Youth Services Check-In Follow-Up

On Tuesday, youth services folks from IFLS and Wisconsin Valley Library System libraries had a joint virtual check-in to de-brief summer wins and losses.  It was fun to work with my colleague Kristie Hauer from WVLS on this project!  We tried a new format, breaking...

Periodic Resource and Reminder Round-Up

  WEIGH IN ON UPCOMING YOUTH SERVICES CHECK-INS We really want to make Youth Services Check-Ins work for YOU.  If you are at all interested in checking in with other YS library workers, please take 5 minutes (tops!) to fill out this survey by April 28.  BEANSTACK...

Youth Services Updates

March is certainly an exciting and tumultuous month weather-wise (and otherwise, too!).  I hope things are going as well as possible for you all.  Here are a few resources I recommend taking a look at: Summer Library Program: Looking to work with your schools to...

Summer Resources

I’ve come across some great resources about summers and libraries lately.  Here are a few: Association for Library Service to Children’s new(ish) creation: Learning Beyond:  21st Century Summer and Out-of-School-Time Programs for Youth Toolkit This...
Guest Post:  Imagine Your Story

Guest Post: Imagine Your Story

I got the most amazing email from Betty Anne at the Turtle Lake Public Library this week, I asked if I could just turn it into a guest blog post.  So many great ideas!  So inspiring!  Thanks Betty Anne! I’ve heard the idea of the CSLP theme “Imagine Your...