by Leah Langby | May 10, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Every once in a while it seems like a good idea to post a conglomeration of unrelated cool things I’ve gleaned from list-servs, notes from IFLS librarians, newsletters, etc. So here goes!Hollis Helmeci, library director in Ladysmith and self-proclaimed SkippyJon...
by Leah Langby | May 6, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Hooray for Christy at Pepin for sending in some photos and ideas just when we needed them! Doesn’t this look fun? You don’t have to be a large library to have a successful toddler program. If you need help with coming up with ideas, please contact...
by Leah Langby | Apr 29, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
We had an interesting idea swap today in Bloomer, complete with a guest appearance via Skype (from London!) by Dr. Rebekah Willett. Dr. Willett, soon to be a professor at the School for Library and Information Studies at UW-Madison, has research interest in children...
by Leah Langby | Apr 27, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
I was going to give you another list of books to consider using for your summer library program, but I started in on the Queen of Water and realized it needed its very own post.Queen of Water by Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango. Delacorte, 2011.(grades...
by Leah Langby | Apr 21, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
There is so much out there to help you do a terrific Summer Library Program. Lately, a few books and one movie caught my eye. I thought they would be fun to feature in a display or use in some other way during your Summer Library Program. Not meant to be...
by Leah Langby | Apr 20, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Remember Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library? It’s been revised and updated into a second version, and Wednesday, May 4 at 1 pm there will be a free Sneak Peek Webinar for the Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) @ your library® 2nd Edition.Featuring Dr. Susan...
