Library Programs with Museums
Looking for a fun, easy program to offer kids, teens, and families? Try working with a museum or outdoor educator! Learn more about what is currently being offered around the state. Each participating organization will have hands-on activities you can learn during the session and take back to your library.  Participating organizations include the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural History and Culture, Discover Your Forest (non-profit arm of Forest Service), and more. 


Summer Reading: What Is It Good For?
This is the spot if you're wondering any of the following: Why do we do summer reading? How does summer impact kids, teens, and families in our state?  How does my library fit into the bigger picture of summer? for Oregon families? What's our vision for summer in our community?  Are we accomplishing what we want to? Join a panel of Summer Reading experts to learn more. 


Fostering Readers: Research-Based Literacy Activities for K-3rd Graders
Explore research-based strategies for supporting K-3rd graders who are learning how to read and get ideas for starting your own literacy program. Learn from one of the creators of the Fostering Readers resources, a librarian who used the resources to implement a virtual literacy program during the pandemic and continued with in-person programming with the children and their families, and a librarian partnering with an elementary school to implement Camp Big Read-an in-person summer program for struggling readers based on Fostering Readers. Prepare to participate!


Next Level Storytime
You are an experienced storytime presenter who loves talking with families about literacy tips and tricks.  You enjoy finding just the right picture book for that social-emotional learning need. If necessary, you could create a storytime at the very last minute. This session is for you if you are looking to level up with new ideas, you want to be intentional about incorporating early literacy best practices into your programming, you have been doing storytime for at least three years, or you need a crash course surround by a wealth of experience because you need to get to this level NOW! There will be plenty of opportunities to share and learn together, so be ready to dive in!


Oregon Youth Author Fair: Part 1 & Part 2
Meet Oregon authors who write for children and teens! Authors and illustrators from across the state will be featured in this open house, author-fair style program that gives you a chance. talk directly with authors, get books signed, and learn more about what is happening locally with children and young adult literature. 


Library STEM 
Oregon libraries currently incorporate STEM in a variety of ways. Come hear different approaches to STEM from librarians and community partners. ​

​These sessions and many others await you in Bend!  We look forward to seeing you there!

Please consider joining CSD when you renew your OLA membership! Your membership allows us to continue to serve you! It only costs ten dollars for full time workers, and five dollars for part time workers!

Rocío Espinoza-Cotero is the Library Outreach Coordinator at Hillsboro Public Library. She previously worked at HPL as the Libros (Spanish Outreach) Coordinator. Before joining the HPL team she held several other jobs serving the young people of Oregon, including more than one library in Washington County, Portland Public Schools, and Centro Cultural. ​

For more information please go to our Lampman 2023 webpage.

​But how about “noteworthy”? Based on a poll we all participated in during the workshop, here is our definition(s): Interesting to me; worth talking about and sharing; worth reading more than once; inventive in some way; worth recommending; quality, well-written, memorable; something that sets it apart and makes it better; valuable for sharing with patrons.
 
We had a great discussion comparing pre- and post-pandemic reading habits and preferences, storytimes and attention span (both kids and parents). In general, graphic novels are ever popular, and kids and parents have had to learn or re-learn how to do story time.
 
A question arose about what libraries in small towns can do other than using the big vendors if they just want to buy one book. Shopping at Bookshop.org or making deals with local bookstores in small towns might be solutions for smaller libraries, but for the most part, it seems that we use Ingram and Baker & Taylor a lot, and sometimes Amazon.
 
A couple more interesting tidbits: Fun activities associated with lots of new books can be printed from publisher websites. And last but not least, you might also want to check out this pilot project from the state library who granted 5 libraries Welcoming Library kits.

Holly Campbell-Polivka
2022-23 Lampman Chair

Join us for the next virtual CSD board meeting.  We will discuss the events from the past two months and strategize about upcoming events.  It is a great way to network with a group of people who are dedicated to the youth library community and decide if you would like to volunteer with the team and gain new skills. ​

The Oregon Library Presenters Directory is a listing of artists, educators, and presenters for Oregon library audiences.  Great news, we have now increased our number of listings from 35 to almost 80 in the past 3 months.  Check it out! 

Please add your five favorite books from 2022 to our sign up form and be ready to talk about your choices.  We encourage you to make your selections using a diversity lens.  We will compile the list of favorites and send it to you.  Check out our 2022-23 workshops page.

​Questions?  Contact us at csd@olaweb.org.