by Leah Langby | Jun 18, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Summer is a great time for recommending books. And also a time when you might not have as much time as you’d like to collate your own lists! SO–here is a compilation of lists and list resources that may be of use/interest for you: We Are Kidlit...
by Leah Langby | Jun 17, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
This is a topic that has been around the block a few times! Most of you already know about the excellent and complete resource created and maintained by School Library Journal about publisher permissions during the time of COVID 19–many of those publishers have...
by Leah Langby | Jun 11, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I have had a lot of questions recently from people who are noticing that their storytimes mainly feature white creators and are looking for ideas and resources and booklists to help them feature more diverse authors and musicians. Here are some resources that might...
by Leah Langby | Jun 4, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
After yesterday’s blog post, which took 2 hours and a lot of contortions to write (and probably a few contortions to read!), I’m going to make this short and sweet. Just a few quick excellent youth services archives to share with you: If you haven’t...
by Leah Langby | Jun 3, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
We were all horrified to learn about the recent murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis last week, and along with a long list of other recent racist incidents and the disproportionate affect of COVID 19 on African American communities,...
by Leah Langby | May 15, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
It’s still a pandemic. It’s ALSO Friday. And sunny. I hope you will find these few reminders about great resources a good Friday diversion. Hopefully you have also heard the calming voice of Tessa Michaelson Schmidt on this week’s FAQ Friday...
by Leah Langby | May 13, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I didn’t know about the Everywhere Book Fest before it happened (May 1 and 2), maybe I heard about it but it got lost in the flood of information and resources (I’ve heard it described as a fire hose many times!). But yesterday, someone smart forwarded...
by Leah Langby | May 11, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’ve been promising to share the RAILS webinar Beyond E-Storytimes I’ve been raving about in the past couple of Youth Services Check-Ins. Here it is! There are some technical challenges in the first part, but the first part has some of my favorite...
by Leah Langby | May 7, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Jim Gill, early childhood expert, children’s musician, and author, is co-creating videos with kids! Children can send illustrated ideas to complete the phrase “May there always be…” and Jim will put them in a song with a video. He’s...
by Leah Langby | May 6, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kate in Glenwood City was feeling sad for all the seniors in high school, who have had their last chance at a lot of high school milestones disrupted by COVID 19. She put out a call for seniors to send in a photo*, a few things about themselves, and a favorite...
by Leah Langby | May 1, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m imagining you might be getting some readers advisory questions about helping kids understand the pandemic. There have been a lot of great websites out there with tips for discussing this with kids, and of course the wonderful comic created by NPR editor...
by Leah Langby | Apr 30, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
More cool stuff for teens! YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has announced this year’s Teens’ Top Ten Nominees. There are 25 titles, and next fall teens have a chance to vote on their favorites. This year, they took special care to note...
