by Leah Langby | Mar 1, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Imagine what it would be like if the flickering of flourescent lights was physically painful. Or if unexpected changes in your routine left you feeling absolutely panicked. Or if an automatically flushing toilet terrified you. Or if you couldn’t read social...
by Leah Langby | Feb 28, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
We have two new kits available for IFLS libraries to check out. They are specifically designed for using with school age kids, they supplement our Mathmania and Science kits. Here they are:A Flip Video Kit. This kit has 2 Flip Video cameras and accessories. If you...
by Leah Langby | Feb 25, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Sign from March to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in 2010All around the world, including our own state, there are some amazing things happening. Kids and teens are hearing about it on television and around the dinner table, and maybe even participating in demonstrations...
by Leah Langby | Feb 17, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Dayna from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library sent this note about a fun program at the library last week. She says the one thing she learned was that she should have an assistant next time–we’re reduced to a generic photo this time because Dayna...
by Leah Langby | Feb 14, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Innaugural Meeting of the Lego Club in Eau Claire!Thanks to Alisha Green from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for sending in description and photos from a terrific, easy-to-reproduce, and fun program!How many kids came? Around 22 kids came...
by Leah Langby | Feb 7, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
This summer, there are amazing opportunities for storytelling at your library, and with a theme like One World, Many Stories, what better time to start doing some participatory storytelling??Marge Loch-Wouters, who some of you have enjoyed seeing at workshops over the...