Read to Me Rendezvous: Building Bridges, Connecting Communities

Nov. 6 & 7, 2019

Agenda

Day 1:

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Idaho Libraries

Presenters: Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Katie Sherrer

Presentation

Handouts:

• Idaho Libraries: Where Serving All Means All
• STEMing from Tribes in Idaho and Beyond

Lunch Presentation: ICfL Continuing Education Opportunities

Day 2:

Early STEM is Early Literacy

Presenters: Heather Lee, Idaho STEM Action Center & Director of the BSU Children’s Center; Jennifer Redford, ICfL

Presentation

Handouts:

• StoryMaking Reflection Sheet

Kindergarten Readiness

ICfL Presentation – Counting Down to Kindergarten 

Handouts:

• Get Ready to Read
• Get Ready to Read Checklist
• K-Ready Continuum (ICfL)
• Is Your Library K-Ready (worksheet)
• READY! for Kindergarten (IDAEYC flyer)
• Vroom
• Talking is Teaching Content Bundles
• Talking is Teaching – Let’s Talk About Cars Handout & Calendar

Ignite

Peer-to-Peer Presentations on ICfL Programs

Creative Community Partnerships

Community Partners Presentation 

Partner Descriptions/Services & Contact Info

Handouts

• Front-Loading Literacy
• Laundry Literacy Coalition Pilot
• Potential Funding Sources

Resources

• Certificate in Early Childhood Literacy from Library Juice Academy (brochure)
• ALSC Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries
• New York Public Library: Raising the Bar Training (handout)
• Transforming Teen Services flyer

Read to Me Spring Training, 2019 (Pocatello, Boise, Moscow)

• • ICFL Presenters/Resources:
    • Basic Storytime Presentation– by Jennifer Redford and Tammy Hawley House
    • List of resources/materials provided during the Storytime Presentation:
      • Handouts (During Basic Storytime training, participants received several handouts to facilitate the planning, execution, and evaluation of high quality storytimes)
        • Storytime Calendar 2019
        • Example Planning Sheet 1
        • Sample Planning Sheet 1
        • Example Planning Sheet 2
        • Sample Planning Sheet 2
        • Tips for Choosing Books
        • Storytime Comments for Caregivers
        • Sample Evaluation Form 1
        • Sample Evaluation Form 2
        • Storytime Checklist
      • Toolkit (Basic Storytime Training focuses on helping library staff develop a toolkit of resources. Items in the toolkit might include a staff member’s own knowledge and skills and may also be physical objects. During the training, we passed out several tools for library staff to use:
        • Mavalus ® Stick Anywhere Tape Pack – Bright Colors (Lakeshore Learning)
        • Giant Magnetic Letter Construction (hand2mind)
        • Egg Shakers – Set of 12 (Lakeshore Learning)
        • Puppets – assorted (Kaplan Toys)
        • PPD Iron-on Transfer Paper (Amazon)
        • Melissa and Doug Favorite Things Stamp Set (Melissa and Doug)
        • Index Card Binders and additional index cards (Amazon)
        • Incentive Chart Posters (Lakeshore Learning)
      • ICfL’s NASA @ My Library web page: https://libraries.idaho.gov/nasa/ and ICfL Contact: Deana Brown
      • Summer Reading Programming – by Staci Shaw

Non-ICfL Presenters/Resources:

• Kindergarten Readiness Grantee Presenters:
  • Franklin County District Library – Teresa Rasmussen
  • Meridian Library District – Megan Egbert
  • Kuna Library District – Glenna Rasmussen
  • Coeur d’Alene Public Library – Char Beach
• Treasure Valley Youth Services (TVYS) Network group –
  • Skye Corey, TVYS President/Organizer, Meridian Library District, Youth Services Librarian at https://tvysnetwork.wordpress.com/
• Discovery Center of Idaho/National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE):
  • “Earth Space Kits” – Janice Alexander, DCI’s Education Manager at (208) 343-9895 x 235 or at alexander@dcidaho.org. NISE kit information can be found at: http://www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit

Storytime Fundamentals Training, January 2018

• Presentation
• Planning Sheet
• Age Appropriate Book Guide

Read to Me Rendezvous Presentation and Handouts, November 2017

From the Youth Services Fall Training, October 2013

• Fizz, Book, Summer Reading: The Big Bang of Programming

The following are handouts and chart notes from each Summer Reading workshop:

Coeur d’Alene, October 18, 2013

• STEM Activities and Stations for Preschool (Jacki Fulwood)
• STEM Activities and Stations for Elementary School (Susan Thorpe)
• STE(A)M Activities for High School (Laura Jenkins)
• STE(A)M Resources for High School (Laura Jenkins)
• Marshmallow Challenge (Betsy Bybell)
• Science Bob: Make a Balloon Rocket (Debbie Allen)
• Science Bob: Tabletop Hovercraft (Debbie Allen)
• Back Pocket Game Guide (Laura Jenkins)
• How to Draw Teens in to Library (Laura Jenkins)
• Lunch Topic Discussion and Notes
• Flip Charts

Boise, October 22, 2013

• STEM Activities and Websites (Fiona May)
• Color Reactions and Meteorology (Darbie Chocker)
• Mentos Geysers and Star Lab (Erica Littlefield)
• Lunch Topic Discussions and Notes
• Flip Charts

Pocatello, October 25, 2013

• Lunch Topic Discussions and Notes
• Flip Charts

Some helpful websites that were shared:

Science Bob: www.sciencebob.com: Easy experiments, science fair ideas, videos and more.
Steve Spangler Science: www.stevespanglerscience.com: Library of hands-on science experiments, science fair projects, professional
demonstrations, and science videos.

From the Read to Me Spring Meeting, March 5 – 6, 2012

• Blockfest
• Time Spend In and Out of School: Why it is important that children read at home (PDF)
• The Math & Science of Play, Linda Clark & Cindy Christin (Bozeman, MT)
  • Number Sense Storytime
  • Suggested Books for Math Storytime
  • Resources