YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ~ Dr. Seuss

NCLS will assist member libraries on just about anything relating to youth and libraries.

• Collection development & Weeding
• Best Practices for Youth Services
• Accu-Cut Machine and Dies
• Services for Teens
• Grant writing and sources
• Preschool Storytime Programs
• 2008 Summer Reading Program: Children / Teens / Adults
• North Country Battle of the Books
• Battle of the Books 2008 - Book List
• Toddler time and Early Literacy Programs
• Designing Children's and Teen areas
• Reading Promotion, Booklists, Collection Development
• Publicity and Promotions tips and ideas
• Children's Book Week
• Teen Read Week
• Young People's Poetry Week
• Community outreach and networking
• Reaching out to Schools
• How to prevent "Burn-Out"
• Scholastic Bookfairs

The Youth Services Department has recently helped with the following questions:

• What can we do to best serve home-schoolers?
• How do I start a Teen Advisory Board?
• Can you recommend books about parents in the military?
• Can I show videos and DVD's in library programs?
• What kinds of library programs work best for school visits?
• How can I work more closely with the schools?
• How do we start an infant lap-sit story program?
• How can we make an attractive Young Adult area?
• Are there "classic" children's books the library should always keep?