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CATS Winter Workshop The Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group hosts an annual Winter Workshop to provide a forum for all library staff who serve children and teens. Share ideas while working together to fill the need of consistently providing excellent services to patrons from birth to 18 and their ca...

Last Call!
Calling all, big and small!
The Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group of CAL is now accepting presenter proposals for our 2026 CATS Workshop! Have you experienced something harrowing, enlightening, or inspiring in 2025 that you think other librarians could learn from? Has your library tested a new cataloging method with great success? Developed an innovative storytime approach? Cracked the code on getting teens to actually show up to library programs?
We want to hear from you!
We are seeking a wide range of presenters to share their expertise at our 2026 CATS Workshop on Friday, April 17th, 2026, in person at the Rawlings Branch of the Pueblo Library in Pueblo, Colorado.
All submissions will be reviewed anonymously by the CATS Interest Group, and selected presenters will receive free admission to the workshop. If your proposal is not selected, or if you are unable to attend the in-person event, please let us know if you would be interested in presenting at one of our future meetings via Zoom.
To submit your idea, please complete the 2026 CATS Presentation Proposal form by January 31st.
Thank you for your consideration—and please help spread the word!

2026 CATS Presentation Proposal The Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group of CAL is seeking presenters for our 2026 workshop. This year's workshop is scheduled for Friday, April 17th, 2026 at the Pueblo City-County Library District - Rawlings Main Branch. We are seeking presentations about services to children, teens, t...

Calling all, big and small!

The Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group of CAL is now accepting presenter proposals for our 2026 CATS Workshop! Have you experienced something harrowing, enlightening, or inspiring in 2025 that you think other librarians could learn from? Has your library tested a new cataloging method with great success? Developed an innovative storytime approach? Cracked the code on getting teens to actually show up to library programs?

We want to hear from you!

We are seeking a wide range of presenters to share their expertise at our 2026 CATS Workshop on Friday, April 17th, 2026, in person at the Rawlings Branch of the Pueblo Library in Pueblo, Colorado.

All submissions will be reviewed anonymously by the CATS Interest Group, and selected presenters will receive free admission to the workshop. If your proposal is not selected, or if you are unable to attend the in-person event, please let us know if you would be interested in presenting at one of our future meetings via Zoom.

To submit your idea, please complete the 2026 CATS Presentation Proposal form by January 31st.

Thank you for your consideration—and please help spread the word!

2026 CATS Presentation Proposal The Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group of CAL is seeking presenters for our 2026 workshop. This year's workshop is scheduled for Friday, April 17th, 2026 at the Pueblo City-County Library District - Rawlings Main Branch. We are seeking presentations about services to children, teens, t...

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Colorado Association of Libraries - Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group (Summer Reading Interest Group merged into CATS) Our purpose is to provide a forum for all library staff who serve children and teens to share ideas while working together to fill the need of consistently providing excellent services to patrons from birth to 18 and their caregivers throughout the state of Colorado.

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Registration has opened for the 2025 CATS Workshop! Register now here: https://cal-webs.org/meetinginfo.php?id=617

4 days left to enter your great ideas to be presented! All selected presenters are able to attend the full workshop at no charge. Presenters must submit details about their presentation using this form: https://forms.gle/CJBxRDyfUFp9ToCk6
Get your submissions in now!

2025 CATS Presentation Proposal The Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group of CAL is seeking presenters for our 2025 workshop. This year's workshop is scheduled for March 10, 2025 in Greeley, CO at the LINC Library Innovation Center. We are seeking presentations about services to children, teens, tweens, their caregivers...

The Children and Teen Services (CATS) Interest Group of CAL is proud to announce the date for the 2025 CATS Workshop! We will be coming together in person on Monday, March 10, 2025 at the new LINC Library Innovation Center in Greely, CO. Registration opens in February, so mark your calendars!

We are currently accepting proposals for break-out sessions. We are looking to hear from library staff who engage with children, teens, tweens, and their families and caregivers. We are hoping to hear about your successful programs (or struggles), innovative strategies, and best practices for service. The annual CATS workshop draws youth library staff from across Colorado, from large urban districts to small rural libraries, and our hope is that our presenters will represent the diversity of Colorado libraries. All selected presenters are able to attend the full workshop at no charge. Presenters must submit details about their presentation using this form: https://forms.gle/CJBxRDyfUFp9ToCk6

Think you might want to present but not sure what topics? Check out our list of topics that members have expressed interest in learning about.
Really wish you could present but can't make this year's workshop? Submit a proposal for consideration for a possible webinar later this year!

Submit the Proposal Form before Wednesday, January 8 to be considered.

If you are interested in helping plan the workshop, including selecting this year’s sessions, please reply with your contact info to be added to the planning committee list.