by Leah Langby | Oct 16, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
pop-up card photo courtesy of extremecards.blogspot.com I know that some libraries in IFLS-land have done some great experimenting with pop-up programs, or programs that don’t take a ton of preparation and can be available at any time, whenever there...
by Leah Langby | Oct 14, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Fire Circus performing in CameronThe School Library Journal Leadership Summit , Fire It Up: Sparking Creativity and Motivating Students is “focused on those taking leadership in creating strong and effective school libraries, including but not...
by Leah Langby | Oct 10, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Patti (background) and her pals Annis and Pam (from Eau Claire Memorial High School) enjoy listening to Judith ViorstPatti Blount from Durand has been attending the Heartland Fall Forum (used to be Upper Midwest Booksellers Association) for 15 years! It must be...
by Leah Langby | Oct 7, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
License-plate etching and awesome collaborative library outreach!Thanks to Kelly McBride of Osceola for this blog post about some terrific collaborative efforts between the public libraries in Osceola, Dresser and St. Croix Falls. Thanks to her library partners,...
by Leah Langby | Sep 30, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Gramma Alice (on the right) showing off her sense of playfulnessI was chatting with my daughter last night, for some reason we were talking about toenails (you know how it is). She suddenly got that far-off look in her eyes, like you do when you are remembering...
by Leah Langby | Sep 26, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kids enjoy super hero storytime in Eau ClaireI just had a conversation with Julie from Ellsworth. She was recovering from a particularly exciting and wild storytime. Each fall, students taking an Early Childhood class at the high school come to her library...
