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Nothing But the Best: Professional Standards for Youth Services in Public Libraries in NYS 2006

Kids @ Your Library Campaign

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Putnam Youth Services meetings - 2nd Friday, 9:30
Dutchess Youth Services meetings - 4th Monday, 12:30
Columbia/Greene/Ulster meeting - April 7, 2008
Check MHLS calendar for locations

CANCELED Thursday, May 8 ~ 4 - 7 pm
~~Columbia/Greene Counties Book Banquet @
~~Bethlehem Public Library (directions)
(If registration is sufficient)

May 12-18
Children's Book Week
Future dates

Wednesday, May 28 ~ 4 -7 pm @ ~~Mahopac Library
~~Putnam Notable Book Banquet
(If registration is sufficient)

FALL

Thursday, September 11 ~ 10-12
MHLS Youth Services Dept. Open House
@ MHLS
(If registration is sufficient)

October 12-18
Teen Read Week
Books with Bite @ Your Library

Thursday, October 23
2008 Fall into Books Children's and Teen Literature Conference @
Mt. St. Alphonsus Retreat Center, Esopus
Speakers: Jack Gantos and Lauren Wohl from Roaring Brook Press

Wednesday, October 29 ~ 1-3 pm
New Ideas for Children's and Teen
Book Discussions

The Youth Services Department at the Mid-Hudson Library System is responsible for projects and issues pertaining to library services to children and youth and the adults who work with them. We are here to assist member libraries with program planning, publicity, collection development, advocacy and support for development of library services for children and young adults (birth to age 18).

We offer materials, resource guides and current information to help member libraries plan and administer story hours, family programs and youth program events. We provide support for the New York State Summer Reading Program; maintain a collection of materials to be used in storyhour and other library sponsored programming; provide special services and materials including bibliographies, special topic book collections, and cooperative exchanges with other library systems; plan and conduct Children's Literature workshops, special subject/topic presentations and in-service training opportunities.

Youth Services Listserv: If you would like to stay informed and be in touch with other children's librarians, sign up for the Mid-Hudson Youth Services listserv. To subscribe, send message to MHLS-YS-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@home.ease.lsoft.com; no subject on subject line; in body, type Subscribe and your name.