by Leah Langby | Dec 11, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids
Storytime Break Activities in Altoona Anyone who has spoken with me about youth services knows that I am a very big proponent of taking breaks from weekly storytime. It gives you a chance to try new things, keeps you from burning out, allows you time to focus on...
by Leah Langby | Dec 9, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to our friends at UW-Madison Department of Extension for putting together an excellent, free virtual conference–great to share with parents and caregivers, also great for library workers who serve youth and families. Take a look! Raising Wisconsin’s...
by Leah Langby | Dec 4, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids
The American Library Association’s Games and Gaming Round Table have been busy! If you want to add some well-vetted board games to your circulating collection or to your programming toolkit, check out their recent Platinum Play winners, “evergreen titles...
by Leah Langby | Dec 2, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids, Learning Loop
Thanks to Katie Halama, Youth Services Coordinator, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, for this guest post! Katie received a scholarship from IFLS to attend the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference. She shared insights and resources from a session by...
by Leah Langby | Nov 25, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids
At the IFLS webinar Improving Literacy: Understanding Dyslexia and Reading Instruction for Librarians earlier this month, I was delighted to hear about a collection in Baldwin, developed by Molly Haley and Rita Magno in cooperation with the school district. I...
by Leah Langby | Nov 21, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids
I talked with Regina Arndt, the long-time youth services librarian in Altoona recently and got inspired by some of her programs. Teen programs can be tricky, and some of these ideas seem like they might work well for other libraries! Ping Pong and Pizza Nights Every...
