Universal Design for Learning

Last week, I attended an excellent webinar put together by DPI about Universal Design/Universal Design for Learning, and how these concepts can inform our work as librarians to make our libraries more welcoming and inclusive of everyone in the community.  The...

Enriching Early Literacy Programs

Play time after toddler storytime in BloomerLibrarians in IFLS-Land!  As part of an LSTA grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, we have been doing some work in the early childhood realm. Here are a few resources to check out:Watch for a re-cap...

Diversity in Books for Youth

Unless it is about the latest blockbuster film, weighty information about literature for teens and children doesn’t always make its way into popular media.  But CNN, Entertainment Weekly, and several other mainstream publications have been running articles about...

Libraries Doing Good Stuff

I’m in charge of content for the YSS Blog this month, which means I’ve been collecting great posts from some of the librarians in our system who are YSS members.  In case you don’t follow that blog, I want to draw your attention to a few posts...