WebJunction Children’s Content
WebJunction provides a variety of webinars, news and other documents related to children’s services in libraries.
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Storyblocks
Storyblocks s a collection of 30-60 second videos designed to model to parents, caregivers, and library staff some songs, rhymes, and fingerplays appropriate for early childhood created by Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL)
CLEL is a collaborative project between Colorado libraries and the Colorado State Library to deliver and support early literacy services statewide.
Colorado Association of Libraries Children and Teen Services Interest Group (CATS)
CATS was created to provide a forum for all library staff who serve children and teens to share ideas while working together to fill the need of consistently providing excellent services to patrons from birth to 18 and their caregivers throughout the state of Colorado.
Colorado State Library Literacy and Youth Services
The Colorado State Library provides access to information and events related to literacy and youth services.
Colorado State Library Services and Programming Standards
The community is enriched by programs and services that offer formal, informal, and self-directed learning opportunities for all ages and abilities. The Colorado State Library offers an overview and checklists detailing library services and programming.
Aspen Institute: Dialog on Public Libraries
The Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program created the Dialogue on Public Libraries in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help advance the work that public libraries are doing to address community challenges and to support the transformation of public libraries for the digital age. This work resulted in a comprehensive report, … Read more
The Engaged and Embedded Library: Moving from talk to action
WebJunction brings together tools and webinars geared toward the roles libraries can play in community civic engagement.
Are You Ready to Dig into Assessment Data?
WebJunction and OCLC partnered to bring together webinars and tools to help libraries assess, evaluate and share community impact.
WebJunction: Weeding the Collection
The information in this course is relevant to all types of libraries and addresses the weeding of all types of library materials, including adult and children’s collections, as well as print and non-print materials. (Note: You will need to create a free WebJunction account to access). Access this course Learning Objectives Develop clarity and decisiveness … Read more
Technology Classes: Example Curriculum
The Denver Public Library offers links to their technology class curriculum and resources to use as examples for your own library technology class planning.
Building Digital Communities: A framework
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the University of Washington, and the International City/County Management Association created a detailed framework for ensuring that all community members have access to needed digital content and technologies.