BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260421T190000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1169_a7e517b5bc5c4d3f1ebcd1cec06e7727@infopeople.org SUMMARY:Early Literacy: Designing Meaningful and Impactful Library Programs for Children and Caregivers X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n

Early literacy library pro gramming plays a vital role in helping young child ren and their caregivers build the skills \;th ey \;need to thrive from birth through age fiv e. However\, meaningful programs begin with unders tanding your community\, recognizing both strength s and barriers that shape families&rsquo\; access to library services. \;

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In this practical\, idea-filled course\, lib rarian Becky Russell shares a strengths-based appr oach to connecting with caregivers\, \;identif ying \;local needs\, and designing programs an d collections that truly make an impact. \;Par ticipants will \;explore creative early litera cy programming strategies\, learn how to build str ong community partnerships\, and discover simple w ays to gather and use data to \;demonstrate&nb sp\;their \;library&rsquo\;s \;value.  \;

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Course participants can exp ect to learn:

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By the end of the course\ , \;you&rsquo\;ll \;leave with actionable tools\, fresh ideas\, and greater confidence to de sign inclusive\, responsive early literacy service s that support families and strengthen your commun ity. \;

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Co urse Description:

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This course will provide weekly readings\, pr actical application activities\, and discussion fo rums for the sharing of ideas and experiences. The instructor will also provide feedback as well as essential resources\, and useful tips and techniqu es that can be applied \;in \;your library . \;

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Addit ionally\, this four-week course will include two i nteractive 75-minute online sessions: \;

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Please make every effort to ensure that y ou \;are able to \;attend these two meetin gs before enrolling in the course. If this is not possible\, archived recordings will be made availa ble. \;

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Course Outline: When you log in to the \;Infopeople&nbs p\;online learning site\, you will see weekly modu les with these topics: \;

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  • Week 1: Identifying Early Literac y Caregivers of Your Community and Their Needs\n
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    • Determine who your co mmunity&rsquo\;s early literacy caregivers and you th are.
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    • Learn strateg ies to identify the needs of these caregivers.
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    • Library-aligned ideas fo r early literacy programming ideas based on identi fied needs.
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  • Week 2: Analyzing Your L ibrary&rsquo\;s Barriers to Access for Early Liter acy Caregivers and Children\n
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    • Pinpoint barriers to access for early li teracy caregivers in your community and library.\n
    • Reflect upon your stre ngths to reduce those barriers and develop program s that meet the needs of your community&rsquo\;s e arly literacy caregivers and children.
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  • Week 3: Early Literacy Program and Material Ide as\n
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    • Gain and share practical ideas for interactive and community-alig ned
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    • Early Literacy pr ogramming and materials for caregivers and young l earners.
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    • Learn and sh are ideas on engaging passive programming\, school readiness and more.
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    • Week 4: Strateg ies for Collecting Data and Sharing Evidence of Im pact\n
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      • Gain ideas to collect data as evidence of your impact on progra ms you want to offer. Reflect upon and discuss how this data can help you determine the effectivenes s of your Early Literacy Programming.
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    Time Required:< /strong> To complete this course\, you can expect to spend 2 ½\; hours per week\, for a total of ten course hours. Each \;week'\;s \; module \;contains \;various options \; for assignments\, \;discussions\, or online me etings. You can choose the \;options most rele vant \;to your work and interests. Although yo u can work on each module at your own pace\, at an y hour of the day or night\, it is recommended tha t you complete each week'\;s work within that w eek to stay \;in sync \;with other learner s. \; \;

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     \;Who Should Take This Course: Library Staff who want to design early \;literacy \;programming for \;c hildren \;and their caregivers.

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    Do you work in a r ural or tribal library? If so\, you may be eligibl e for a course fee waiver for this course. This In fopeople course has up to five no-cost seats alloc ated for rural or tribal libraries. Fill out a fee waiver reques t\, and if a no-cost seat is available you wil l be notified via email.

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    DESCRIPTION:\n Early literacy library programming plays a vita l role in helping young children and their caregiv ers build the skills they need to thrive from birt h through age five. However\, meaningful programs begin with understanding your community\, recogniz ing both strengths and barriers that shape familie s’ access to library services. \n \n \n \n In this practical\, idea-filled course\, librarian Becky Russell shares a strengths-based approach to conne cting with caregivers\, identifying local needs\, and designing programs and collections that truly make an impact. Participants will explore creative early literacy programming strategies\, learn how to build strong community partnerships\, and disc over simple ways to gather and use data to demonst rate their library’s value. \n \n \n \n Course par ticipants can expect to learn:\n \n \n \n \n Buil d trusting relationships with early literacy careg ivers\n Identify and address barriers to access i n their communities\n Develop practical ideas and strategies for early literacy programming materia ls\, and school readiness that directly reflect th e identified needs of their library’s young childr en and caregivers\n Brainstorm ideas for meaningf ul partnerships with local organizations\n Gather and use data to evaluate impact and strengthen se rvices\n \n \n By the end of the course\, you’ll l eave with actionable tools\, fresh ideas\, and gre ater confidence to design inclusive\, responsive e arly literacy services that support families and s trengthen your community. \n \n \n \n \n Course De scription:\n \n \n \n This course will provide wee kly readings\, practical application activities\, and discussion forums for the sharing of ideas and experiences. The instructor will also provide fee dback as well as essential resources\, and useful tips and techniques that can be applied in your li brary. \n \n \n \n Additionally\, this four-week c ourse will include two interactive 75-minute onlin e sessions: \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, 4/29 @10:0 0 am Pacific Time (11:00 am MST\, 12:00 pm CST\, 1 :00 pm EST) \n Tuesday\, 5/12 @11:00 am Pacific T ime (12:00 pm MST\, 1:00 pm CST\, 2:00 pm EST) \n \n \n Please make every effort to ensure that you  are able to attend these two meetings before enrol ling in the course. If this is not possible\, arch ived recordings will be made available. \n \n \n \ n Course Outline: When you log in to the Infopeopl e online learning site\, you will see weekly modul es with these topics: \n \n \n \n \n Week 1: Iden tifying Early Literacy Caregivers of Your Communit y and Their Needs\n \n Determine who your commu nity’s early literacy caregivers and youth are.\n Learn strategies to identify the needs of these caregivers.\n Library-aligned ideas for early li teracy programming ideas based on identified needs .\n \n  \n \n \n Week 2: Analyzing Your Libra ry’s Barriers to Access for Early Literacy Caregiv ers and Children\n \n Pinpoint barriers to acce ss for early literacy caregivers in your community and library.\n Reflect upon your strengths to r educe those barriers and develop programs that mee t the needs of your community’s early literacy car egivers and children.\n \n  \n \n \n Week 3: Early Literacy Program and Material Ideas\n \n Gain and share practical ideas for interactive and community-aligned\n Early Literacy programming and materials for caregivers and young learners.\n Learn and share ideas on engaging passive progr amming\, school readiness and more.\n \n  \n \n \n Week 4: Strategies for Collecting Data and S haring Evidence of Impact\n \n Gain ideas to co llect data as evidence of your impact on programs you want to offer. Reflect upon and discuss how th is data can help you determine the effectiveness o f your Early Literacy Programming.\n \n \n \n \n Time Required: To complete this course\, you can expect to spend 2 ½ hours per week\, for a total o f ten course hours. Each week's module contains va rious options for assignments\, discussions\, or o nline meetings. You can choose the options most re levant to your work and interests. Although you ca n work on each module at your own pace\, at any ho ur of the day or night\, it is recommended that yo u complete each week's work within that week to st ay in sync with other learners.  \n \n \n \n  Who Should Take This Course: Library Staff who want to design early literacy programming for children an d their caregivers.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Do you work in a rural or tribal library? If so\, you may be eligible for a course fee waiver for this course. This Infopeople course has up to five no-cost seats allocated for rural or tribal l ibraries. Fill out a fee waiver request (https://t ally.so/r/3jePo4)\, and if a no-cost seat is avail able you will be notified via email.\n \n \n \n  \ n \n CATEGORIES:Online Course CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T120000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T163000 URL:https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1169 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR