by Leah Langby | Jul 15, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
One of the photos (of a girl enjoying a book) that grace the Early Literacy slide show on Pepin’s websiteChristy from Pepin has been inspired to share information on her website about the 5 early literacy practices with a lovely slide show, illustrated with...
by Leah Langby | Jul 11, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Golden nugget squashI attended an American Libraries Live session on Kid and Teen Friendly Libraries yesterday, and gleaned two worthwhile nuggets from it:ADVOCACY: Even if your library board or director doesn’t require it, be sure to submit regular...
by Leah Langby | Jul 8, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Jenna Gilles from Fall Creek recently crowd-sourced a list of popular series for emergent readers and kids starting the journey with chapter books. Here are the highlights (series that were recommended by several librarians).The Most Popular:(recommended by...
by Leah Langby | Jul 2, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Experiential Prizes are a cool idea, and research shows that they can be more effective than trinkets and toys. Jenna Gilles-Turner, in Fall Creek, has challenged kids to read for chances to be the one to get to SLIME Jenna at the Summer Library Program party!...
by Leah Langby | Jul 1, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I know for a fact that you are all busy as can be right now, providing great service to the kids in your community. From what I hear, libraries are FULL to bursting, and many of you are heading outside the library and doing some terrific outreach, too. Thanks for...
by Leah Langby | Jun 26, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are some amazing teen artists out there. The Library As Incubator Project is sponsoring an art contest for teens, encouraging them to create art inspired by a book, take a photo, and submit to them. Sounds cool! For more information, check out...
