by Leah Langby | Aug 21, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
I posted this over at the Youth Services Shout-Out Blog (Wisconsin Library Association’s Youth Services Section blog), but it was so great I had to post here, too!There’s a discussion on an ALSC listserv about science programs, and Nicole from the Cheshire...
by Leah Langby | Aug 20, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Deb Nelson works in the children’s department at the Menomonie Public Library, and they are lucky to have her there! Deb’s kind, humorous and dedicated self comes across very well in her answers! How long have you been working at the...
by Leah Langby | Aug 16, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last week, the Hudson Area Library, in cooperation with the Teen Advisory Board, offered an after-hours Fun and Games Night at the library. From 6:30-10:00 pm, the 11 TAB volunteers and two adult chaperones kept busy running games, ice-breakers, and more...
by Leah Langby | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Charis Collins invited Paul Vernon, a middle school science teacher in Menomonie, to bring his inflatable planetarium to the library in Colfax this summer. The kids loved hearing about it, and loved going into it even more:Then the participants spent some time...
by Leah Langby | Aug 13, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Centuria had a great summer, with plenty of fun activities. One of the best days was called Roll Glow and Blow. Kids made sculptures and spray painted them with glow-in-the-dark paint:They also made some terrific bubble-machines using styrofoam cups,...
by Leah Langby | Aug 9, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Most librarians in IFLS-land have had a chance to meet the lovely, exuberant, creative and wise Elaine Meyer, youth services librarian at Amery for the past…err…long, long time. Elaine–after helping shepherd her library through some difficult...
by Leah Langby | Aug 8, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Jill Patchin at the public library in Eau Claire for this review (the above photo is from a baby storytime at the library, where I’m sure these CDs will come in handy!)We recently got a set of new cds from The LearningGroove. I found them this...
by Leah Langby | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rave reviews from Plum City and Pepin for Dino from Nature’s Niche:Christy says: “Dino, from Nature’s Niche provided an educational and fun program on the benefits of the rainforest and the importance of protecting it. To help...
by Leah Langby | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Georgia from New Richmond sent in this dreamy description of the summer transformation at the library: “We decided to decorate using a dreamy nighttime theme this summer. Decorating for the summer program can be challenging, depending on the theme. When I heard...
by Leah Langby | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thanks to rookie Kris Farley, the new youth services librarian in Ladysmith, there was a whole lot of creating going on in Ladysmith this summer! The town is much more attractive because of it, I’m sure, and folks turned out in record numbers to...
by Leah Langby | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
The population in Hawkins, WI: 302, give or take a few.The number of kids involved in the summer library program: 51Wow! “Keeping children reading over the summer and having fun while doing it, is always the main focus. Having the library filled...
by Leah Langby | Jul 27, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Pint-Size Polkas: best so far this year in Eau Claire!Shelly Collins Fuerbringer says: “I just had to drop you a note and tell you what FUN Pint-Size Polkas was last week for our Wednesday performance. Mike was just so, so nice to work...
