by Leah Langby | May 3, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
The post The SYNC program returns to give you free audiobooks all summer long appeared first on OverDrive Blogs. It is edited slightly here. Audiobooks are wonderful for reading while on the go and thanks to AudioFile’s SYNC program, you can...
by Leah Langby | May 3, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Flickr Creative Commons, Eli Christman I live in a bit of a popular culture bubble, and I’m often late to the game of hearing about what is hot. Last week, one month after the Netflix series based on the teen book by Jay Asher Thirteen Reasons Why was released,...
by Leah Langby | Apr 26, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Teen groups from across the country read galleys and discuss books all year to select the books they think should be nominated for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten list. Then, teens from across the country have a chance to vote for their favorites, and the top...
by Leah Langby | Apr 17, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Valerie Spooner from Ladysmith for this inspiring guest post!We have a women’s shelter in our town that does a wonderful job, but residents don’t always feel comfortable coming to the library. Many of the women who use their services also have...
by Leah Langby | Apr 6, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
from PixabayI’m still reeling from the terrific Power Up conference I attended last week, but then I had the chance to attend the Eau Claire B.R.A.I.N. Team Annual Conference yesterday, and I’m blown away again!One of the speakers, Mark Sweet, is a...
by Leah Langby | Apr 3, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last week, I attended Power Up: A Conference in Leadership for Youth Services Managers and Staff. Woah! Lots of big ideas and smart people and great connections and things to think about! Look for more about this conference coming out over the...
