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Mid-Michigan Library League

Youth Services

Resources for Youth Services

*UPCOMING:  YOUTH SERVICES MEETING - via ZOOM

Tuesday, March 12th, 2023, 9:30-10:30 am

The Mid-Michigan Youth Services Committee will have their next virtual meeting on January 9th from 9:30-10:30 am. If there is anything you wish to chat about, please do so through the email list, MMLLyouth@googlegroups.com

Join the Zoom meetings: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81579120789?pwd=SVRTbVBqdjlJS3FEYklwa25UNFVJdz09

Meeting ID: 815 7912 0789

Passcode: YOUTH

Upcoming Meeting dates:

Tuesday, March 12th

Tuesday, April 9th

MMLL Google Drive space 

MMLL YouTube Channel 

Join the MiYouth Listserv, created for Michigan public library staff to share and discuss children and teen programming and services.

Youth Services Resources

CSLP - Adventure Begins At Your Library 2024

 General Links for Youth Services Resources

https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_89743---,00.html

http://www.ala.org/pla/resources/tools/youth-services

http://www.ala.org/alsc/

Child Development

https://medlineplus.gov/childdevelopment.html

http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/

http://talkingisteaching.org/assets/public-files/CDC_LangSkills.PDF

https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-28753_74161-490688--,00.html

Storytime

http://www.earlylit.net/storytime-resources/

http://www.earlylit.net/handouts-and-activities/

https://kcls.org/content/

https://jbrary.com/   AND https://www.youtube.com/user/Jbrary

https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/#20

https://www.nurseryrhymes.org/nursery-rhymes.html

http://www.child2000.org/lit-tips.htm

Booklists

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm

https://www.cbcbooks.org/readers/reading-lists/

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists

https://nyti.ms/2yLLXXa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdfhLYbS_8w

www.libraryideas.com/vox-books

Blogs

http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/

https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/books-for-kids

http://100scopenotes.com/

http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/

Kid’s Websites

http://gws.ala.org/

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-lists

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/

Miscellaneous

https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/

https://everychildareader.net/

http://readwritethink.org/

https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/readingk-3.pdf

https://literacyessentials.org/

http://striveforfive.com/

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/literacy

http://talkingisteaching.org/

https://socialjusticebooks.org/guide-for-selecting-anti-bias-childrens-books/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/face/pdf/research-compendium/early-literacy.pdf