Surveys

I forgot to post that I will be sending email surveys to those who attend the workshops. I hate to take time during the day to fill them out so I thought we would do it this way.

If anyone is thinking about next year and would like to present, if we offer these again, please email me! I will then pass your name on to next year's Chair, Mary Maxon!

Blessings,
ing ;)

Hello!

Hello all,

Some ladies from Bethel here went to the Best Practices day and said that it was wonderful! Did anyone else go? Do you have stories to share? Did you win an award? Would you like to brag a little on here? Send me an email! kalchthaleri@einetwork.net!

Last Friday was the first of the Spring Workshops!
There are still bugs to work out, but the presenters did a wonderful job and a few of them and I received very positive email feedback already!

This Friday is Cambria County! If you still want to get in, email ellen@palibraries.org and tell her and I can get your check on Friday. Also please email me so that I can make sure there is food for you.

Thank you for all of the great information about your writing groups-- that article will be submitted for the May issue!

Keep sending your bios, comments, suggestions, anything you want to add to the site!

Have a wonderful week!

Blessings,
ing :)

Check out the new bio!

Say hello to Elizabeth Davis from Osterhout Free Library! She sent her picture and bio for the YSD Members Bio section. Thank you, Elizabeth!
Keep the bios, coming!

Blessings,

ing :)

Busy Week!

Tomorrow is the Best Practices Award Luncheon in Harrisburg! I hope all of you are going to be there! I am SERIOUSLY bummed, as I will not be able to attend...this is probably TMI, but I ended up with a kidney infection and can't make the trip. :-(. But it will be an amazing day and a time to celebrate all of the wonderful things that PA Libraries are doing-- all of the wonder things that YOU are doing, that is!

Friday is the first of the Spring Continuing Education Workshops. We have great group of folks signed up for this workshop in Shaler. If by some chance you are still thinking about going--- email me kalchthaleri@einetwork.net before noon on Thursday and just bring your check and your registration form on Friday. But please email me just so I can make food arrangements for you!

I am getting a great response regarding the writing groups you are doing and look forward to including that in the Bulletin article in May. I have also discovered that in SEVERAL places on the YSD blog I have spelled Bulletin wrong. This is very embarrassing, but is part of my history...for 7 years I was a church pastor it was even more necessary to spell bulletin correctly, but sadly I never learned.

So--- keep watching for the BULLETIN and keep sending your writing group info for the BULLETIN and have a great week!

Blessings,

ing

Good Morning!

Hello All,

Don't forget that time is running out to sign up for the Spring Workshops in Shaler and in Johnstown. CLICK HERE and scroll to find the registration form.

Thank you for a great response to the call for your stories about writing groups in your libraries. I already have some wonderful samples and information! Please continue to send me your experiences.

The following people have joined the Youth Services Division since January.
Are you in the same system? Does your library neighbor theirs? If so, give them a friendly hello and welcome to the Division!

Thanks for joining! We are glad to have you on board:

Elizabeth Davis - Osterhout
Paul Giovanetti - Phoenixville
Karen Healy - Upper Darby
Laura Knouff - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Kathleen Lebby - New Castle
Lauren Longbottom - Aston Public Library
Robin Pundzak - Crawford County Historical Society
Susan Slater - Warren Library Association

Blessings,

ing

Welcome to Haverford Township Free Library

Thanks to Deborah Purdy from Haverford Township Free Library.
She sent us the link to her Teen Blog CHECK IT OUT! I'm adding it to the LINKS as well!

Blessings,
ing ;)

hey, check out the Bethel Park Library's Teen Blog while you're at it!

Happy Monday! --- CALL FOR YOUR STORIES!!!

Hello all,

Don't miss Kathy Maron-Woods' (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh) great intergenerational programming idea on the Intergenerational Info Site. There you will also find links sent from Claudia Koenig of Commonwealth Libraries.

For the May or June issue I would like to feature any writing groups that you have in your library (for children or teens). Do you have your own group? Do you publish a newsletter? Fiction? Poetry? Online? In print? Do you have an author's contest? Send away! And your information will be included in the May or June issue of the Bulliten! Spend student samples, pictures, whatever you have!

All of the submissions that I received for PaLA program proposals were sent in to the Program Committee. They will make the ultimate decisions and I don't envy them! The ones that I saw were fantastic and I know this conference is going to be awesome!

Have a great week!

Blessings,

ing :)

Other info is up

Finally got around to putting up the other information on the intergenerational programming! Hey, it is Read Across America Week, we're all crazy, right! :)

Thanks again to everyone who sent in their intergenerational info. I have another program sample from Kathy Maron Wood at the Carneige Library of Pittsburgh which I will post next week. CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERGENERATIONAL INFO.

If you have any other information you would like to share, please send it on!

Also, remember the Member Bios Section? We still only have 2 bios up there! Please send me your pics and bios! Or just your bios if you don't have a pic!

Have a great week!

Blessings,
ing ;)

Intergenerational Pictures

Finally I have posted the pictures that were sent to me from Shippensburg Public Library, Lisa Rhinehart, Head of Children's Services and from Chris Teter, Head of Children's Services at Newtown Public Library. Click Here to see them!

Later on today I will post a copy of the article that will be in the March issue Bulletin and also the great booklist and promo materials from Ellen Meanix Helfrick, Director of Children's Services at the Kaltreider- Benfer Library in Red Lion, PA.

Hope all is well with you, more proposals came in this weekend and thank you so much for sending them. I know the deadline is today, but I will welcome any until you might still have out there up until this Thursday!

Don't forget about the Early Learning and Best Practices forum in March! CLICK HERE to download the postcard!

Blessings,

ing :)

Hello, Osterhout!!!!

Check out the very cool Youth Services Blog from Osterhout Library! I'll add it to the link on the side as well! If you want your blog or site added, please just email me! kalchthaleri@einetwork.net

Blessings,
ing ;)

YSD Web Site

Hey all!

Denise Pulgino - Stout Montgomery Co., - Norristown designed a very cool looking main website for our division! Here it is! I put a link to it over under the links and when PaLA updates their website, Ellen said that we can get it and the blog linked up to it. They are putting in a special members section, so stay tuned for that!

Got another PaLA proposal today and another one on the way! Keep 'em coming!

Blessings,

ing ;)

CE Credits

Hello All,

Just heard from Lynn Moses from the state-- you will be able to get CE credits for the Spring Workshop, so that is really great!

More proposals are coming in-- it looks like it is going to be a wonderful conference! Remember the deadline is February 23rd, please send to kalchthaleri@einetwork.net.

Wow, short report this week!

Blessings,
ing :)

Workshop Registration Forms!

Hey all,
Registration forms for the Spring Workshops have been sent through PAYOUTH and also to Ellen for mail distribution to the Division membership! I put one up on a wiki so you can download it from here, too. CLICK HERE!
Hope to see you this Spring!
Blessings,
ing :)

Conference Proposal Form in Word Format

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day!

The Conference Proposal Forms are rolling in! Thank you so much! Some of you have been asking to have the form in Word format so that it is easy for you to complete and send.

CLICK HERE to go to a wiki site where I posted the form in Word.

Keep 'em coming! The deadline is February 23, emailed to kalchthaleri@einetwork.net, for Division sponsorship.

Blessings,

ing :)

Lots of Stuff!

First of all, I hope that you are keeping warm! Currently in Pittsburgh, it is 2 degrees. Joy!

Second-- a reminder from an email Paula Gilbert sent out about the Early Learning Forum and Best Practices Awards Lunch - MARCH 21 at the Harrisburg Hilton from 9 AM - 3 PM. Don't miss out!

Third-- Mary Morgan Smith, Head of Children's Services at Northland Library recently shared a local dry cleaner approached her last summer about donating 2 new bikes to give away for Summer Reading prizes. Needless to say these were a HUGE draw, a big hit! In talking with the dry cleaner, Mary found out that dry cleaners are a very generous group and want to give back to the community. Mary's particular dry cleaner got the bike idea from another dry cleaner in Boston. She has also been in touch with other dry cleaners in PA and is encouraging them to contact their local libraries to see what they can donate for SRC. (who knows, one of us may get a call!) Does anyone else have any other dry cleaner stories? Is this a project that we could organize state wide? Let me know what you know and/or think! kalchthaleri@einetwork.net.

Fourth-- Don't forget about the Spring Cont Education Workshops. We are so excited to have just gotten word that Pittsburgh businessman David W. Hunter will helping to refray the costs of the workshops. Many thanks to Mr. Hunter for his generosity toward this endeavor. And many, many thanks to our presenters and wonderful host libraries! I will be turning the registration flyer in to Ellen at PaLA this week and they will be mailed to your soon. But save the dates now! Thank you to all of you who sent emails and questions about the workshops. It should be a great experience for all!

Fifth-- PaLA Program Proposals, please (that's a lot of alliteration) email them to kalchthaleri@einetwork.net by Feb. 23 so that they can be "sponsored" by the YS Division. Many wonderful proposals have been received already, please, keep them coming! If you sent a proposal but did not receive an email from me in response, please send it again, as the SPAM filter is quite strong!

And sixth and last--just finished the March PaLA newsletter article which will share all of YOUR amazing programming ideas. Look here next week though for even more information and photos. If you have more intergenerational programming ideas you would like to share, please email me and I will include them here.

Have a great week and stay warm!

Blessings,

ing

PaLA Proposals Due Feb. 23

I have already received a few proposals for the Annual Conference! Thank you so much!

This week I will be emailing all who have sent in proposals so far. If you sent a proposal and do not get an email from me by Friday, please re-send to kalchthaleri@einetwork.net or call me at 412-835-2207 ex. 267 to make sure I get your proposal.

Have a great week!

Blessings,

ing

Intergenerational Programming

Because I wanted to get out the info about the Spring Workshops ASAP, the article about all of your wonderful intergenerational programming will be in the March issue of the PaLA newsletter. Thank you so much for all of the stories and photos!

Blessings,

ing

Finalized info about Spring Workshops!

This info will be published in the PaLA newsletter in February and you will be getting information in the mail as well, but I thought I would put up the final dates and details. MANY THANKS to the host libraries and our presenters.
Please look for the registration forms in the mail and tell everyone you can about the workshops!

PaLA Youth Services Division Spring Workshops


LOCATIONS
SHALER NORTH HILLS LIBRARY
www.shalerlibrary.org
March 23, 2007

CAMBRIA COUNTY LIBRARY
www.cclib.lib.pa.us
March 30, 2007

ECCLES-LESHER MEMORIAL LIBRARY www.eccles-lesher.org MAY 4, 2007

MONTGOMERY CO. -NORRISTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY www.mc-npl.org
MAY 11, 2007

JAMES V. BROWN LIBRARY www.jvbrown.edu May 25, 2007

SESSIONS
Library 2.0
What is Library 2.0 anyway and how can it make your life as a children's librarian easier? From your department's website to planning and advertising programming, Library 2.0 offers a more user-centered approach to library services. Find out only what you need to know about L2 without getting bogged down in the techie-talk and how exactly you can embrace it and put it to good use at your library! (will not be offered at Shaler)*

Great Books 2006--Beyond the Winner's Circle.
An inside look at books that will strengthen and broaden your collections for programming and child-centered book sharing.

Only a Few? Look what you can do!
Are you "flying solo" in your children's department? How do you balance collection developement, programming, summer reading, school visits and all the rest as only one person? Come and learn some helpful time-saving tips and ways to make your work life easier and more fulfilling all the while benefitting your youngest of patrons.

School-Age Programming Made Simple
Once a child outgrows preschool and kindergarten storytimes, what kinds of programming will keep them coming to the library? Walk way with ready-to-go programs for those in 1-5 grades.

CSI @ Your Library
A hands-on mystery for YOU to solve using actual investigative techniques. This teen-tested program is easly and cheaply duplicated in your library. We will give you all you need to host your own Crime Scene Investigation. This program can be easily adapted for younger children and/or families. You will leave this session with all you need to host your own night of intrigue.

Workshop registration and coffee will begin at 8:30 AM at each of the locations, with the first session beginning at 9:00 AM. Workshops will end at 3:00 PM.*

The cost of lunch is included in registration.
Registration Fee:
PaLA members: $15*
Non-members: $18*


REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. SAVE THE DATES TODAY!


*Shaler workshop will end at 2:00 PM and cost for Shaler Workshop $12 PaLA Member, $15 Non-member

Carolyn W. Field Information

Some of you had asked who was on the 2006 Committee and if there were any honor books for the year. Many thanks to Patte Kelly from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for sending the list.

The 2006 CWF Notable Books

Georgia's Bones. Jen Bryant, author. Wm. B. Eerdmans
Under the Persimmon Tree. Suzanne Fisher Staples, author. Farrar Strauss & Gireaux

The 2006 Carolyn W. Field Award Winner
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow. Susan Campbell Bartoletti, author. Scholastic Nonfiction

Shawn Sipe from Martin Library is the CWF Chair for 2007

Members of the Committee are:

Tara Doweel from Middletown Public Library

Susan Huges from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Paula Marshall from the Joseph and Elizabeth Shaw Public Library

Jeffrey Swope from J.V. Brown Library

Once again please send me your names if you would like to serve on the committee in the future. We are putting together all of the CWF info in electronic format and so hopefully this will make the committee's job a lot easier in the future!

CALL FOR PROPOSALS! 2007 PaLA Annual Conferece - October 14- 17 - State College, PA

It isn't too soon to be thinking about the annual conference at Penn State!

Start getting your presentations together!



PaLA is asking for proposals now! CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION!

Please send your proposal forms first to me at kalchthaleri@einetwork.net
Then I will send them in to PaLA, this way they will be "Sponsored" by the PaLA Youth Services Division.

PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME BY FEBRUARY 23.

The Carolyn Field Luncheon is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, October 16.

In just the short time that I've been chair (21 days!) I have been BLOWN away by the exciting programs and ideas that so many of you have shared with me. I can't wait to see what you will be bringing to the Penn Stater in the fall!

Blessings,
ing