by Leah Langby | Mar 6, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
There was an interesting discussion recently on the ALSC listserv about the benefits of Fingerplays. There were some great ideas I gleaned from a variety of excellent librarians from across the country. Here are a few:They can be especially helpful for...
by Leah Langby | Mar 3, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m a tactile person, so imagine my delight the other day when I was in the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire and I found this cool-as-can-be punch-box book fortune:Behind these tantalizing little tissue-paper circles are little fortunes,...
by Leah Langby | Feb 25, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many libraries in the area have teen lock-in programs, extravaganzas that happen after-hours. Some last all night, some for a few hours, but in every case teens clamor for more chances to spend time together in the library when no one else is there. ...
by Leah Langby | Feb 24, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
This just in from Marge Loch Wouters: a new blog about programming for kids 0-11 years old: Kids Library Program Mojo. The blog is based on the discussion and course work in Marge’s six week online UW- Madison SLIS CE course: Power...
by Leah Langby | Feb 19, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
A few weeks ago State Superintendent Tony Evers awarded the Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries and Communities Award to the St. Croix Falls Elementary School Library and the St. Croix Falls Public Library. How cool is that?! Read on for...
by Leah Langby | Feb 12, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Eau Claire teens advocating for strong school, public and university librariesYesterday was Wisconsin’s Library Legislative Day, which I attended for the second time. We took a bus from Eau Claire, and people got up at crazy hours so they could be at the...
by Leah Langby | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hooray for Jo and her gang up in Phillips for a very successful launch of their Books Are Magic (aka 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program). Over 60 people attended their big sign-up party, and at last count, 50 kids had signed up to participate in the...
by Leah Langby | Feb 5, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Lemony Snicket won this year’s Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book for his book The Dark, illustrated by Jon Klassen. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center administers this award. It’s a great idea to...
by Leah Langby | Feb 3, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Jessi Peterson for this awesome guest post!We decided this year to offer more passive arts programming in our Young Adult Lounge. Targeting a time that works for busy teens to attend a program is often hit and miss, so we thought we would try...
by Leah Langby | Jan 31, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Book Trailers are a fun way to promote books. Colleen from Menomonie often uses them as part of the mix when she is booktalking to teens. Some libraries feature them prominently on websites. This seems like a cool project for a teen advisory board,...
by Leah Langby | Jan 30, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
This means you, you awesome librarians of IFLS-Land! ALSC mentoring program applications now open for Spring 2014The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced the opening of spring 2014 applications for the ALSC mentoring program. The program is...
by Leah Langby | Jan 28, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Yesterday, Pete Seeger, a folksinger, activist and storyteller who had a profound effect on the world, died at the age of 94. I just found out, and I’m sitting here at work, weeping. When I think about the important influences of my life, Pete Seeger...
