by Leah Langby | May 20, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Arlene Mabie is not only the library director at Hawkins, she also is the clerk treasurer for the recycling/disposal unit in Kennan (as well as a volunteer fire fighter and miniature horse-raiser…can you say Superhero?). She is motivated to encourage and...
by Leah Langby | May 16, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Today, in just one day, I read two thoughtful, worthwhile and entertaining blog posts with advice for new librarians. Interestingly, they have almost opposite messages, but both have value, and are worth reading and fitting into your worldview. These...
by Leah Langby | May 14, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Julie (mean banker Mr. Bigglebottom, above) adapted the new book: The Gold Miner’s Daughter, A Melodramatic Fairy Tale written by Jackie Mims Hopkins into a play for the library staff (and a few volunteers) to perform for students to promote the Summer Library...
by Leah Langby | May 13, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
I attended a meeting of system consultants trying to help their libraries serve traditionally underserved populations last week. It’s always a treat to get together with other people who do your job, especially when those people are smart, thoughtful,...
by Leah Langby | May 9, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Do you ever struggle, as a youth services librarian, to communicate the importance of youth services to your managers? Most libraries in this reason do a terrific job of valuing their youth services (programs, collections, outreach and more) and the librarians...
by Leah Langby | May 7, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
One of the things that would make all of our jobs easier is a little extra cash, and people are looking for outside sources of funding for projects and day-to-day operations, particularly when local funding is is short supply.Grant-writing is one great way to...
