Upcoming Opportunities
NATIVE KNOWLEDGE 360° TEACHER WORKSHOP SERIES
January 20 – March 3, 2022
During this three-part online workshop series from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, teachers will be introduced to the intersection of Indigenous women artists and activism. Native artists will explore art from the museum’s collections and contemporary children’s books that feature Indigenous women artists and activists. Using the museum’s Essential Understandings framework and artworks by contemporary Indigenous women artists, teachers will deepen their knowledge of Indigenous women’s roles and contributions and examine ways students might use art to learn about difficult historical events and contemporary issues. Classroom materials from the museum’s Native Knowledge 360° education initiative will be provided. This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative. Click here for more information.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: GREATER AUSTIN AREA INFORMATION LITERACY SYMPOSIUM (GAAILS)
DEADLINE: January 21, 2022
The Greater Austin Area Information Literacy Symposium focuses on information literacy initiatives in public, school, academic, and special libraries in the Austin area. Sessions will explore timely topics and practical solutions in information literacy and library instruction, and will allow time to share ideas and initiatives as well as to develop relationships across the library field. Furthermore, presentation options have been retooled to shorter sessions, poster sessions, and facilitated discussions that will allow for increased dialogue with other attendees. So, if you’re an Austin area library professional with an idea to share, consider submitting an application online by January 21st.
The 2022 symposium will be FREE and online.
Ongoing Tools
TSLAC YOUTH SERVICES FACEBOOK GROUP
Our Youth Services Facebook group is an additional support for library workers throughout the state. This is an interactive space where members can discuss the ways in which they serve their communities. So, if you’re looking to further develop your professional learning network to include colleagues across the state in a space devoted to discussing our craft, then click here for more information.
2022 TxLA READING LISTS
The Texas Library Association’s Children’s Round Table (CRT) and Young Adult Round Table (YART) strive to promote and improve youth library services in Texas. To that end the round tables sponsor the reading lists below. The current recommendations are out and offer a wide variety of titles, so there’s truly something for everyone:
- 2 x 2 List – General Titles | Ages 2 – Grade 2.
- Texas Bluebonnet Award – General Titles | Grades 3 – 6.
- Little Maverick List – Graphic Literature | Grades K – 5.
- Lone Star List – General Titles | Grades 6 – 8.
- Tayshas List – General Titles | Grades 9 – 12.
- Maverick List – Graphic Literature | Grades 6 – 12.
- Spirit of Texas List (SPOT) – Texas Titles | Grades 6 -12.
Furthermore, the Youth Texas Topaz List provides recommended nonfiction titles for children and teens.
CHILDREN IN TRAUMA BIBLIOGRAPHY
Categorized by theme, this bibliography includes books that address traumas such as domestic abuse and bullying; general grief and loss; illness, anxiety, and depression; pandemics; poverty; and more. Books in the bibliography have been listed in six thematic groups, and clicking on a group opens a box where books pertaining to the designated theme are listed. This bibliography was created by Dr. Megan McCaffrey, assistant professor in the Division of Education at Governors State University, and the LibGuide was built by Linda Geller, associate professor in the University Library at Governors State University. This project was generously funded by a 2019 Carnegie-Whitney Grant through the American Library Association. To access the bibliography, visit the Children in Trauma LibGuide.
CSLP Summer Symposium
Recordings from the 2021 CSLP Summer Symposium are now available online.
Need more resources?
Check out our webinars that focus on Youth Services. Click here for information.
Questions?
For more information, visit our youth services page, contact Christina Taylor at ld@tsl.texas.gov, or call 512-463-5465.