by Leah Langby | Jun 25, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Maureen for passing information about this worthwhile and interesting learning opportunity! If your summer is less busy than you planned, maybe this Institute would be worth looking into! 24th Annual Wisconsin American Indian Studies Summer Institute Dates:...
by Leah Langby | Jun 23, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Oh, my, I do love book award celebrations! Hearing from authors and illustrators and narrators I admire never ceases to excite me. So this year, the fact that the ALA Book Awards are going virtual so that anyone will be able to take advantage of them (FOR FREE!) is...
by Leah Langby | Jun 22, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
It is ALWAYS time to be thinking about how to make our environments and our services accessible and welcoming to kids and teens who have disabilities. This is something I find that I can always use a reminder of, even though I’ve been trying to think about it...
by Leah Langby | Jun 18, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Summer is a great time for recommending books. And also a time when you might not have as much time as you’d like to collate your own lists! SO–here is a compilation of lists and list resources that may be of use/interest for you: We Are Kidlit...
by Leah Langby | Jun 17, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
This is a topic that has been around the block a few times! Most of you already know about the excellent and complete resource created and maintained by School Library Journal about publisher permissions during the time of COVID 19–many of those publishers have...
by Leah Langby | Jun 11, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I have had a lot of questions recently from people who are noticing that their storytimes mainly feature white creators and are looking for ideas and resources and booklists to help them feature more diverse authors and musicians. Here are some resources that might...
