by Leah Langby | Dec 22, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Sam Carpenter from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library for this guest post!Ah, December. Summer is long-gone, the holidays are upon us, and that means it’s time for . . . closet cleaning. Yes, we dug deep into our back storage room,...
by Leah Langby | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
3 of the posters available to download and printIn order to help encourage parents and caregivers to talk, sing, play, read and write with their young children, the Association for Library Service to Children created some gorgeous posters that are available to...
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 | Jun 2, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Both of these awards are useful for following up on the information many of us learned a few weeks ago at the Storytimes for Everyone workshop with Saroj Ghoting. For those of you looking to incorporate more nonfiction into storytimes and other programs for...
by Leah Langby | Mar 17, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’ve been thinking a lot about child development lately, and how libraries can step in to support young children as they grow. The Growing Wisconsin Readers project, with its website and blog and other great resources, has helped nudge me to think about...