by Leah Langby | Mar 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
YALSA and Figment have teamed up for an awesome contest in celebration of Teen Tech Week! Teens can write a 750-word essay on how to use a made-up steampunk apparatus on Figment and win an e-reader. Sourcebooks Inc. and Ty Drago, author and publisher of the new The...
by Leah Langby | Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Thanks to the nearly 50 folks who braved the cold last week to attend the always-fabulous Summer Library Program Workshop with the creative genius Terry Ehle. If you missed the workshop, take a look at the handouts and PowerPoints on our website!If you attended the...
by Leah Langby | Jan 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
At the last Youth Services Idea Swap, talk turned to Performers. Since our next Performer Showcase is not scheduled till next fall, let’s help each other out! If you had a performer in the past who you thought was absolutely outstanding, send in a rave review....
by Leah Langby | Jun 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
A recent list-serv post directed me to this book trailer about a new collection of funny stories, edited by Jon Scieszka. It reminded me of some of the cool things Colleen, the teen librarian at the Menomonie Public Library, is doing with book trailers…She uses...
by Leah Langby | Jun 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
I got a good reminder from the Young Adult Library Services Association (of ALA) the other day. I know some teens who would love to be encouraged to participate in this!As your Summer Reading Program kicks off, be sure to include YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten....
by Leah Langby | Apr 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ooops. I just spent longer than I meant to exploring the author programs on TeachingBooks.net. I didn’t mean to, but I devoured an interview with Lois Lowry and then gobbled up an author’s readers theatre of Love That Dog (by Sharon Creech), read by Sharon...
