Youth Services Program

Resources for Librarians Who Serve Children and Young Adults

Public Library System Youth Services Pages

Click on an area on the map below, or click on a name to the right, to go to that system's youth services web site.

Children's Book and Other Awards

New York State Book Awards:

• 3 Apples Book Award; A New York State Children's Choice Award
• Charlotte Award. Sponsored by the New York State Reading Association, the Charlotte Award is chosen by children from New York State.
• Empire State Award. Awarded to an author or illustrator currently living in New York State for excellence in literature for young people.
• Knickerbocker Award. Awarded to a New York State author who has made a significant contribution to the educational goals of New York State Schools.

National ALA Book Awards:

ALA Literary and Related Awards Page. A list of all awards overseen by American Library Association.

• Newbery Medal. Award for excellence in writing for Children's Literature.
• Caldecott Medal. Award for excellence in illustrating a children's book.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. Awarded for books that have made a lasting contribution to Children's Literature.
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award. Awarded for an outstanding book originally published in a language other than English.
• Pura Belpré Award. Awarded to a Latino/Latina author and illustrator for excellence in children's literature portraying the Hispanic culture.
• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal. Awarded to the author of the most distinguished informational book published in the last year.
• Michael L. Printz Award. Awarded for an outstanding young adult book.
• Coretta Scott King Book Award. Awarded to an author and illustrator of African descent for books detailing the American Dream.

Other Book Awards:

• Children's Book Awards and Other Literary Prizes. Links to many lesser-known book awards; from the Internet School Library Media Center.

Other Awards:

• Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
• New York Center for the Book
  • "Letters About Literature" contest for children

Children's Literature

• Read Books About New York State!
• Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents. Includes recommended books in Spanish and books in English about Latinos. Also includes workshops and conferences. Véase en Español
• The BookHive offers reviews for hundreds of books. Browse the subject areas or search for specific titles.
• Children's Authors with Great Websites! Compiled by Michael Hadfield for the Corinth Free Library.
• Children's Literature Web Guide. Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.
• Graphic Novels:
  • An Introduction to Graphic Novels

  • Lavin, Michael. Comic Books for Young Adults: A Guide for Librarians. Discussion of comic books in libraries, recommended titles and links.

  • Poitras, Gilles. The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga. Everything you wanted to know and more about manga.
    

Continuing Education

• ALA-Accredited Library and Information Science Schools in New York
• ALA-Accredited Library and Information Science Schools in the United States and Canada
• Professional Organizations in the Information Sciences (from San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science)
• World List of Departments and Schools of Information Studies, Information Management, Information Systems, etc. (from InformationR.net)

E-mail Lists

ALSC Association for Library Services to Children Electronic Discussion Lists YALSA Young Adult Library Services Association Mailing Lists Child_Lit Discussion list for anyone interested in Children's Literature

LM-NET Library Media Specialist Information Exchange PUBLIB Discussion list for public librarians PUBYAC Children and Young Adult Services in Public Libraries

Organizations

AASL School Library Media ALSC Association of Library Services to Children American Home School Association American Library Association Children's Book Council Connect For Kids National Storytelling Network

New York Library Association Youth Services Section Partners for Children Public Library Association Read Across America ALA Online Resources for Parents and Children Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators YALSA Young Adult Library Services Association Young Adult Librarian's Homepage (from Suffolk Cooperative Library System)

Evaluation

• Outcome Based Evaluation:
  • New York OBE program
  • Outcome Based Evaluation (from the Institute of Museum and Library Services)

Grant Programs

New York

• Library Services and Technology Act Program
  • 2007 Summer Reading Minigrants
• Family Literacy Library Services
• Adult Literacy Library Services
• Tips for Writing Adult and Family Literacy Grants
• Grants Action News (from the New York State Assembly)

Other Grant Resources

• Professional Awards for ALSC Members. Grants, fellowships and awards available for members of Association of Library Services to Children.
• Books for Children. Sponsored by The Libri Foundation, this grant offers new hardcover children's books to small, rural libraries.
• Ezra Jack Keats Minigrants. Minigrants of $350 to school and public libraries for programs that encourage literacy and creativity in children.
• Foundation Center. A general resource for learning about grant opportunities and grant-writing tips.
• Funding and Grant Sources for Libraries and Librarians. From Library HQ, this site provides links to grant sources as well as grant-writing tips.
• Mid-Hudson Library System: Grantmakers
• IMLS; All About Grants and Awards
• Net Day Compass: Grants and Funding. A list of grant opportunities for technology projects with an emphasis on school libraries.
• SchoolGrants. Helps educators locate and apply for grants.
• Grant Writing. Advice and information on grant seeking and proposal writing as well as practical tips on planning and researching grant ideas.
• The Wallace Foundation™.
• The Born Learning Campaign (United Way)
• Early Childhood: Success by 6 (United Way)
• SEE ALSO: Selected Grants and Fundraising Resources (from the New York State Library site)

(Online) Homework Help for Kids

• Lifelines. Expanded homework resources for students (grades 5-12), parents & librarians. From the Mid-Hudson Library System
• HomeworkSpot. Links to many different sites for K-12, all different subjects.
• BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper. Designed by a 17-year-old, this site has over 700 sites for help with homework.
• Multnomah County [Oregon] Library Homework Center. An in-depth list of links for all kinds of subjects.
• HomeworkHotline

Internet Issues

• Kids and the Internet: Questions and Answers for Parents on Safe and Effective Use of the Internet at the Public Library
• Using the Internet Safely and Effectively; A Guide for Trustees of Public and Association Libraries in New York State
• ALA's CIPA Information. Explanation of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and how it affects libraries as well as information on blocking software. [See also CIPA Background Information]
• FAQ on E-Rate Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act. From the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning.
• GetNetWise. Become more savvy about keeping kids safe online, avoiding spam and viruses and online privacy.
• NetSmartz. This site uses games and movies to teach children about the safe use of the Internet. [NOTE: requires Macromedia Flash™ Player.]
• CyberSmart

Library Promotions

• Library Promotions from ALA
• Library Lovers' Month
• Library Media & PR

Library-Designed Web Sites

For Kids

• Great Web Sites for Kids. Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association
• Internet Public Library KidSpace. School of Information, University of Michigan.

-New York State Public Library System sites:

Kidzone. Brooklyn Public Library. Kids' Corner. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Kids! Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Kids' Website. Mohawk Valley Library System Kids' Place. Monroe County Library System The Building Bridges Project. Monroe County Library System Youth Services. Mid-Hudson Library System KidsPage. Nassau Library System

On-Lion for Kids. The New York Public Library HelpU2Know. Nioga Library System LYNX for Kids. Onondaga County Public Library Queens Library Kids LinQ. Queens Borough Public Library KidsClick! Ramapo Catskill Library System Kids' Sites. Suffolk Cooperative Library System . Westchester Library System

For Teens

• Internet Public Library Teenspace. School of Information, University of Michigan.

-New York State Public Library System sites:

Infozone. Brooklyn Public Library. HelpU2Know. Nioga Library System. LYNX for Teens. Onondaga County Public Library. Queens Library Teen LinQ. Queens Borough Public Library. Teen Link. The New York Public Library.

Teen Sites. Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Teen Space. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Teens! Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System. TeensPage. Nassau Library System.

-Other State Library Youth Services Pages

Literacy

-Studies and links

• National Institute For Literacy
• Center for Media Literacy. Knowing how to read is no longer enough. Library patrons now need media literacy as well.
• Studies. Research on the effectiveness of summer reading programs for developing literacy.
• ALA/PLA -- Every Child Ready to Read: Background Information on Brain Development and Early Literacy
• Helping Your Child Become a Reader. From the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement
• Bank Street's Guide to Literacy for Volunteers & Tutors
• Literacy INC (LINC)
• National Center for Family Literacy
• New York State Alliance for Family Literacy
• PBS Parents; Reading and Language

-Early Literacy

• NYLA's Youth Services Section events page

Programming

• New York State Performers and Programs Database
  • Tutorial for the Performers and Programs Database
• Family Literacy Library Services
• ALSC Summer Reading and Learning for Children
• The Center For Children's Books: Programming for Youth
• Books:
  • (1992) Bridging the gap: young adult services in the library. Missouri State Library & Wolfner Library.
  • Bauer, C. F. (1992) Read for the fun of it: active programming with books for children. H. W. Wilson.
  • Davis, R. W. (1992) Promoting reading with reading programs: a how to do it manual. New York : Neal-Schuman.
  • Dowd, F. S. (1991) Latchkey kids in the library & community: issues, strategies, and programs. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
  • Fiore, C. D. (1998) Running summer library reading programs: a how to do it manual. New York : Neal-Schuman.
  • Fiore, C. D. & Nespeca, S. M. Programming for young children: birth through age five. Chicago : American Library Association.
  • Harrington, J. N. (1994) Multiculturalism in library programming for children. Chicago : American Library Association.
  • Jones, T. (1989) Library programming for children. McFarland & Co.
  • Lenser, J. (1994) Programming for outreach services to children. Chicago: American Library Association.
  • Nespeca, S. M. (1994) Library programming for families with young children : a how to do it Manual. New York: Neal-Schumann.
  • Reid, R. (2002) Something Funny Happened at the Library: How to Create Humorous Programs for Children and Young Adults. ALA.
  • Steele, A. Bare Bones Children's Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists. ALA Editions.
• Articles:
  • Myers, K. & Momosor, S. P. (1993) Building on successful children's programs: give and take (workshop report, 1993 PNLA/MLA joint conference.) PNLA Quarterly, 58, p.34.
  • Owen, H. (1998) Smart start: one public library's experience. North Carolina Libraries, 56(4), p. 148-151.
  • Phares, C. (2001) Super duper program planning. Mississippi Libraries, 65(3), p.74-7.
  • Stewart, C. (2001) Stand up and deliver. School Library Journal, 47(5).
• EZ Library Programs (from Mid-Hudson Library System)

For Teens

• Young Adult Professional's Page
• 'Tween and Teen Programs from the Mid-Hudson Library System
• See YA Around: Library Programming for Teens from the Cohocton Public Library
• Welcome to Teen Reading Week (from ALA's YALSA: Young Adult Library Services Association)

Reading

English Language Arts from the New York State Education Department, Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education Family Reading Partnership "How schools are destroying the joy of reading," editorial/opinion from USA Today online International Reading Association, a membership organization of literacy professionals New York State Elementary Test Prep Center; ELA Grade 4 New York State Literary Tree, "The Gateway to Literary New York!" New York State Reading Association, chartered by the International Reading Association Children's Authors with Great Websites! (Compiled by Michael Hadfield for the Corinth Free Library) The Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book Council Helping Your Child Become a Reader. From the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement Making the Case for Pleasure Reading, in Teacher Librarian, v31, n4, April 2004. Abstract online New York Center for the Book; book & reading activities around the State Reading Children's Books: Theres More to It Than Meets the Eye (from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Information) WLIW21's Reading Fun Day (New York Public Television)

Statistics

• Library Statistics Program from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
  • public libraries
  • school libraries
• New York State: Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (KWIC)
• New York State Statistics
• America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
• Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth, from NCES

Statewide Summer Reading Program

Kids Choose Their Own Books at New York State Public Libraries Every Summer

[Magician David Blaine with students from PS 107 at the Park Slope Library March 29, 2006, for "Books: A Treasure," the 2006 theme. Photo by Jerry Speier, ©2006.]

[Children 'Tune in @ your library' -- the 2005 Summer Reading Program theme]

New York State Commissioner of Education Richard P. Mills, seen at right with a group of youngsters at the Albany Public Library in 2004, says summer is the perfect time for kids to choose their own books and read for fun. "While children benefit enormously from the literature they are introduced to in school, the summer should offer kids the chance to read strictly for pleasure by choosing something they might not read in the classroom setting," states Mills.

[Photo by Tim Roske, Albany Public Library, Albany NY, 2004]

Last modified on October 7, 2008 -- asm
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