by Leah Langby | Apr 18, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m starting to feel like I’m in a children’s fantasy book, where some Spirit of Winter or White Witch has made it so we will never have Spring. If I went into the Ladysmith Public Library and saw this cheery display, I’d have new...
by Leah Langby | Apr 16, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
In case you haven’t seen this yet, this is a terrific opportunity for librarians in rural areas to get connected and inspired by your counterparts in other parts of the state! Take a look! Wisconsin Youth Services Development Institute Sunday, Sept 8...
by Leah Langby | Apr 12, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Cole Zrostlik wrote recently with the happy news that the St. Croix Falls Public Library has received another national grant! YALSA and Dollar General sponsor a grant to help libraries hire teen interns to help with the Summer Library Program–both to help...
by Leah Langby | Apr 11, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Ashley Bieber, Rice Lake Public Library, for this guest blog post! A couple of months ago I was introduced to an Americorps volunteer that is in town through November. It turns out she was very interested in folk dancing and had taught at a...
by Leah Langby | Apr 8, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Check the YSS Blog for a guest post by our own Colleen Crowley about a Caine’s Arcade-inspired partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. Super Cool!Two kids work on set-up for their cardboard arcade game in Chippewa Falls
by Leah Langby | Apr 4, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
I got a great message from Alisha at the public library in Eau Claire in response to a recent blog post about incentives (THANKS, Alisha!). She’s trying out an exciting new incentive program for the Summer Library Program: I decided to try something new...
