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YA Services Minutes - November 04, 2020

Submitted by ewilliams on Tue, 11/10/2020 - 16:41
Meeting Date / Time: 
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 1:00pm
Meeting Location: 
Virtual (MS Teams or Zoom)
Attendees: 
Emily Williams (EPS), Teresa Matthews (EPS), Jessica Gonzalez (EPS), Kristin Williamson (EPS), Heidi Port (DVS), Janeal Walker (CSD), Kristine Magers (CSD), Kelley Riha (OUT), Natasha Parker (AL), Anna Todd (BE), Annie Emmons (BI), Lindsay Jones (BI), Pallas Johnson (CH), Cameron Smith (CL), Shelbie Marks (DC), Kimberly Edwards (DN), Reagan Kloiber (DN), Ryn Lewis (ED), Ashley Smith (HR), Kathryn Hatfield (MC), Kassy Nicholson (NW), Rena Gibson (RE), Kristin Lankford (SO), Elisabeth Wright (VI), Paula Penrod (WA)
Absent: 
Kara Riddle (CT)
EPS Updates
Summer Reading
  • will look similar to last year
  • subcommittees are starting to meet this month
  • will be prepared to adapt & pivot as needed
Winter Reading: Book Bingo
  • much the same as last year
  • anyone can participate, library card-holding adults eligible for prizes
  • two stages
    • ​Bingo to get goal prize
    • Drawing prizes and a "blackout" grand prize
  • training will be coming in December
Virtual Programming During Unexpected Closure
  • general guidelines are coming from EPS to help determine how to proceed with cancellations, postponements, or continuations
  • backlog of pre-recorded videos to be available for unforseen events

Children Reading to Dogs

  • still happening - sign up to help

 

Sharing and Virtual Program Discussion

  • Cameron – CL 

    • D&D virtual – expanded to 2X per week, one session led by a teen 

  • Lindsay – BI 

    • Trunk or treat, had 101 participants and book bags 

    • Take home stress relief kits 

  • Kim – DN 

    • K-pop light stick make and take 

    • Planning Geek Con – maybe for a month virtually? 

    • Comicon live event for ideas 

    • Two new youth services staff DN 

  • Pallas – CH 

    • Among Us Program – teaming up with Shelbie, free downloadable app with a group of people – one person is an imposter, and everyone has a secret role with tasks, sign in to Zoom to play via the app 

  • Reagan – DN 

    • Just finished Paranormal fest 

    • Halloween dance party – postponed to Saturday, November 7th

  • Heidi – DVS 

    • Thinking about the future and how we can use teen volunteers 

  • Ryn – ED

    • Deathly Hallows jewelry making 

    • Zombie virtual trivia costume and game night  

    • D & D – intro 

    • January – partner to do Murder Mystery talking to suspects and solving the mystery, use staff in breakout rooms as suspects? 

  • Shelbie – DC 

    • Among Us 

    • D&D for over a year 

    • Robotics Club for tweens at home with a Zoom session on Mondays 

    • Last week was free comic book week – had to cancel due to ice storm

    • Changed to be a take and make – miniature D&D painting 

    • Teen book boxes – book and swag for pick-up 

    • New library – mid-February 

  • Kristin L. – SO 

    • Still closed for construction until end of November

    •  YALSA

    • VCRTD 

    • Instant Pot craft videos – shower melts, gummy worms, etc. 

  • Natasha – AL 

    • Weekly take home kits – works in community (25 – 50 each week) 

    • Planning for next 8 weeks 

    • Golden Snitch ornaments 

    • Only one volunteer wanted to participate in a virtual opportunity – kids are in survival mode 

    • March – escape room take home kit – one per household (50) 

    • Working w/ Cheryl at WA on a virtual escape room 

  • Ashley – CL 

    • D & D – two groups  

    • Magic: The Gathering, figuring out how to do online 

    • Kits –  Take and decorate mask

    • Kara – cross stitch program 

    • CT – Van Gogh grid art for CT teen area 

    • Among Us programs – partnering to help facilitate with others 

    • CL programming meeting tomorrow 

  • Paula – WA 

    • Warr Acres Science at Home 

    • Escape Room 

    • Take home kits – every month 

    • Pumpkin banners for Nov. 

    • Ornament for Dec. (100) 

    • Sock gnomes for Jan.

    • Book club partner with Mitch at BE

  • Anna - BE

    • Take home kits, post a sign up sheet every Monday, 2 per family, 50 per week and run out by Wed. and Thurs.

    • Story Walk on trails, posted on the windows around the library to read as they walk, ends at front of the library 

    • Maker Space not currently open 

    • Program called Studio Saturdays – online class on Tinkerpad.  Submit design and it will be 3D printed.  Limited to 6 participants

    • Rocket Readers for kids – reaching San Jose Public LIbrary 

  • Annie – BI 

    • Need extra figures to paint? Has heroclix that have been primed for mini-figure painting practice

  • Kristin W. – EPS

    • Team planning Black History month 

    • Alzheimer’s programs – caring and COVID 

    • OKCMOA, helping with free family days in January and June, art take home kits to a handful of libraries serving populations with lower internet connectivity (50 to DC RE, SO, CH, AL) 

  • Elisabeth – VI 

    • Take home kits one a month for each age group (25) 

    • Online coding club – 15 participants 

    • Coding contest with prizes – info went out on Monday w/ PDFs of rules and prizes 

  • Kassy – NW 

    • Take home kits – two a month for every age group 

    • Oct – sew your own sock monster 

    • Escape room 

    • Botanical soap making, feather quill pen, miniature journaling 

    • Beginning in January – increase the number of kits by 15 

    • Virtual Book Club 

    • Thinking about Harry Potter book night, in light of JK Rowling's recent public comments. Here is the article: https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=miles-mckenna-jk-rowling-anti-transgend...

  • Annie – BI 

    • Take home kits popular 

    • Zoom fatigue, need a second person to help with programs? Let Annie know! 

  • Jessica – EPS 

    • Post-Halloween dance Fest 

    • Winter Read Fest 

    • Wrapped up Election efforts and 1-2-3 Play with me 

  • Janeal – Collection Development 

    • Business as usual 

  • Rena – RE 

    • Weekly take home kits 

    • November take home in place of fall festival 

    • Learning Japanese Kanji 

    • Teen sexual health/healthy relationships in partnership with OCCC and OSU Extension 

  • Katherine – MC 

    • Kits – grow your own monster 

    • Among Us crafts 

    • Nightmare before Christmas 

  • Emily’s update from EPS

    • Kate from the Village is facilitating another Self-Care program – FB Live November 10 at 7 pm 

    • Teen Book Hotline on Friday, November 6th at noon – Fantasy and Science Fiction themed this month 

    • NaNoWriMo

    • Native American Heritage Month

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