I work within the Public Library Development Team (PLDT) to promote school-public library cooperation in support of literacy and learning. I consult with public librarians, public library administrators, public library system staff, library board members, school staff, and interested citizens. I develop and conduct statewide training activities; distribute information and facilitate the sharing of information on library services; and participate with other team members and library groups in the development of statewide plans for library service including the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Plan for Wisconsin. Please let me know how I can help you.
Tessa Michaelson Schmidt
Youth and Special Services Consultant
tessa.schmidt@dpi.wi.gov
(608) 267-5077
Announcements
- Special Services Consultants Meeting: May 16, 2014
- Youth Services Liasions Meeting: October 3, 2013
- Featured Link: StoryBlocks
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Initiatives
- Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase
- Youth Services Development Institute
- Growing Wisconsin Readers
- Serving Special Populations
Programming and Performers
- Summer Library Program
- Wisconsin Children's Performer Directory
- Research about the impact of summer library programs
Literacy and Learning
- Wisconsin Read to Lead
- Read On Wisconsin
- Literacy Facts about Wisconsin
- Developmental Disabilities Literacy Promotion Guide
- Public School Initiatives Affecting Wisconsin Public Libraries
Publications
- Early Learning Initiative for Wisconsin Public Libraries Results (3.3MB), March 2005
- Adults with Special Needs: A Resource and Planning Guide for Wisconsin's Public Libraries
- Youth with Special Needs: A Resource and Planning Guide for Wisconsin Public Libraries
Past Initiatives
- Adolescent Literacy Initiative for Public Libraries
- ¡Hola! Project: Hispanic Outreach Library Action Project
- JOBS - For Help, Start at Your Public Library
Professional Development
- Webinar Archives: Common Core in School and Public Libraries Parts 1-3
- Webinar Archive: School and Public Library Collaboration
- Webinar Archive: Fresh Practices for Youth Services Librarians
- Webinar Archive: Summer Library Programming with BadgerLink
Resources and Agencies
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
- ECB | Wisconsin Media Lab
- Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI)
- Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped (WSVH)
- Wisconsin School for the Deaf
- Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
- Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.
- Wisconsin Library Directories
- DPI Directories
Networks
- Wisconsin Youth Services Section (YSS) Blog
- Wisconsin Youth Services Section Guidelines
- Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)
- Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA)
- WisPubLib: The Wisconsin Public Library Email List
- PubYAC: PUBlic libraries, Young Adults, and Children Email List
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
- Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
- Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)