by Leah Langby | Jan 24, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
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...
by Leah Langby | Jan 22, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
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...
by Leah Langby | Jan 21, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
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...
by Leah Langby | Jan 17, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayHere’s something that I know happens in libraries, maybe even in your library: people decide not to purchase materials because they are concerned about potential challenges or backlash from the community. Collection development is...
by Leah Langby | Jan 10, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I am guessing that many of the libraries who read this blog get invited to have a table at community events. This is a great way to meet new people who might not otherwise make it into the library, but it can be time-consuming, and sometimes difficult to think...
by Leah Langby | Jan 8, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image credit: Pixabay Making the Move from Summer Reading to Summer Learning Thursday, 1/17 1:00 pm (Central) Children need to keep learning during the summer. Libraries have long embraced their role in the summer learning landscape. The National Summer Learning...
by Leah Langby | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Image credit: PixabayReaders’ Advisory! What a staple of our work. I am always excited to find a new and interesting resource for providing high quality RA, or for suggesting to patrons.For the past several years, National Public Radio has...
by Leah Langby | Dec 13, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image source: PixabayPower Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers and Staff will be held in Madison March 28-29, 2019. This is a great conference, and several of your IFLS-land colleagues participated last time it was offered. ...
by Leah Langby | Dec 11, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Alisha Green from LEPMPL for sharing this guest post!A collage of super-big games created by LEPMPL staff!The good folks in Eau Claire got to celebrate International Games Week with Giant Games! We’ve supersized everything including a giant game...
by Leah Langby | Dec 10, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayMany of you have heard of (or even attended workshops about) Adverse Childhood Experiences and the effects of toxic stress on the long-term physical and mental health of people who experience it as children. If you don’t know what this...
by Leah Langby | Dec 7, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Those of you who have been part of the Wisconsin library scene for a while probably already know about the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference, and you’ll be glad to know that there is a great line-up of 14 webinars for the 2019 Conference. If you are new...
by Leah Langby | Dec 5, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Danielle Welch, Programming Specialist at the Prescott Public Library for this guest post. Danielle is one of the IFLS 2018 WLA Conference Scholarship recipients.A few pieces of advice for anyone interested in attending a WLA conference. First,...
