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...
