by Leah Langby | Mar 3, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
I got this from the blog hosted by the Youth Services Section of the Wisconsin Library Association. Bring the excitement of MARTHA SPEAKS to your library! The MARTHA SPEAKS Read-Aloud Book Club creates a fun environment for young kids to read and talk about books, and...
by Leah Langby | Mar 2, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Colleen Crowley, the children’s librarian at the Chippewa Falls Public Library, sent a note about a great project they are doing in Chippewa Falls:Librarians do not need to be experts at scientific theory to guide scientific inquiry with children. Opportunities...
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...
