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7 10, 2020
  • Celebrating My First Book 25 year anniversary

ICfL’s My First Books program celebrates 25 years

By Staci Shaw|October 7th, 2020|Children's Programs, Early Literacy, Library News & Trends|

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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31 08, 2020

Help Train The Next Generation of Storytellers

By Jennifer Redford|August 31st, 2020|Children's Programs, Early Literacy, Professional Development|

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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11 08, 2020

Child Care Crisis: How your library can support early learning

By Staci Shaw|August 11th, 2020|Children's Programs, Covid, Early Literacy, Grants & Funding, Library News & Trends, Public Libraries|

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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31 07, 2020

Library Staff Encouraged to Attend Regional Town Hall Discussions

By Staci Shaw|July 31st, 2020|Children's Programs, Early Literacy, Library Leadership & Management, Public Libraries|

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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23 07, 2020

Library Programs Benefit Both the Public Library and the Community

By Kevin Tomlinson|July 23rd, 2020|Adult Programs, Children's Programs, Continuing Education, Early Literacy, Public Libraries, Teen Programs|

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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8 07, 2020

Ready! for Kindergarten Workshops: An opportunity for Idaho libraries

By Staci Shaw|July 8th, 2020|Children's Programs|

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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6 07, 2020
  • Kinder Readiness Grants

Kindergarten Readiness Grant Application Now Open

By Staci Shaw|July 6th, 2020|Children's Programs, Grants & Funding|

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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8 05, 2020
  • Digital Content

Electronic Resources for Public Libraries in the Time of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

By Kevin Tomlinson|May 8th, 2020|Adult Programs, Children's Programs, Continuing Education, Covid, Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends, LiLI, Online Services, Perceptions, Public Libraries, STEM, Teen Programs|

Digital content may include eBooks, audio books, comics and graphic novels, movies, music, and television programs.

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5 05, 2020
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Suggested Best Practices for Zoom Meetings

By Kevin Tomlinson|May 5th, 2020|Adult Programs, Children's Programs, Continuing Education, Covid, Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends, Online Services, Professional Development, Public Libraries|

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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22 04, 2020

Re-Imagining Summer Reading Programs for 2020 and Beyond

By Staci Shaw|April 22nd, 2020|Adult Programs, Children's Programs, Covid, Professional Development, Teen Programs|

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 [...]

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