by Leah Langby | Nov 9, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
You can help make a terrific resource for librarians, teachers, and others who work with children and books around the world! The International Federation of Library Associations’ IBBY committee sent out the following plea:We ask you to take a few minutes to...
by Leah Langby | Nov 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had kids who really are sad to leave the library? They start to wail and dig their heels in, leaving parents frazzled, kids sad and upset, and the librarians wondering what to do. In New Richmond, Georgia and Cynthia followed up on a terrific idea they...
by Leah Langby | Oct 31, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Teens at the Normal Public Library learn how to cook Southwest staples, from flickr Last week I attended the webinar Teaming Up with Teens @ Your Library, presented by Diane Tuccillo and Kelly Johnson. The webinar was sponsored by Web Junction and YALSA, and Diane and...
by Leah Langby | Oct 28, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Teens in Park Falls raised $375 for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Marshfield by doing what they love best. On October 15, they played video games for 24 hours in the library, and raised pledges for the Children’s Miracle Network as part of...
by Leah Langby | Oct 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well, fresh on the heels of 3 staff inservice presentations about The Wakanheza Project, and I think the IFLS Wakanheza Project Team is ready for anything! If you have been seeing the notices from around the state about The Wakanheza Project training and felt jealous,...
by Leah Langby | Oct 20, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
All three go together! In Durand, the Pepin County 4-H held a pumpkin-decorating program at the library. The library provided the venue, and 4-H provided everything else. The event was open to the public, free for the library, promoted 4-H to the community, and...
by Leah Langby | Oct 18, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
In Menomonie, Jodi Bird is bragging up her co-worker Debbie Nelson, and for good reason! Check out this charming bulletin board Debbie created with picture book jackets and some creativity:’Nuff said.
by Leah Langby | Oct 14, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
*Image from the Field Museum Library: http://www.flickr.com/photos/field_museum_library/3405449824/ Just want to draw your attention to a new feature to our website–a list of costumes that librarians in the IFLS area are willing to lend to each other for use for...
by Leah Langby | Oct 11, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Who wouldn’t want a circulation desk that is this much fun?? Ridgedale Branch in MinnetonkaAs many of you know, there is nothing quite like a visit to another library to get your thinking cap activated! I participated in the field trip sponsored by the Youth...
by Leah Langby | Oct 4, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
If you know Georgia and Cynthia, you know that Keeping Up with New Richmond can be tricky–they are a busy, creative bunch over there. So busy and creative, that sometimes they have a hard time keeping up with themselves! (The happy teen hanging out in the...
by Leah Langby | Oct 3, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Patti Blount and Avonelle Lamphere are regulars at the Midwest Booksellers Association Trade Show every fall. Even though they aren’t booksellers (they are librarians at the Durand Community Library), for thirteen years they have found enough reason to attend...
by Leah Langby | Sep 30, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
A puppet stage made out of a refrigerator box for the summer program is still engaging the imaginations of kids in Hudson–and entertaining their audiences, too!The famous Hudson storytime mascot Baby Bear got his own garden this year, too. Storytime kids planted...
