As we settle in for the long haul of winter, CLiF offers some inspiration for easy, low-budget programming and guidance for connecting during these challenging times. Don’t forget to join us for our Virtual Author Series – all of the recorded presentations are available here for free! The image above was taken when Jason Chin shared his screen for a live drawing session.
FOR EVERYONE
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster and Essay Contest for Middle Schoolers
- Disrupting the Canon: New On-Demand Course
- Revisiting CLiF presenter Katherine Paterson on happy endings
- School Library Journal Summit available on demand with topical sessions
- Graphic novel adaptations of novels to be read alongside original
- Vermont COVID-19 Family Impact Report Findings
- Penguin Random House extended Fair Use through March 31, 2021
- Recommended books for struggling readers
- Templates for flash cards, crafts, plus writing prompts for all ages
- EmbraceRace webinar on using books to talk about race
- Tips for embracing outdoor learning spaces as it gets colder
- Technology for teaching vocabulary
- Class and family book tasting from a distance
- Empowering Educators: A Convening on Racial Equity in Education – recorded event
FOR TEACHERS
- PBS Teacher Planning Kit for November-January
- CLiF presenter Karen Gross offers strategies for discussing the election
- Building early reading skills teaching online
- Let kids choose their books!
- Help special needs students and their parents navigate distance learning
FOR LIBRARIANS
- Why formerly incarcerated people need the library
- Review of new series for kids
- Example of thriving on-line book club
- Wonderful thank you to a librarian from Yuyi Morales
- How to put together a drive-in program and other community engagement ideas
- New stats on Rural Libraries
FOR PARENTS
- Choose to Connect through a phone call with an educator or provider
- WATCH THIS! Great webinar – Screen Time Sanity
- Advice for helping kids cope from middle grade author Rob Harrell
- Let kids choose their books!
- How to start reading with babies
- How to tell a bedtime story
FOR EARLY EDUCATORS
- Why reading to preschoolers might be the best way to help them during COVID
- Math and literacy for preschoolers
- Preschool at home? 8 tips to make it more successful
- Early chapter books for preschoolers
