Learn innovative ways to display books and generate engaging display ideas.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 20 – 30 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Children are natural computer scientists. Learn how to integrate basic computer science concepts into storytime and playtime at your library.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 45 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Are you thinking of bringing VR to your library, but not sure how? Maybe you want to get up to speed on a Cricut or Silhouette machine you have sitting in a closet? I can show some of the equipment ICfL has, and help you reimagine how existing technology at the library might be rolled out to your community.
Facilitator: Emerging Trends Consultant Deana Brown
Time required: 60 minutes (flexible)
Available in-person
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Receive an introduction to and demonstration of the many FREE statewide databases available through LiLI.org. Participants will be asked to follow along on their device so they can get hands-on experience and will have the tools and knowledge to teach their patrons Questions and discussion throughout the session are encouraged.
Facilitator: E-Resources Library Consultant Marina Rose
Time required: 60-90 minutes (flexible)
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Flannel boards are a great tool for integrating STEM into your library’s storytime. Learn how to intentionally add STEM to any flannel activity.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 30 – 60 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Learn tips and tricks for utilizing OverDrive and the statewide Idaho Digital E-Book Alliance (IDEA) to the fullest extent to satisfy your community’s e-book and digital audiobook needs. Discussion time is included for you to share your library’s experience with e-books and ask questions about any aspects you’re struggling with.
Facilitator: E-Resources Library Consultant Marina Rose
Time Required: 30 – 60 minutes (flexible)
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Learn how to help support your library’s early literacy initiatives even if you don’t work directly with children. Great for circulation staff and pages.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 20 minutes (can be longer)
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

This workshop is designed to raise awareness of what ageism is, how it appears in our lives, and what each of us can do to dismantle it. The workshop is universal, meaning it is applicable to people of all ages and from all lived experiences. Based on Old School’s presentation of the same name, https://oldschool.info/resource/lets-dismantle-ageism/
Facilitator: Emerging Trends Consultant Deana Brown
Time required: 30 or 60 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

The uncertainty of the future can generate a variety of emotions. Excitement. Fear. Curiosity. Anxiety. Anticipation. Why not learn about a tool to engage WITH the future? You’ll be introduced to futures thinking and games that will better equip you, and your patrons, to face uncertainties and challenges while discovering your role in shaping the future.
Facilitator: Emerging Trends Consultant Deana Brown
and/or CE Consultant Annie Gaines
Time required: 15-60 (flexible)
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Libraries play a critical role in helping Idaho children be ready for kindergarten. Find out how libraries are a vital part of the Idaho Early Care and Education Strategic Plan; some “best practices” in programs and services that Idaho libraries are offering; how to choose strategic community partnerships that leverage resources and have wider impact; how to fund K-ready programs and services; and how to communicate the importance of early learning to stakeholders and the community.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Staci Shaw
Time Required: 45-60 minutes (flexible)
Available as a virtual or in-person session depending on availability
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Learn to use classic retail sales techniques to market your collection and increase your circulation statistics.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 30 – 45 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

STEM is everywhere! This interactive game will help you transform your library space in ways that encourage STEM learning.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 30 minutes (can go longer)
Available in-person
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Learn how computational thinking can help teens train their brains to be better problem solvers.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 45 – 60 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session (but preference is in-person)
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Connected learning is at the intersection of opportunities, relationships, and interests. Learn how this powerful concept can help you level up your programs and services to teens.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 45 – 60 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session (but preference is in-person)
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Teens – Intro to Teen Brain Development
Description: The life of a 13-year-old is vastly different than that of an 18-year-old. Learn the developmental basics of tweens and teens so that you can better serve them.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 60 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session (but preference is in-person)
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Learn how to make your storytime performance dynamic by using different voices when you perform a book.
Facilitator: Youth Services Consultant Jennifer Redford
Time required: 20 minutes
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)

Review all the digital inclusion definitions and five elements to consider in looking at community-based digital inclusion efforts. Discussion time is included to talk about the role of your library in advancing efforts to ensure more Idahoans have access to digital resources and services.
Facilitator: State Librarian Stephanie Bailey-White
Time Required: 30 – 60 minutes (flexible)
Available as an in-person or virtual session
Minimum of ten attendees required (registration needed)