Mind in the Making: 7 Essential Life Skills
December 2019 Update:
Support for Mind in the Making has been discontinued at the Montana State Library. Librarians who attended the training may still be using and implementing the knowledge learned in 2018 and are encouraged to keep doing so. However, statewide rollout of the program has been stopped. If you have any questions regarding MITM or the decision to discontinue the program, please contact Amelea Kim at akim@mt.gov.
About Mind in the Making
Mind in the Making is a specialized training initiative sponsored by the Bezos Family foundation and sponsored locally by the Edwards Foundation. MITM was presented to selected Montana libraries and their community partners during April 27 - 29, 2018 at the Bozeman Public Library.
Vroom Resources
- Vroom - Vroom is a great online app/tool that gives you free brain-building moments to help your child learn and grow. Sign up is free, and the information can be delivered many different ways (via your phone, through a website, etc).
Other Resources
- Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, by Ellen Galinsky - This eBook is available through the Montana State Library collection, and provides a thought-provoking and in-depth look at the science behind child brain development, and the skills that children need in order to be fulfilled and successful in life.
Current Projects
- Library Program Resources Sharing Space
- Ready 2 Read: Montana State Library's Early Literacy Initiative
- Summer Reading Program
- Transforming Teen Services Training Program with YALSA
- Montana Libraries SPARK: Economic Development Initiative
- Bat Week
- MSL Trunk Program
- Health Literacy
- Lifelong Learning Data Reports
- Civic Engagement in Public Libraries
- MLN Virtual Programming Series
- 2022 Lawyers in Libraries
Archived Projects
- Early Childhood Development: Mind in the Making (2018) (discontinued)
- Financial Literacy (on hiatus)
- NASA @ My Library (Summer 2019) (completed)
- Ready 2 Read Playspace (2012) (completed)
- Summer Reading Programs
- 2019 Summer Reading: A Universe of Stories (completed)
- 2020 Summer Reading Program: Imagine Your Story (completed)
- 2021 Summer Reading Program: Tails and Tales (completed)
- 2019 Giant Map Tour Information (2019) (completed)
- Earth Day 2020 (completed)
- Law Day 2020: Lawyers in Libraries (completed)
- 2019 Ready 2 Read Rendezvous (completed)
- 2021 Ready 2 Read Rendezvous (completed)