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Image from PixabayMy favorite session at the Power Up Conference last month (how was that already a month ago?!) was Streamline for Strength with Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser (St. Paul) and Amy Koester (Skokie). They talked a lot about how to really think about...
Image source: Pixabay As someone who grew up in a very rural area (graduating class of 32, but 3 were foreign exchange students!), and someone who works with libraries serving rural communities, I’m glad to see national attention focused on the particular needs...
On Friday morning of the Power Up Conference, I attended two back-to-back sessions about inclusion that set me to wondering. The first was called But I Loved That Book as a Kid: Leading Staff to More Inclusive Practices with Angie Manfredi. The...
Image from PixabaySo, I guess I took March off from posting to the blog. Nothing like abdominal surgery to slow a person down. I am back, and full of ideas for posting, so hopefully content will be more regular from here on out. Remember that I am...
Zero to ThreeWhat do the data say about how babies in Wisconsin are doing, and what could we be doing better?Zero to Three has collected a LOT of data in their State of Babies Yearbook: from how many families are accessing services they are eligible for, to how...
I’m working with a few IFLS-area libraries and a marvelous load of other partners on the Talking Is Teaching Chippewa Valley initiative. The goal is to empower parents and caregivers with the knowledge that the more they talk (and listen!) to their kids,...
Read Across America Day is coming up, and many of you have fun activities planned for your communities, encouraging family reading and celebrating the fun of literature. Since this celebration of reading happens on March 2, which is the birthday of Dr....
Wow, I cannot believe that February is half-over and I haven’t managed to write a blog post till now! Remember, if you have a program or something you’ve been thinking about you’d like us to highlight, those are always the most popular...
Image from PixabayThe Global Family Research Group, the group that created the excellent resource Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement, have a new resource: Public Libraries Engage Families in STEM. They talk about the way...
I’ve tried to forswear Facebook for my own happiness, but I can’t quite give it up because sometimes I find something on Facebook that makes me feel better about the world. And last week, I found some posts about a project youth services librarian...
I was moderately interested this morning when the newscasters, with bated breath, announced the Academy Award nominations this year. But give me some Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Schneider Family, Pura Belpre, and Printz Awards action (not to mention...
Image from PixabayHonoring the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. should be something we do year-round, and not just on a particular day or month. But since it is MLK, Jr. Day today, it seems important to think about some things we can do that...
