by Leah Langby | Jun 10, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are so many great ways to get kids and families engaged in science! Christopher Mick from Hudson Area Joint Library is one of the biggest science enthusiasts I know, and much of his programming has a STEM focus. He shared a few of his favorite resources with...
by Leah Langby | Nov 7, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Jenna Gilles-Turner for sharing a toolkit from Teaching Tolerance about how to plan for, create, and sustain a book club that considers social justice issues. The Reading Together toolkit (click here for that resource) has many suggestions, from how to...
by Leah Langby | Jan 24, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’ve tried to forswear Facebook for my own happiness, but I can’t quite give it up because sometimes I find something on Facebook that makes me feel better about the world. And last week, I found some posts about a project youth services librarian...
by Leah Langby | Jun 8, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Over the past year, a group of tween girls have been spending Wednesday afternoons at the library in Ogema. To engage these kids in some projects, the library put together a series for them this spring. Activities included:Making May Baskets to give to...
by Leah Langby | Sep 29, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayHere’s a program rave–these program ideas would attract teens and adults alike! Thanks to Madeline Page (Hudson Public Library) for this guest post!We were lucky to meet a fantastic new programmer this year: Avia Lukacs....