Picture books in a libraryI just found out that the Libri Foundation, an organization that has provided many libraries in our system with grant funds to help them improve their collection of children’s books, is no longer making grants in Wisconsin. This...
Thanks to Patti Blount from Durand for passing on this important sounding webinar.Let’s Talk About Banned Books: Acquiring, Displaying, and Dealing with ChallengesThursday, September 11, 20143:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT Some of the...
A toddler plays with a hoop at library celebration in DresserWe had a great webinar today with Rachel Payne of the Brooklyn Public Library, talking about the importance of play in the development of young children, and describing some of the activities and programs...
This is a great idea for a project that allows preschoolers (or even older kids) to experiment with the process of creation, the most developmentally appropriate kind of art project, and it also creates a product that you can send home for those parents that...
WLA conference logo I always look forward to the Wisconsin Library Association Conference, coming up this year at the Kalahari Resort from November 4-7. I highly recommend it as a chance to have time away from your library, but still be thinking hard about library...
I’m excited about this upcoming webinar, which I found out about from the Growing Wisconsin Readers blog. I feel like I need more information about child development, and I’m thinking of ways to bring that information to our system. Check it...
