Image from pixabayNovember can be kind of a gloomy month, and I tend to spend the hours of 3:30-5:30 pm feeling vaguely anxious because it seems wrong for it to be getting dark so early. Whatever I might think about the origins of Thanksgiving, I truly...
Thanks to Mary and Debbie from Ogema for sharing these great, easy-to-replicate programs!In October, the library used their brand new prize wheel (made for them by a friend of Mary’s) to allow people to spin to win $5 off fines on Ogema materials! If they...
Thanks to Jeanne at Ellsworth for this guest blog post!The Ellsworth Public Library hosted a Life Size Candy Land game for children on Saturday, October 20th. We started the game at 1:15, just after our 1 pm closing time. The players...
After many months of hard work, the Inclusive Services Institute has created an Inclusive Services Assessment Tool for libraries! The Inclusive Services Institute is a group of librarians, with representation from every system in our state and leadership from...
Photo by Lidya Nada on UnsplashAttending the WLA Conference is always a treat–seeing old friends, meeting new folks, and getting lots and lots and lots of amazing ideas. More to follow over the next few weeks, but here’s a quick...
Photo by Júnior Ferreira on UnsplashIt’s always fun, and never enough time, when youth services librarians get together. Thirty percent of attendees have played Madame Trelawney at Harry Potter events in the past few years! I...
