Spring Programming Splash!

by | Apr 4, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids

Looks of wonder and delight at the parachuteThe youth librarians had something for everyone during Eau Claire Schools’ Spring Break week. A special beach party for the babies, a Fancy Nancy program, a program about fishing, a special cow-poke storytime,...

Summer Library Program Teen Ideas

by | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized

Good sports attempt Minute-to-Win-It Challenges from Ellsworth at the SLP Workshop(thanks to Georgia Jones for this photo)At the 2012 Summer Library Program Workshop, we got some great ideas from each other about programs, decorations, books, and more!Here are a few...

Teen Ideas

by | Oct 31, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids

Teens at the Normal Public Library learn how to cook Southwest staples, from flickr Last week I attended the webinar Teaming Up with Teens @ Your Library, presented by Diane Tuccillo and Kelly Johnson. The webinar was sponsored by Web Junction and YALSA, and Diane and...

Gaming for Good

by | Oct 28, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids

Teens in Park Falls raised $375 for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Marshfield by doing what they love best. On October 15, they played video games for 24 hours in the library, and raised pledges for the Children’s Miracle Network as part of...

Laptops on the Loose in Rice Lake!

by | Sep 28, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids

A wide variety of ages are drawn to work with Laptops on the Loose!Many of you attended the workshop last week about using technology in programs for kids and teens and got to try using Scratch and some other fun technology projects. If you didn’t go and want to...