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Index of Handouts from Presentations
by Staff of the Nebraska Library Commission

2025 NCompass Live
            NCompass Live: Best New Children's Books of 2024
            Best New Teen Books of 2024
(complete list)
            NCompass Live: 2025 SRP Color Our World

2024 NLA Conference
            2024 SRP Color Our World Handout

2024 NCompass Live
            NCompass Live: Best New teen Books of 2023
            Best New Teen Books of 2023
(complete list)
            NCompass Live: 2024 SRP Adventure Begins

2023 NCompass Live
            NCompass Live: Best New Children's Books of 2023
            NCompass Live: Best New Teen Titles of 2022

2022-23 SRP All Together Now System Workshops
          2023 SRP All Together Now Handout

2022 NCompass Live
          NCompass Live: 2023 SRP All Together Now
          NCompass Live: Best New Children's Books of 2022
 

2022 NLA Conference 
        2023 SRP All Together Now Handout

2022 Library Systems SRP workshops
          2022 SRP Oceans handout
 
2021 NCompass Live
          2022 SRP Oceans 
          Children's Books (Super Librarians)
          Best Teen Books of 2021
          2021 Children's Best Books Complete list

2021 NLA Conference 
            Children's Books (Super Librarians)
            Best Teen Titles of 2021
            Oceans of Possibilities  (2022 SRP)

2020 Best Children's Books
            2020 Best Children's Books Complete List


2020 Best Teen Books
            2020 Best Teen Titles NCompass Live 12.23.20

2021 SRP Handouts
            2021 SRP NCompass Live Tails and Tales

2020 Virtual Youth Services Retreat:
  
        Top 10-12 Teen Titles of 2020
         

2020 SRP Handouts:
  
        2020 SRP Workshops Imagine Your Story
         

2019 Best Books:
          2019 Children's Best Books PDF          
          2019 Best Teen Books PDF
         

2019 ILA/NLA/NSLA 2019 Conference:
  
        Books for the Young and the Young at Heart (Sally) PDF          
          Books for the Young and the Young at Heart (Dana) PDF
          Best Teen Reads of 2019 PDF

 2019 New Children's & Teen Books:
  
        Wonderful/Amazing New Children's and Teen Books of 2019 PDF

 2019 SRP Workshops:
  
        Ideas from other SRP Workshops PDF

 2019 NCompass Live Sessions:
  
        Best New Teen Books of 2018 PDF
          

 2018 NCompass Live Sessions:
       
SRP 2019 - A Universe of Stories! Webinar
            SRP 2019 - A Universe of Stories! PDF
        Best New Children's Books of 2018: Reading Reflections - What Kids Are Reading Now Webinar
             Dana's Presentation: Storytime Faves! PDF
             Karla's Presentation: Crossovers PDF
             Sally's Presentation: New Children's Novels of 2018 PDF

2018 NLA/NSLA Conference Handouts:
       Best New Children's Books of 2018: Sally's extended handout PDF

2017 NCompass Live Sessions:
 
    SRP 2018 - Libraries Rock! Live Session
      SRP 2018 - Libraries Rock! PDF

2017 NLA/NSLA Conference Handouts:
       Best New Childrens Books of 2017 PDF
       Best New Childrens Books of 2017 with blurbs PDF
       Best New Teen Books of 2017 PDF
       Best New Teen Books of 2017 with blurbs PDF
       SRP 2018 - Libraries Rock!  PDF

2017 Youth Services Retreat:
       Best New Tween and Teen Books

2017 School Librarians Day, Scottsbluff:
      
Best New Children & Teen DOC

2017 NCompass Live Sessions:
      SRP 2017 - Build a Better World PDF

2016 NLA/NSLA Conference Handouts:
       Best New Childrens Books of 2016 PDF
       Best New Childrens Books of 2016 with blurbs PDF
       Best New Teen Books of 2016 PDF
       Best New Teen Books of 2016 with blurbs PDF
       SRP 2017 - Build a Better World PDF

2015-2016 Summer Reading Program workshops
      
On Your Mark, Get Set, Read (PDF) Summer Reading for 2016

2015 RAN Fall Workshop  (Read Aloud Nebraska)
        Great Reading Choices for K-3 (or so) PDF

2015 NLA/NSLA Conference Handouts:
       
Best New Childrens Books of 2015 PDF
        Best New Childrens Books of 2015 with blurbs PDF
        Best New Teen Books of 2015 PDF   
        Best New Teen Books of 2015 with blurbs PDF    
        SRP 2016 - On Your Mark, Get Set, Read  PDF

2014 NCompass Live Sessions:
       
04/08/2015 Every Hero Has A Story: Summer Reading Program (PDF)      

2014 NLA/NSLA Conference Handouts:
       
Best New Childrens Books of 2014 PDF
  
     Best New Childrens Books of 2014 with descriptions PDF
        Best New Childrens Books of 2014 DOC
        Best New Teen Books of 2014 PDF       
        Best New Teen Books of 2014 with descriptions PDF
        Best New Teen Books of 2014 DOC
        SRP 2015 - Every Hero Has a Story PDF
        SRP 2015 - Every Hero Has a Story DOC

2013-2014 NCompass Live Sessions:
       
04.02.2014 SRP 2014 - Fizz, Boom, Read (PDF)
      
12.4.13 Best New Youth Books of 2013 by Sally Snyder

2013 NLA\NEMA Conference Handouts
     
Best New Children's Books 2013 (PDF)
      Best New Teen Books 2013 (PDF) and Best Youth Books (PDF)   with Sally's descriptions
      Fizz, Boom, Read (PDF) Summer Reading for 2014

2013 Summer Reading Program workshops
   
Dig Into Reading (PDF) Summer Reading for 2013

2012 YART Spring Meeting: Best Genre Books to Build Your Collection

2012 Summer Reading Program workshops
    Dream Big (PDF) Summer Reading for 2012

2011 NLA\NEMA Conference Handouts
     
Best Youth Books 2011 (PDF) with Sally's descriptions
      
Dream Big (PDF) Summer Reading for 2012

2011 Summer Reading Program workshops - February and March 2011

2011 ELS School Librarians' Day: 3/26/11
      Best Books handout ELS Media Day with blurbs

2010 NLA\NEMA Conference Handouts
      Best Youth Books 2010 (PDF) and Best Youth Books (PDF)   with Sally's descriptions
      One World Many Stories (PDF) Summer Reading for 2011

2009 NCompass Live Sessions:
      11.25.09 Great Reads with Sally Snyder

2009 NLA\NEMA Conference Handouts
      Best Youth Books 2009 (PDF)
      2010 Summer Reading Program (PDF)

2009 PLS NEMA workshop held 8/4/09
      PLS NEMA Boys & Reading handout (PDF)
      PLS NEMA Recommended Websites (PDF)

2008 NLA\NEMA Conference Handouts
      Best Youth Books 2008 (PDF)