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
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, or younger kids,...
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...
by Leah Langby | Jan 27, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Kathy Larson from Bloomer for this terrific guest post! I started the Homeschool Club with the thought that I would like to reach a new group in the community. Bloomer has a local homeschool group that meets twice a month. I talked to several of the...
by Leah Langby | Jan 27, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I must admit that I was distracted by a busy weekend and thoughts of surviving cold and drifting snow and I forgot all about the ALA Book and Media Award announcements that happened this morning.In case you are in a similar situation, take a peek at this year’s...
by Leah Langby | Jan 22, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Colorful Washi-tape creations on triangles of cardstockTiffany Meyer in Dresser has had capacity crowds for her Artsy Smartsy programs in Dresser this year. Funded in part by a grant from Target, these programs are a chance for preschool kids and parents to...
by Leah Langby | Jan 20, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are some great chances in the next few cold, blustery months to think about summer, and I wanted to gather them together for you right here!January 22, 12-1: Rethinking SLP webinar. Does SLP feel more like an 8 week long birthday party than a reading...
by Leah Langby | Jan 15, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Hollis at Ladysmith for passing on this cool site. Do you ever look at other libraries’ facebook posts and feel inadequate for your graphic design skills? Check out this free tool, that allows you to create a great-looking quick poster or...
