11:57:25 From Illinois Library Association to Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA(Direct Message): You want me to open it up now? 11:59:43 From Kara DeCarlo (she/her) - Orland Park Public Library to Host and Panelists: Is Becca doing the intro slides? 11:59:56 From April Holmes to Everyone: Hi everyone. 12:00:03 From Nadine Kramarz to Everyone: Hello from AK 12:00:13 From Lee Ann Murphy to Everyone: Hi from Upton, MA! 12:00:14 From Christi Farrar to Everyone: Greetings from MA! 12:00:16 From Mary Schons to Everyone: Hello from Lansing IL! 12:00:17 From Keri Perkins to Everyone: Hi from IL 12:00:18 From Jenny Jackson to Everyone: Hello! Jenny from Marquette Heights here! 12:00:18 From Shelby Janke to Everyone: Hello! Shelby from Papillion, NE, a suburb of Omaha. 12:00:18 From Marie Brown to Everyone: Hi from Northwest Indiana! 12:00:18 From Laura Naugle to Everyone: Hello Everyone, I am library director from Hillsboro IL 12:00:19 From April Holmes to Everyone: I'm April Holmes, and I'm at Homewood, IL 12:00:20 From Kristi Hager to Everyone: Kristi from Wilton, IA 12:00:21 From Katie Pavur to Everyone: Hello from Manhattan, IL! 12:00:22 From Kara Dean to Everyone: Greetings from Walpole, MA 12:00:22 From Jessica Sparenberg to Everyone: Hello! Jessica Sparenberg Parlin-Ingersoll Public Library in Central Illinois! 12:00:23 From Kristin Steinmetz to Host and Panelists: Hello from Central Massachusetts! 12:00:23 From Kimi to Everyone: Hello from Acushnet, MA! 12:00:24 From Elisabeth Kable to Everyone: Hi from Hutchinson, MN! 12:00:24 From Rebecca Bourne to Host and Panelists: Hello! From Riverdale, IL 12:00:24 From Erin Bassett to Everyone: Howdy all from up near Boston, MA! 12:00:25 From Anne Thie to Everyone: Hello from Massachusetts! 12:00:25 From Sharon Geer to Everyone: Hi Sharon Geer from Salem, CT 12:00:26 From Emily Kofoid to Everyone: Hi! Mendota, IL 12:00:26 From John Hanks to Everyone: Afternoon, hello from Portsmouth, RI 12:00:26 From Gwen Ayler to Everyone: Hi! Tuning in from Peoria, IL. 12:00:27 From Katherine Richter to Everyone: Hello from Windsor M A 12:00:27 From Helen Spreadbury to Everyone: Hello from Mokena, IL 12:00:28 From Nicole Abady to Everyone: Hi from Princeton, MA 12:00:29 From Tori Buckert to Everyone: hello from Carthage IL 12:00:33 From Amy Edgar to Everyone: Hi from Dunlap, IL 12:00:35 From Carrie Hummel to Everyone: Hello from Quincy, Illinois. 12:00:36 From Marsha Richmond to Everyone: Hello from Lakeview Oregon 12:00:37 From Beth Robinson to Everyone: Greetings from Rhode Island 12:00:37 From Donna Cunningham to Everyone: Donna Lincoln,IL 12:00:37 From Jennifer Davis to Everyone: Hello from Peoria Public Library 12:00:38 From Lisa Cunningham to Everyone: Hello from Dennis, MA 12:00:40 From Sarah Frost to Everyone: Hello from Willamina, OR 12:00:41 From Sandy Long to Everyone: Hi! Sandy Long from Whittemore, Iowa 12:00:44 From christina clover to Everyone: Hello from Belleville IL 12:00:45 From Rose Arruda to Everyone: Hey hey from Taunton, Ma! 12:00:46 From Bethany Silva to Everyone: Hi from New Bedford, MA 12:00:46 From Jui Desai to Everyone: Hi this is Jui here from APLD in IL 12:00:48 From Jessica Phan to Everyone: Hi from Lake Zurich, IL 12:00:49 From Julia Lloyd to Everyone: Hello from Western Massachusetts: Hadley Public Library 12:00:51 From Sandra Solache to Everyone: Hi from Southern California! 12:00:52 From Molly Dineen to Everyone: Hello from Fitchburg, MA 12:00:52 From Nadine Kramarz to Everyone: It's 9 AM 12:00:53 From Debbie Herman to Everyone: Hello from Oregon Illinois 12:00:55 From Kerri Duncan to Everyone: Hi from Manito, il 12:00:57 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: Hello from Woodford County, IL! 12:01:08 From Cathy kramer to Everyone: Hello from Cathy from the East Dubuque District Library! 12:01:11 From Pennie Miller to Everyone: Hello from Pearl City IL 12:01:42 From Emily Kofoid to Everyone: Love your glasses, Becca! 12:01:44 From Julie Nutt to Everyone: Howdy from Fondulac Library in East Peoria! 12:05:13 From Jessica Sparenberg to Everyone: Oh I love that! 12:05:19 From Shelby Janke to Everyone: Cute! 12:05:27 From Erin Bassett to Everyone: OH FUN! 12:05:49 From Denise Rainford to Everyone: Awesome!!! 12:06:46 From Nadine Kramarz to Everyone: Play is how humans learn =) 12:07:44 From Mary Schons to Everyone: So true, Nadine. 12:08:10 From Lee Friz to Everyone: So cool 12:12:56 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Ireadprogram.org/store 12:13:51 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: The recycling bins are ADORABLE!! 12:14:21 From Lee Ann Murphy to Everyone: Our staff members wear the pins every summer! 12:14:21 From Mary Schons to Everyone: You can't go wrong with stickers + coloring sheets! 12:16:09 From Mindy Newberry to Everyone: We are loving the guide so much! It's been a great help with planning! 12:16:30 From Mary Schons to Everyone: How can I get the resource guide? I'm a new hire. 12:16:33 From Mindy Newberry to Everyone: And I love the Pinterest Board! 12:16:58 From Meredith Brummer to Everyone: I bought the Resource Guide already. Where can I find it? 12:16:59 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Mary - email me at iREAD@ila.org - we will help you figure it out 12:17:15 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Meredith - did you buy it in print or digitally? 12:17:33 From Meredith Brummer to Everyone: Digitally 12:17:41 From Jenny Jackson to Host and Panelists: Thank you! 12:18:31 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: Yes Pinterest, too! 12:18:36 From Mary Schons to Everyone: Thank you Becca 12:18:43 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: Facebook: iREAD Program Facebook Public Group: iREAD 2024: Read, Renew, Repeat Instagram: @ireadprogram X: @iREADprogram Newsletter: https://www.ireadprogram.org/ 12:19:24 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: Pinterest: @ireadprogram 12:19:40 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: https://www.pinterest.com/ireadprogram/iread-2024-read-renew-repeat/ 12:20:12 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Meredith - you should have an email from iREAD and it should contain a link to your Resource Guide 12:20:25 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: If you’re having issues - please email us at iREAD@ila.org - we will help you figure it out 12:21:07 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Host and Panelists: Can someone please put the PSA link in the chat? 12:21:16 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Host and Panelists: I’m having issues running the slides and find links 12:21:18 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Host and Panelists: Thank you! 12:21:30 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: https://www.ireadprogram.org/resources/summer-2024-read-renew-repeat/public-service-announcement-read-renew-r 12:21:44 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: PSA ^^^^ 12:21:44 From Lee Ann Murphy to Everyone: Will we receive these slides after the ZOOM? 12:22:21 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Illinois Library Association(Direct Message): Can we get folks the slides and the recording? 12:23:00 From Natalie Albers to Everyone: What is the coffee filter bat activity? 12:23:25 From Kara DeCarlo (she/her) - Orland Park Public Library to Host and Panelists: The details for these programs can be found in the Resource Guide 12:23:35 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: I think we can - if you haven’t received them, please reach out to us at iREAD@ila.org and ask for the noon network webinar slides and I will send them to you 12:23:42 From Kara DeCarlo (she/her) - Orland Park Public Library to Everyone: The details for these programs can be found in the Resource Guide 12:24:06 From Lee Ann Murphy to Everyone: We just did marble mazes! We used flat pieces of cardboard instead of pizza boxes. 12:24:48 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: 😀 12:25:04 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: That’s what I love about the Resource Guide! You can take ideas and adapt them so they work for your library! If you don’t have hexbugs- use marbles! I love it! 12:25:25 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: Are those chipboard letters? 12:25:32 From Erin Emerick (she/her) - Schaumburg Library to Natalie Albers, Host and Panelists: Natalie, here is the bat craft idea https://www.iheartartsncrafts.com/coffee-filter-bats/ 12:26:06 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: We are going to have time for questions at the end - so put them in Q&A or chat and if we don’t get to them now - we will! 12:26:54 From Mary Schons to Everyone: That baby head toy planter is wonderfully demented. 12:27:13 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: That’s a perfect description! 😂 12:28:55 From Julie Nutt to Everyone: We have a very successful seed library in East Peoria! 12:31:07 From Mitzi Gousie to Everyone: Themed Game recommendation: Daybreak (from the makers of the Pandemic Board game series) Co-0p game about fighting climate change. 12:31:25 From Mary Schons to Everyone: Thank you Mitzi! 12:31:36 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Oooh! Yay! If you were thinking of starting a seed library this is a great summer to do that! 12:31:43 From Julie Nutt to Everyone: We also have a beekeeper on staff! 12:31:46 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Oooh - I love that one, Mitzi! 12:32:03 From Jessica Banko (she/her) Plainfield Area Public Library to Everyone: Julie that's a great way to advertise your seed libraries with a program! 12:32:09 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Julie - sounds like this is the perfect theme for your library!!! Amazing! 12:33:09 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: There is actually a full list of games from kids through adults of board game suggestions for Read, Renew, Repeat in the Resource Guide - please let us know if we missed any and we will try to share them! 12:36:41 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: I AM SO OBSESSED WITH THIS SCAVENGER HUNT 12:40:59 From Sharon Geer to Everyone: So many great ideas! Thank you for all your hard work putting this together! 12:42:31 From Erin Emerick (she/her) - Schaumburg Library to Everyone: https://www.ireadprogram.org/resources/summer-2025-level-up-at-your-library/call-for-resource-guide-submissions 12:46:04 From Shelby Janke to Everyone: Using the embroidery hoops in the iRead store for an adult self-care program! 12:46:14 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: Yesss Shelby!! 12:46:21 From Tori Buckert to Everyone: embroiderly hoops for self care? 12:46:21 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: We are well into our planning because our YS Librarian has an early April due date! 12:46:22 From Anne Thie to Everyone: I am looking for some teen crafts with old buttons. 12:46:50 From Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA to Everyone: Here are the hoops! That’s such a good idea! https://www.ireadprogram.org/store/940/embroidery-practice-kit 12:47:01 From Kristi Hager to Everyone: Button art! 12:47:03 From Becca Schultz to Everyone: Anyone with simple ideas for theme and decorating large windows? 12:47:06 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: We are working with the U of I Extension Master Gardeners on a program about getting started with composting. 12:47:11 From Julia Lloyd to Everyone: Plushies: eyes! best when the buttons don't match!! 12:47:25 From Keri Perkins to Everyone: I'm working with a horse rescue and our kids are going to make items to decorate the adoptable horses stalls 12:47:40 From Julie Nutt to Everyone: My library does Family Field Trips once a month. We could visit a recycling center or nature center! 12:47:43 From Sharon Geer to Everyone: I am going to do an live owl program with the owl pellet dissection with a Nature Center. 12:47:44 From Kateri Gruber to Everyone: If you want to spin it recycling, use bottle caps instead of buttons :) 12:48:02 From Kateri Gruber to Everyone: *upcycling 12:48:39 From Denise Rainford to Everyone: We are going to do a recycle circle behind the front desk on the wall. The kids will add to it by putting up their badge they earned with there name on it. 12:48:40 From Sharon Geer to Everyone: Button bouquets with paper flowers and buttons, on floral wire and placed in a salt shaker! Look on Pinterest 12:49:26 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: For those in the Peoria area, Forest Park has a visiting naturalist program that goes with the iRead theme each summer. 12:49:40 From Bethany Silva to Everyone: We are doing community beach clean ups! We did this once last year for students to get volunteer hours and are excited to offer it again this summer 12:49:54 From Lee Ann Murphy to Everyone: Book hedgies! 12:50:21 From Karen Pfeifer to Host and Panelists: We are collecting crayons for SCARCE,https://www.scarce.org/super-crayons/ Some of the crayons we'll be keeping to make melted crayon art. 12:50:23 From Laura Brillant-Giangrande to Everyone: I have researched hiking trails within a 30 minute drive of my library. I will highlight a different trail each week and will pair this with a nature BINGO card. This will pair with promoting use of our State Parks Pass. 12:50:24 From Erin Emerick (she/her) - Schaumburg Library to Everyone: If you can't physically go to a recycling center, you can create a "virtual field trip" to one. My library started this program during the pandemic but has continued it with kids in person at the library and going on a virtual trip somewhere. The recycling one we did was super popular! 12:50:50 From Bethany Silva to Everyone: I also made a map of all of the parks and playground in the city to help get families out and exploring 12:50:55 From Sharon Geer to Everyone: We are also partnering with the Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Watershed for nature programs concerning the health of the local river. 12:50:55 From Kristi Hager to Everyone: We're working with our new Parks Director to set up a park/town clean-up day with the school's athletic teams the morning of our Summer Reading kick-off picnic. 12:50:56 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: Ooo Erin I'll be reaching out for more details! 12:51:49 From Erin Emerick (she/her) - Schaumburg Library to Everyone: Gretchen - Kelsey did it. I can ask if she can share with you! 12:51:59 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: We have shredded book contests - put a shredded book into a glass jar and guess the title of the book. 12:52:13 From Mary Schons to Everyone: That's a cool idea, Donna! 12:52:31 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: Great way to give "new life" to weeded books! 12:52:53 From Jenny Jackson to Everyone: We’re a Tree City and will have a Tree Walk with a local historian 12:52:57 From Jessica Banko (she/her) Plainfield Area Public Library to Everyone: Oh Donna that's a fun idea! 12:53:04 From Mary Schons to Everyone: And I'm sure I'll have to comfort caregivers that we aren't shredding new books. :D 12:53:29 From Gretchen Schulz (she/her) - Aurora Public Library District to Everyone: Thanks Erin! 12:54:13 From Kat Lewin to Everyone: We've had some local crafters bring in GIANT BAGS of yarn they didn't want anymore, so I'm trying to work on using that 12:54:21 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: @Mary Schons - Using weeded books is great because many of them are "well-loved" (which is why we are weeding them) so patrons are usually familiar with the titles. 12:54:33 From Kat Lewin to Everyone: Not just as learn to knit/crochet, but bracelets, collages, yarn wrapping 12:54:53 From Mitzi Gousie to Everyone: Craft supply swap is on my radar. 12:55:10 From Kara DeCarlo (she/her) - Orland Park Public Library to Everyone: Our library does a craft supply swap 12:55:12 From Tori Buckert to Everyone: We are doing a craft supply swap. We are doing different swaps each month 12:55:26 From Tori Buckert to Everyone: This month is puzzles next is board games. 12:55:34 From Illinois Library Association to Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA(Direct Message): We can email the chat 12:55:47 From Illinois Library Association to Becca Boland (she/her) - iREAD/ILA(Direct Message): It will be text format 12:56:55 From Lisa Lockheart to Everyone: We find more success with all age family events. More of those ideas are great! 12:57:11 From Julia Lloyd to Everyone: discarded books: poetry: blackout poetry & found poetry - both fun and can be interactive 12:57:12 From Natalie Albers to Everyone: Resource Guide is great, but seeing your pictures of some of the ideas today is even better--thanks! 12:57:49 From Ellen Fitzgerald (she/her) - Naperville Public Library to Host and Panelists: We are having Flying Fox Conservation come out with their cool animals. 12:57:55 From Ellen Fitzgerald (she/her) - Naperville Public Library to Host and Panelists: Sloth! 12:58:10 From Karen Pfeifer to Host and Panelists: Any ideas for babies? 12:58:13 From Erin Emerick (she/her) - Schaumburg Library to Everyone: Incredible Bats are good too! 12:58:29 From Christi Farrar to Everyone: Apparently I need to move to IL to meet the sloth 😆 12:58:45 From Mindy Newberry to Everyone: I am trying to get a hold of Incredible Bats, but can't seem to get them to respond! 12:58:47 From Kristi Hager to Everyone: Iowa has a travelling Insect Zoo, which we're having this summer 12:58:49 From Ellen Fitzgerald (she/her) - Naperville Public Library to Host and Panelists: Create your own sensory toys for infants using recycled materials. We have done this at our library in the past. 12:58:59 From Beth Robinson to Everyone: Our local SPCA did a storytime where they brought a ferret and a kitten and the kids learned about adopting a pet. 12:59:00 From Erin Emerick (she/her) - Schaumburg Library to Everyone: Yes, I love that Ellen! 12:59:27 From Christi Farrar to Host and Panelists: omg, I first thought you were going to make crafts OUT of babies not crafts FOR babies 12:59:40 From Lynette Heiden to Everyone: At home DIY art project made with recycled objects. Then have an art show with those objects at the library. 12:59:44 From Karen Pfeifer to Host and Panelists: Great! Thanks :) 13:00:11 From Nadine Kramarz to Everyone: Babies are the ultimate craft material 13:00:22 From Pam McCuen to Host and Panelists: Thank you everyone — great ideas! 13:00:22 From Julia Lloyd to Everyone: Thank you so much! Very helpful!! 13:00:22 From Karen Pfeifer to Host and Panelists: Thank you all! 13:00:22 From Julie Nutt to Everyone: Thanks so much! 13:00:23 From Ellen Fitzgerald (she/her) - Naperville Public Library to Host and Panelists: Product my staff is most excited about. 13:00:24 From Mary Schons to Everyone: Thank you-- have a great day! 13:00:24 From Ellen Fitzgerald (she/her) - Naperville Public Library to Host and Panelists: https://www.ireadprogram.org/store/928/lcd-ewriting-drawing-tablet 13:00:28 From Christi Farrar to Everyone: Thank you SO much for doing this! You saved me a ton of time and energy <3 13:00:30 From Jenny Durant to Everyone: Thank yoU! 13:00:31 From Denise Rainford to Everyone: Thank you! 13:00:33 From Keri Perkins to Everyone: Thank you so much! 13:00:38 From Mindy Newberry to Everyone: Thank you! 13:00:40 From Sharon Geer to Everyone: Thank you! Great ideas 13:00:41 From Jui Desai to Everyone: Thank you so much !! 13:00:42 From Nadine Kramarz to Everyone: 😃 13:00:43 From Kimi to Everyone: thanks so much! 13:00:43 From Tori Buckert to Everyone: thank you 13:00:45 From Kerri Duncan to Everyone: Thank you! 13:00:45 From Jessica Pugsley to Host and Panelists: Thank you, lots of helpful ideas! 13:00:46 From Monica Cameron to Everyone: Thanks! 13:00:47 From Donna Forbis to Everyone: thank you! 13:00:48 From Katie Pavur to Everyone: Thank you! 13:00:49 From Carol Brockmeyer to Everyone: TY 13:00:52 From Jessica Sparenberg to Everyone: Bye! 13:00:52 From Rose Arruda to Everyone: Thanks!