We have to keep talking, providing resources, shining a light where it is needed, and helping kids, teens, and families cope with some of the tough things in our world. The recent events in Charlottesville and the increasing rise of white supremacy and other...
If you get two creative people together who are interested in thinking outside the box about ways to meet community needs, you just never know where you’ll end up. Patti Becker and Sue Queiser at Barron have been looking at the way the community uses the...
I heard from a reliable source (my own teen) that the interactive teen displays in Menomonie are the bomb. Abby Seymour, the teen librarian, shared some of her recent displays:The first display takes the intriguing first line of a YA book was on the front, with...
Read Aloud 15 Minutes is devoted to encouraging parents and caregivers to read at least 15 minutes a day with children. They have some fun infographics, posters, and other resources that are free to download, and in addition, they are sponsoring a challenge in...
Many thanks to Kathy Larson from Bloomer for this terrific guest post!I’ve gone to many workshops over the past few years where I’ve heard librarians say, “Setting up a coding club is so easy” but they can’t really explain how they started it. I thought there was some...
One of the programs I attended at ALA this year was called Strong Girls School. Nancy Evans, from the public library in Levittown, New York discussed a program that she developed after teen girls in a library writing group clamored for it. As a writing...
I know I have posted about National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang’s Reading Without Walls Challenge before. But I just heard Gene Yang at ALA, and he inspired me to remind you. He told a great story about his next...
A couple weekends ago, I discovered a new favorite band (The Resonant Rogues–check them out!). As I sat in the concert, I was missing a beloved, departed family member and wishing I could share the music with her, so I wasn’t surprised to spring a...
Do you have a terrific and innovative program at your library you are proud of? Is your whole darn library incredible and amazing? Do you work with someone who you think is inspiring, smart, and effective? Maybe it is time to consider nominating...
Authors will speak on topics including immigration, gender, and reluctant readers. Click here to register for the 6th annual SLJTeen Live! Join us on August 9, 2017, from 10 AM – 5 PM ET, for the 6th annual SLJTeen Live! This free, entirely virtual conference...
Building off a successful program from years’ past, the library in Cumberland is sponsoring a scavenger hunt for Pete the Cat, who is hiding in the windows of different downtown businesses each week this summer. When kids find Pete, they let the library...
When my daughter was a toddler, she discovered the wonders of Popsicles, and entertained her older cousins to no end by declaring regularly, “I want a need a pop-the-weasel!”Lucky for the kids in Phillips, the librarians there understand the experience of...
