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Youth Services

Providing information, training, technical assistance, and resources for Idaho libraries and their community partners. Our vision is for all parents and caregivers to nurture their children’s early literacy skills and for all children to develop as independent readers and become lifelong learners.

Youth Services at ICfL is made up of five departments: Read to Me (Early Learning), Outreach & Family Engagement, School Libraries, Summer Learning, and Teens & Tweens. Each department has various programs, learning resources, and grant opportunities to help Idaho libraries serve their communities.

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ICfL Market. Promotional materials for Idaho libraries.

Idaho library staff can order free promotional materials to support their early learning outreach efforts. Visit the ICfL Market to place an order.

Providing information, training, technical assistance, and resources for Idaho libraries and their community partners. Our vision is for all parents and caregivers to nurture their children’s early literacy skills and for all children to develop as independent readers and become lifelong learners.

Youth Services at ICfL is made up of five departments: Read to Me (Early Learning), Outreach, School Libraries, Summer Learning, and Teens & Tweens. Each department has various programs, learning resources, and grant opportunities to help Idaho libraries serve their communities.

ICfL Market. Promotional materials for Idaho libraries.

Idaho library staff can order free promotional materials to support their early learning outreach efforts. Visit the ICfL Market to place an order.

The Scoop

Subscribe to The Scoop, a monthly e-mail newsletter containing fun, inspiring, and innovative ideas for library youth services. Read the latest issue of The Scoop.

1200+ Subscribers

Read to Me

  • Training
  • Early Learning Resources
  • My First Books
  • Early Literacy in Action
  • Kindergarten Readiness Grants
  • Early Learning LITT
my-first-books

My First
Books

Early Literacy in Action Logo

Early Literacy in Action

Kinder Readiness Grants

Kindergarten Readiness Grants

Early Learning LITT

Outreach & Family Engagement

  • Jump Start Kindergarten
  • Library Outreach to Children
  • Idaho Family Reading Week
  • Early Learning Spaces from Your Library
  • Bicultural Services
  • On the Move LITT

Jump Start Kindergarten

Library Outreach to Children

Library Outreach to Children

Cartoon animals on various modes of transportation. Idaho Family Reading Week 2024. Rev Up Your Reading.

Idaho Family Reading Week

Early Learning Spaces from Your Library

School Libraries

  • Low Hanging Fruit
  • Summer Summit
  • Bucks for Books
  • School Library Access Mini Grants
  • NextGen Information Literacy
  • School Libraries LITT

School Library Access Mini Grants

Bucks for
Books

Low Hanging Fruit

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NextGen Info LITT

Summer Learning

  • Summer Learning Resources
  • CSLP Resources
  • State Parks Passes
  • Summer Learning Workshops
  • Summer STEM Grant
CSLP

CSLP
Resources

Summer Learning Workshops

State Parks Passes

Summer
STEM

Tweens and Teens

  • Idaho Teen Reading Challenge
  • Teen Connection Kits
  • Professional Development
  • General Programming
  • STEAM
  • Teens LITT
Idaho Teen Reading Challenge

Idaho Teen Reading Challenge

Teens
LITT

Professional Development

Teen Connection Kits

Connect with a Youth Services Team Member

Staci Shaw

Staci Shaw

Youth Services Consultant
Email / 208-639-4178
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Jennifer Redford

Youth Services Consultant
Email / 208-639-4147
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Kristina Taylor

Kristina Taylor

Outreach & Community Engagement Consultant
Email / 208-639-4136
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Jeannie Standal

Jeannie Standal

School Library Consultant
Email / 208-639-4139
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