Inspiring Use of Yoyo Enthusiasm

Another fabulous blog post from Alisha at the LE Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire.  Send in your terrific ideas, too! Don’t you love when one of your library programs sparks a new interest in someone?  Within the last year I had received two separate...

Where to Find Performers Now?

.Here are some resources I found that might be useful to you as you look for help with presenters of programs: The Wisconsin Folk Arts Directory  Wisconsin Humanities Council has a Speakers Bureau   Directory of MinnesotaArtists SELCO (southeast MN) list of “vetted...

High Energy Holidays in Rice Lake

Thanks to Katherine Elchert, the youth services manager at the Rice Lake Public Library for this guest post! The Rice Lake Public Library hosts our annual holiday extravaganza on the first Saturday of December. Instead of our regular family storytime + crafts, the...

You Can’t Beat Fun for a Good Time

If you are looking for a great way to add zip to your storytimes and other programs, learning to tell a few stories is a number one way to do so.  If you are looking for an entertaining and super-fun way to spend an evening or two, listening to fabulous...