ICfL’s My First Books program celebrates 25 years
My First Books program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! This program establishes home libraries for children who have limited access to books.
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10, 2020
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08, 2020
Help Train The Next Generation of Storytellers
Idaho has a need for library staff who are trained to do storytime. Over the past few years, Idaho youth services staff have been promoted (yay!), retired (congratulations!), or [...]
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08, 2020
Child Care Crisis: How your library can support early learning
Thank you to the library staff who joined us for today's conversation regarding the child care and preschool crisis in Idaho and throughout the nation. As mentioned during the [...]
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07, 2020
Library Staff Encouraged to Attend Regional Town Hall Discussions
The University of Idaho McClure Center for Public Policy Research and the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (Id AEYC) invite you to a town hall meeting in [...]
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07, 2020
Library Programs Benefit Both the Public Library and the Community
Idaho's library laws are found in Title 33: Education. Why? Because Idaho's public libraries form an integral part of the state's education system. Idaho Code section 33-2601 states, "It is [...]
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07, 2020
Ready! for Kindergarten Workshops: An opportunity for Idaho libraries
Our friends at the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (ID AEYC) received funds from the Idaho Preschool Development Grant (see January 9, 2020 issue of The [...]
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07, 2020
Kindergarten Readiness Grant Application Now Open
The ICfL is excited to announce the continuation of a grant for public libraries to support library-led, community-based efforts that help get preschoolers ready for kindergarten. Public libraries can [...]
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05, 2020
Electronic Resources for Public Libraries in the Time of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Digital content may include eBooks, audio books, comics and graphic novels, movies, music, and television programs.
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05, 2020
Suggested Best Practices for Zoom Meetings
Test your video and audio. Turn on your video. Position yourself so that most of the light is coming from in front of you. Use a headset if you have one....
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04, 2020
Re-Imagining Summer Reading Programs for 2020 and Beyond
This year's public health emergency has forced libraries to provide access to library services in nontraditional and creative ways. With so many unknowns about when Idaho's stay-at-home order will be [...]