by Leah Langby | Jul 3, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
I know I have posted about National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang’s Reading Without Walls Challenge before. But I just heard Gene Yang at ALA, and he inspired me to remind you. He told a great story about his next...
by Leah Langby | Jun 21, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
A couple weekends ago, I discovered a new favorite band (The Resonant Rogues–check them out!). As I sat in the concert, I was missing a beloved, departed family member and wishing I could share the music with her, so I wasn’t surprised to spring a...
by Leah Langby | Jun 20, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Do you have a terrific and innovative program at your library you are proud of? Is your whole darn library incredible and amazing? Do you work with someone who you think is inspiring, smart, and effective? Maybe it is time to consider nominating...
by Leah Langby | Jun 14, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Authors will speak on topics including immigration, gender, and reluctant readers. Click here to register for the 6th annual SLJTeen Live! Join us on August 9, 2017, from 10 AM – 5 PM ET, for the 6th annual SLJTeen Live! This free, entirely virtual conference...
by Leah Langby | Jun 12, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Building off a successful program from years’ past, the library in Cumberland is sponsoring a scavenger hunt for Pete the Cat, who is hiding in the windows of different downtown businesses each week this summer. When kids find Pete, they let the library...
by Leah Langby | Jun 9, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
When my daughter was a toddler, she discovered the wonders of Popsicles, and entertained her older cousins to no end by declaring regularly, “I want a need a pop-the-weasel!”Lucky for the kids in Phillips, the librarians there understand the experience of...
