by Leah Langby | Jun 4, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
After yesterday’s blog post, which took 2 hours and a lot of contortions to write (and probably a few contortions to read!), I’m going to make this short and sweet. Just a few quick excellent youth services archives to share with you: If you haven’t...
by Leah Langby | Jun 3, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
We were all horrified to learn about the recent murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis last week, and along with a long list of other recent racist incidents and the disproportionate affect of COVID 19 on African American communities,...
by Leah Langby | May 15, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
It’s still a pandemic. It’s ALSO Friday. And sunny. I hope you will find these few reminders about great resources a good Friday diversion. Hopefully you have also heard the calming voice of Tessa Michaelson Schmidt on this week’s FAQ Friday...
by Leah Langby | May 13, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I didn’t know about the Everywhere Book Fest before it happened (May 1 and 2), maybe I heard about it but it got lost in the flood of information and resources (I’ve heard it described as a fire hose many times!). But yesterday, someone smart forwarded...
by Leah Langby | May 11, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’ve been promising to share the RAILS webinar Beyond E-Storytimes I’ve been raving about in the past couple of Youth Services Check-Ins. Here it is! There are some technical challenges in the first part, but the first part has some of my favorite...
by Leah Langby | May 7, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Jim Gill, early childhood expert, children’s musician, and author, is co-creating videos with kids! Children can send illustrated ideas to complete the phrase “May there always be…” and Jim will put them in a song with a video. He’s...
by Leah Langby | May 6, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kate in Glenwood City was feeling sad for all the seniors in high school, who have had their last chance at a lot of high school milestones disrupted by COVID 19. She put out a call for seniors to send in a photo*, a few things about themselves, and a favorite...
by Leah Langby | May 1, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m imagining you might be getting some readers advisory questions about helping kids understand the pandemic. There have been a lot of great websites out there with tips for discussing this with kids, and of course the wonderful comic created by NPR editor...
by Leah Langby | Apr 30, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
More cool stuff for teens! YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has announced this year’s Teens’ Top Ten Nominees. There are 25 titles, and next fall teens have a chance to vote on their favorites. This year, they took special care to note...
by Leah Langby | Apr 28, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens. Returning April 30, 2020, SYNC will give away two complete audiobooks a week – pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. This year’s titles are varied and interesting, as usual. And it...
by Leah Langby | Apr 23, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Almost 6 weeks ago, when I was gathering up things to bring home to work on during the time at home, I was excited to spend some time delving into Project ENABLE (Expanding Non-discriminatory Access By Librarians Everywhere), an rich resource from Syracuse University...
by Leah Langby | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
LOTS of people (including, I’m sure, some you know and love) are applying for Unemployment Insurance—numbers are probably going to continue to rise. This webinar will be recorded, and will also be repeated live sometime in May. This will help you be ready for...
