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| Patti and her new pal, feeling curiously itchy |
Patti Blount from Durand attended (and presented at!) the Heartland Fall Forum earlier this month. Patti always loves to go to this annual convention of independent booksellers, because she gets to meet authors, hear about things from the publishing end of things, and gets some great ideas and resources for marketing books. Here she is after hearing David Shannon talk about his new book Bugs in My Hair!
It's the middle of the summer, a time when many libraires are in the thick of increased programming, larger numbers of kids and teens in the building, and when general mayhem and chaos is high! In case you are re-thinking things, as many people do in the middle of...
Happy summer! I hope it is mostly happy to have your libraries bustling with activity and excitement about programs and more! I know it can also be an overwhelming time, and sometimes behavior from teens (and others) can be one of the tricky parts to manage. I got...
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW Madison iSchool Course: Playing Around: The Library's Role in Playful Learning for Young Children. Nikki was able to...