Free Audio Book Downloads

Maybe you’ve already heard about this, there have been lots of other posts and notices about it, but just in case you didn’t, it is too cool to miss!  SYNC audiobook titles are given away in pairs–a Young Adult first-in-series title is...

Conversation Sparks

A happy kid enjoys the docked iPad at the Rice Lake Public Library Here’s a cool thing that a library system in Maryland has put together, open to librarians from around the country!  Check it out: Do you want to know what others in the country are doing in...

A Few Cool STEAM Activities

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math Activities are all the rage, and I can see why!  They seem pretty darn fun!  I’ve collected a couple of activity ideas I wanted to share here.First from No Time for Flashcards, a math game that involves...

Grant funds for technology

Money to do cool technology stuff!  Here are 2 options:Best Buy Children’s Foundation Grants are designed to help non-profit agencies teens build 21st-Century technology skills through programs that address the digital divide, and also give teens the chance...

Digging Up Creative Ideas in Boyceville

Many thanks to Ginny Julson, director of the Boyceville Public Library, for this submission: Every year all the kids from the elementary school come over one class at a time and do a skit on our stage to gear up for the SRP–each year we choose volunteers from...

Eau Claire’s Out of This World Videos

The folks at the public library in Eau Claire have stepped up their game in promotion of the Summer Library Program.  They created two videos, one to promote their program for younger kids–complete with a sequence at the end featuring even the dignified...