by Leah Langby | Jan 31, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids
I had a heart-breaking conversation with a library director this week who was reeling from a two recent local deaths from suicide, and looking for resources for potential programming to help her community address significant mental health concerns. Lots of...
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...