Read more...Common Sense for Common Core Scholastic has launched a new website, " Common  Sense for the Common Core," that aims to help teachers, school leaders, and parents understand these standards, and provides instructional programs to implement them. Built in consultation with Common Core experts, the website answers questions about the standards and points parents and teachers toward resources to help them understand what is changing and what is not.
Digital Learning Day
Digital Learning Day is a national campaign that celebrates teachers and shines a spotlight on successful instructional practice and effective use of technology in classrooms across the country. Join the nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology on February 6, 2013.
Library Lovers' Month 
Library Lovers' Month is a month-long celebration of school, public, and private libraries of all types. This is a time for everyone, especially library support groups, to recognize the value of libraries and to work to ensure that the nation's libraries will continue to serve. Storytime: Not Just for Kids Anymore, is based on the American Library Association's Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® training program. This 30-minute DVD defines the six early literacy skills that children need before they enter school and shows portions of 10 library storytimes infused with early literacy fun for children. SEFLIN members may borrow this and other multimedia materials for up to one month. On the SEFLIN website, log in and go to the Staff Training Store to view the DVDs and to register for Storytime: Not Just for Kids Anymore.  Summer Reading GrantsDollar General Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Grants provide funding to local nonprofit organizations and libraries to help with the implementation or expansion of summer reading programs. Programs must target Pre-K through 12th grade students who are new readers, below grade level readers or readers with learning disabilities. Deadline to apply is February 28, 2013.
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Out and About
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Out and About showcases programs and activities from libraries around the state and country. This month we feature a program from Ohio.
We did a "Live Angry Birds" with tweens and had them flinging stuffed animal toys -- the licensed birds, found at Five Below, which are about four inches in diameter--at pig stuffed animals perched on cardboard preschool blocks. Then we gave away the pigs and birds as our prizes. We used an exercise band as the slingshot. We had a craft station where the tweens made birds out of yarn -- creat ed handmade pompoms and hot-glued eyes, eyebrows and mouths onto them.
There are a ton of Angry Birds suggestions on Pinterest. Don't miss the bird pizzas!
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School Librarians and the Use of Technology
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Free Webinars Hosted by Project Leadership in Action
The PALM Center of Florida State University is offering a series of free webinars hosted by Project Leadership in Action participants.
The Project LEAD grant resulted in a three-year study of school librarians' leadership in technology integration, which was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Media specialists in Florida who participated in the Project LEAD program while they were students at FSU will discuss the results of their own action research projects in the school library involving technology integration practice.
February 5: Positive Motivation Through Technology
Presented by: Connie Hoffmann, School Librarian at McLaughlin Middle School & Fine Arts Academy in Lake Wales
February 12: Chiefs & Indians: Reasons Cooperative Inquiry Did (& Didn't) Work at My School
Presented by: Joanna Tamplin, School Library Media Specialist at Hawks Rise Elementary School in Tallahassee
February 19: Project-Based Learning
Presented by: Stacy Davis, School Librarian at Lake Alfred Elementary in Polk County
February 26: The Parent Project - Failed
Presented by: Pamela Monroe
Join these programs on Tuesdays from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Previous Programs
Motivating Students to Read with iPads
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Florida Library Youth Program
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