All Together Now - Teen 2023 Summer Reading Workshop Hour One: A Stop on the Pollinator Highway–click to start here OPL’s Amazing Race–click to start here Library Drama Club–click to start here Themed Discord Server–click to start here All Are Welcome at the Library Mural–click to start here Hour Two: Summer Reading Buddies–click to start here Board Games–click to start here Teen Culture Night–click to start here Great Gardens of West Babylon–click to start here Hour Three: Decorating Plans–click to start here California Pals–click to start here Tween STEAM–click to start here Water Balloon Fight–click to start here
Presentation Slides: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jg2dVmwAdwlnsEqtj4TyNcOZxyC1l_Ys?usp=sharing
Video from the Start: https://youtu.be/XQE8gTaSnQA |
All Together Now - Kids Summer Reading Workshop Hour One: Summer Reading Water Party–click to start here Summer Reading With Your Community–click to start here Tiny Town Playtime–click to start here Dungeons & Dragons For Families–click to start here Summer Reading Art Club–click to start here Hour Two: Pirate Treasure Hunt–click to start here Collaboration Kids–click to start here Everyone Belongs At GFJ–click to start here Hour Three: Soaring: A Community Art Project–click to start here Free Play Dance Party–click to start here The Magic Door–click to start here Decorating–click to start here
Presentation Slides and Additional Videos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13ymyMIvE7vWlZs2HLetDDzCNCbd8OPxv?usp=sharing
Video from the start: https://youtu.be/MZ69zuEtM2k |
I Love NY's Outdoor Adventures Directory - Use to find partners, ideas for outreach events and prizes for experiences in your area!
NYS Performers and Programs Database
North Country Libraries' Take & Make shared resource folder
STARnet: Curated STEM activities and resources to support informal learning.
The Children's Book Council keeps a comprehensive list of publishers and their policies for online storytime use. Most publishers request attribution, limited distribution, and deleting or disabling the content by the deadline, but be sure to doublecheck for any additional rules.
Potential Sources for Grants to Support Programs
St. Lawrence Arts Council provides grants in Lewis, St. Lawrence and Jefferson County
County-based Youth Bureaus provide grants to support programming for children and teens - Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
Stewarts Shops: https://www.stewartsshops.com/community-giving/
Tops Markets: https://www.topsmarkets.com/community/donation_requests
Many thanks to Meghan Harney for taking the lead on these resources!
StoryWalks® for the Win-Win-Win: Programming, Partnerships, Pandemic-Friendly. Presented by Mary Fellows and Lorie Brown. Includes:
Options for producing a StoryWalk® and their associated costs
Finding StoryWalk® partners and thinking creatively about locations
How to choose the best titles for StoryWalks® (and why some great picture books aren’t good StoryWalk® choices)
Essentials of StoryWalk® production & presentation
Not just for kids: StoryWalks® for different age groups