by Leah Langby | Jan 17, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayHere’s something that I know happens in libraries, maybe even in your library: people decide not to purchase materials because they are concerned about potential challenges or backlash from the community. Collection development is...
by Leah Langby | Jan 10, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I am guessing that many of the libraries who read this blog get invited to have a table at community events. This is a great way to meet new people who might not otherwise make it into the library, but it can be time-consuming, and sometimes difficult to think...
by Leah Langby | Jan 8, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image credit: Pixabay Making the Move from Summer Reading to Summer Learning Thursday, 1/17 1:00 pm (Central) Children need to keep learning during the summer. Libraries have long embraced their role in the summer learning landscape. The National Summer Learning...
by Leah Langby | Dec 13, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image source: PixabayPower Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers and Staff will be held in Madison March 28-29, 2019. This is a great conference, and several of your IFLS-land colleagues participated last time it was offered. ...
by Leah Langby | Dec 11, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Alisha Green from LEPMPL for sharing this guest post!A collage of super-big games created by LEPMPL staff!The good folks in Eau Claire got to celebrate International Games Week with Giant Games! We’ve supersized everything including a giant game...
by Leah Langby | Dec 10, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayMany of you have heard of (or even attended workshops about) Adverse Childhood Experiences and the effects of toxic stress on the long-term physical and mental health of people who experience it as children. If you don’t know what this...
