by Leah Langby | Feb 25, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are as many ways to run a Summer Library Program as there are libraries. Many SLP programs include some kind of incentive for participating, reading, or volunteering. Here are a few ideas generated at the workshop about things that can motivate teens...
by Leah Langby | Feb 21, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Penny Johnson from Baraboo was our featured presenter talking about engaging promotions and programs for teens. She had some inspiring things to say to start us off. The 40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents, created and studied by the Search Institute have been...
by Leah Langby | Dec 5, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Cole, the youth services librarian in St. Croix Falls, has been working with a teen who is passionate about anime and manga to create an Otaku Club. What a cool way to support a teen! Here’s what she says about it:The key to our Otaku/Anime Club has...
by Leah Langby | Nov 28, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
2013 is the first year Wisconsin will participate in the Collaborative Summer Library Program(CSLP) Teen Video Challenge. There are cash prizes, both for the winning entry’s creator and the library they use! Instead of simply putting up a flyer in...
by Leah Langby | Oct 29, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Later this week, look for some insight gleaned from great sessions I attended at the Wisconsin Library Association Conference (it was great to see many of you there!).For now, I want to draw your attention to some heartening news–and a wake-up call about...
