Teens, Tweens and Social Networking

Thanks to Tessa Michaelson Schmidt for sharing this FREE and RELEVANT webinar opportunity!  If you are planning to attend our excellent workshop about Futureproofing your library that morning, don’t worry if you can’t get back to your library in time,...

Another Local Author!

Eau Claire school librarians are an amazing bunch.  Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, who has written several well-received nonfiction titles for kids, has a new novel, to be published next week!  Malcolm at Midnight looks like a great read for middle grades: Malcolm, a...

Gadgets Gizmos and Goo, Oh My!

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...

Meet a Librarian–Deb Nelson

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...

After-Hours Fun

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...

Roll, Glow and Blow

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,...