by Leah Langby | Dec 5, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayThe Young Adult Library Services Association is sponsoring a series of FREE webinars–you don’t have to be a member to participate, and you don’t have to pay. This is pretty exciting! The topics cover everything from teen...
by Leah Langby | Nov 30, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayFor several years, the Youth Services Section of the Wisconsin Library Association has created a lovely Early Literacy Calendar, designed by YSS members to encourage families and caregivers to engage with their children in a variety of playful...
by Leah Langby | Nov 28, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
If you haven’t had a chance to peek at the new super awesome toolkit that is part of the Wisconsin Libraries Coding Initiative, I highly recommend taking some time to do that. Created by our inimitable statewide youth services consultant Tessa Michaelson...
by Leah Langby | Nov 21, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image by HafubotiWe had a workshop a couple of weeks ago (already?!) that included a presentation by Renee Grassi about making programs more inclusive, with a special nod to summer programs. She was so inspired about it, she wrote a blog post about the benefits...
by Leah Langby | Nov 20, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
I was talking with a youth services librarian I admire last week. She said something that really struck me, and I asked her if I could share it in my blog. She said yes, but demurred when I asked if I could give her credit, so you’ll just have to let...
by Leah Langby | Nov 17, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
With Thanksgiving coming up, it’s a great time to think about our collections and programs and how they may (or may not!) portray inaccurate stereotypes of First Nation people, or appropriate cultural practices inappropriately (for lack of a better word). ...
