by Leah Langby | Sep 16, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Check out this cool display that Abby made for the teens in Menomonie to promote voting in YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten! How cool is that? Remember you can also encourage kids to participate in online discussion and rate the nominees on the...
by Leah Langby | Sep 13, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabaySometimes I get downright inspired by hearing authors and illustrators speak about their craft–especially authors and illustrators working on books for children and teens. What a passionate bunch! In case you are looking for a few...
by Leah Langby | Sep 7, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
From Brandon on Flickr (creative commons)I was up in Rice Lake the other day. When I went into the bathroom, I was pleased to see a friendly sign saying that there is a Happy Diaper Bag at the children’s desk. For caregivers who find that their child...
by Leah Langby | Aug 24, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m a big fan of our current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Gene Luen Yang. I like his work, I like his speaking style (I got to hear him once when he was in Eau Claire), and I love his platform. The Reading Without Walls...
by Leah Langby | Aug 19, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Public Library Association has teamed up with the Harvard Family Research Project to provide libraries with resources and tools to help improve family engagement in library programs. The Harvard Family Research Project has a lot of terrific resources for...
by Leah Langby | Aug 17, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Every year, the Young Adult Library Services Association creates a list, with the help of teen readers across the country, of nominees for the Teens’ Top Ten. Then from August 15 through October 15, teens can vote for their top ten. The winners are...
