2. Objectives
• Network & exchange ideas with colleagues
• Explore national general and library trends
• Discuss the hows and whys of summer
programs
• Delve into health, wellness, & fitness
• Learn about statewide opportunities
• Engage in storytime fun and learning
• Get outside, & have fun!
3. • 46 states + US territories
• Grassroots
• Collaborative
• Manuals, artwork, Upstart products
• Manual content & artwork are
proprietary
21. Trends in incentives
• Simpler process, fewer prizes
• Intrinsic motivation
• Books only
• Social event
• Donating to cause
• Intangible
• None!
22.
23. Health, wellness, & fitness
What’s great about this topic in libraries?
Include possibilities and opportunities!
What’s challenging about this topic?
How might you overcome the challenges?
41. Partnership possibilities
• Ride for Reading
• YMCA/YWCA
• Community centers
• Community colleges & universities
• Local sports clubs and teams
• School sports teams
46. Partnership possibilities
• Reach Out and Read
• Health clinics
• Hospitals
• Medical/health libraries
• Community colleges & universities
• Home health care agencies
• Nursing homes & adult day care facilities
OR
Agenda:
2016 SRP overview
National & library trends, including SRP trends
Health and wellness in 4 parts:
Get outside
Overall health
Fitness
Gardening, cooking, food
Statewide opportunities and events
Please remember to use either copyright-embedded images from CD or the copyright statement on each page that CSLP graphics appear on
Changes this year to the manual:
Early lit: 3 chapters according to age group, then subtheme; literacy tips throughout
Children: literacy, math, science and inclusion tips throughout
Teen and children: low cost activities and teen volunteer opportunities denoted
Adult: family activities denoted with symbol
Matt Tavares grew up surrounded by books and reading. From the time he was very young, his mother read to him every night, and his family made countless trips to the public library. Years later, as a studio art major at Bates College, he rediscovered his love for picture books and decided to try to make his own. For his senior project, Matt wrote and illustrated a story called Sebastian’s Ball, about a boy who caught a magic foul ball at a Boston Red Sox game. Three years later, after much revision, Sebastian’s Ball became Zachary’s Ball, Matt’s first published picture book. Since then, Matt has written and illustrated several award-winning picture books, including Growing Up Pedro, Becoming Babe Ruth, and Crossing Niagara. Matt’s books have won numerous awards. Matt lives in Maine with his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters.
No artist. Stock images
When you complete your 2015 SRP report you’re automatically registered for the 2016 program
In lieu of mini grants.
Deadline for submission: March 20. Spans Teen Tech Week, week of March 6.
From ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries, http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/future/trends
We’ll discuss the trends in the boxes
And outreach is added as a critical component of summer programs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjfWycXggq8
Why? from 8 science-backed reasons for letting your kids play outdoors on handout.
Better vision, Better resistance to disease and allergies, Increased Vitamin D, less stress, Better attention spans, even for kids with ADHD symptoms, better physical fitness and coordination, better classroom performance, Spark curiosity & imagination, Better nature literacy and local understanding
What? Sit spot, wander, listen, photos, record sounds, sketch, note, return to spot in different seasons
For little ones
Great for all ages
Top left: Anythink explore outdoors
Bottom: Jeffco outreach storytimes at housing development
Top right: Cardboard challenge at the Poudre River Library
Other possibilities:
Astronomy programs, Nature photog and art, journaling, Create outdoor scavenger hunts—or go higher tech with geocaching, Little free green spaces
And apps! Lots of apps—see list on handout
Mancos Public Library’s Outdoor Adventures after school program
Show books
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)
I-naturalist another great online community
Moss art—works on inside and outside walls!
Need to mist it
In April, Colorado State Parks and Wildlife will give all public library locations in the state 2 state park passes to circulate to patrons! Watch for details to come soon!
Get youngest kids—and their parents—involved in exercise early during your storytimes!
Left: Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library in Broomfield
Right: Anythink Libraries
Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride and the La Veta Public Library circulate bicycles!
Other options: passes to a gym or YMCA
Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride circulates all sorts of sporting equipment, including fishing gear, tennis rackets, and family outdoor activity backpacks
Lots of apps on handouts for teens and adults
Place words to a handwashing song over bathroom sinks—encourages both early literacy activity (singing) and healthy handwashing!
Check out apps on handout
Yes, teddy bears get repaired but this is also a great time to talk with kids about first aid, injuries, going to the doctor. They may even practice putting a bandaid on teddy.
In poster and bookmark. From Sacramento Public Library. PDF and customizable Word doc available for your use.
Sensitive topics collection—fic and nonfic, wayfinding sign, book clubs, with sign; improve/update collection, be sure of diversity of lifestyles. For adults too!
Also check out Teens, Health, and Technology: A National Survey, Center on Media and Human Development, Northwestern University on handout
Tracker is from adult SRP manual.
Another idea for adults: Health fair—have library booth at a community fair, or put on a fair at your library, or have a virtual fair. Host CPR/first aid training at your library. Series of classes on children’s health issues, and collections. One program or series on specific health issues. Social time for seniors. Outreach to senior centers and adult day care centers, Health and Wellness Observances Calendar
Community gardening at Pine River Library in Bayfield and Anythink Library at Wright Farms (Thornton)
Top right: kids make seed balls at Anythink
Top left and bottom: Seed bank at Basalt Public Library
Seed swaps are another option to encourage and facilitate gardening
Have a program to lay out a garden using software/apps
Left: kids’ cooking activity at Pine River Library in Bayfield
Right: bilingual Exploring Food Together class at the Family & Intercultural Resource Center in Silverthorne, CO.
Check out healthy eating apps on handout
Partner with your local Summer Food Service Program this summer.
Right: Books in the Park program, a partnership of SFSP and Pueblo City-County Library