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...
by Leah Langby | Oct 24, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Colleen Zertler is the teen librarian at the Menomonie Public Library. She doesn’t brag enough, but she has a terrific teen advisory board, a host of excellent and well-attended programs for teens, and some wonderful, smart ideas about connecting...
by Leah Langby | Oct 22, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Jill Patchin for this great post about an early reader book club! We had our first “My First Book Club” meeting recently, and it was a blast! The group is intended for children transitioning into reading their first chapter books along with a parent or...
by Leah Langby | Oct 17, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)–you’ve heard of it and about how important it is, and hopefully you have thought about some simple ways to support the development of STEM skills in your library.Lego Programs are a natural tie-in....
by Leah Langby | Oct 16, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Dayna Lovell at the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is combining two grant projects to present one terrific program on Thursday, October 25 at 6:30.A year ago, the library received a grant from the Presto Foundation that allowed them to purchase I-Pads for...
by Leah Langby | Oct 15, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Wow, what a great bonanza of book suggestions! Time for a book display? Time to do a little reading to see what you think? See what you think of the following:Teens Top Ten is announced every year during Young Adult Library Service Association...
by Leah Langby | Oct 10, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
The first Saturday in November, the American Library Association is promoting International Games Day@ Your Library. Hard to go wrong with some interactive games! IFLS has several gaming kits–both electronic (Wii, Rock Band, Guitar Hero) and...
by Leah Langby | Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Getting out of the library can be tricky, but the youth services librarians in Eau Claire found that it was extremely valuable in getting some new ideas for their library’s early literacy space. Shelly Collins-Fuerbringer sat down and answered a few...
by Leah Langby | Oct 3, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
There is a great post in the ALSC Blog about parenting programs at the library. If you can find the right topic and the right night, you will end up with a surprising number of parents who are hungry for information and resources!I used to coordinate events at a...
by Leah Langby | Oct 2, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Jill Patchin of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for this guest post:I have XM radio in my car and a 2 year old, so we listen to Kids Place Live quite a bit (and I confess to listening to it even after I drop him off at day...
by Leah Langby | Oct 1, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Especially in smaller towns, with no YMCA or other places for indoor gross-motor exploration by toddlers, adding in some time for playing to a toddler/preschool storytime makes a lot of sense. Two relatively new IFLS librarians are drawing on their...
by Leah Langby | Sep 28, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Monica LaVold started at the River Falls Library just before the Summer Library Program hit, and she’s still with us, which is a great sign, I think! You’ll all enjoy getting to know this thoughtful, enthusiastic person! Here she is, all...
