Youth Services

The information on these pages is no longer being updated.  Current Youth Services information from 4CLS can now be found at https://4cls.libguides.com/youthservices

Youth Services staff from the member libraries gather together several times a year to share information, program ideas, and to discuss programs.  Here are the notes from the most recent meeting: November 8 Youth Services Meeting Notes

School Library Journal’s COVID-19 Publisher Information Directory

Resources available for loan to member libraries
List of Puppets
List of AccuCut Dies – updated September 2021
– Large Red Letters (for singing B-I-N-G-O)
List of 4CLS BIG BOOKS for use in member library programming – updated June 2021.
List of STEM Kits for use in member library programming – updated February 2020 (links fixed November 2020).
Storytime Kits
List of Multiple-Copy Book Sets
To reserve any of these materials, contact Ann at aziemba@4cls.org or Sarah at sreid@4cls.org.

Diverse books for children and teens

Organizing picture books by topic

Previous Youth Services meetings
– March 2, 2020 – Sidney – Meeting Notes
– May 8, 2020 – Online Conversation – Meeting Notes
– September 14, 2020 – Online Meeting – Meeting Notes
– November 13, 2020 – Online Meeting – Meeting Notes
– February 8, 2021 – Summer Reading Program Overview Session 
– February 18, 2021 – Virtual, Self-Led, and Grab-and-Go Programs 
– February 22, 2021 – Summer Reading Idea Sharing – Children
– March 3, 2021 – Summer Reading Idea Sharing – Tweens and Teens
– September 17, 2021 – Online Meeting – Meeting Notes
– November 8, 2021 – Online Meeting – Meeting Notes