Storytime Tips for Engaging with Parents

Like many of you, I love the content in the Jbrary blog.  This blog started as a resource for hundreds of storytime songs, rhymes, and fingerplays.  It includes a ton of great resources for people who are new to storytime, along with probing and thoughtful articles...

Wisconsin Teens in a Mental Health Crisis

Nearly 60 percent of Wisconsin high school students reported at least one mental health challenge in the 2023 Youth Risky Behaviors Survey. Only twenty percent of those who reported significant mental health challenges reported receiving the help they needed most or...

Great Lakes, Great Read

In case you missed earlier notices about it, please take a look at the resources created for the Great Lakes, Great Read project, led by the Wisconsin Water Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Many of you have interacted with the wonderful librarian...

YS Update

Contents: New Lend Items Kits Scholarships Available to Attend ALSC National Institute Collaborative Summer Library Program—Free Virtual Author Presentations Survey about Teen Anti-Book Ban Programs Return of the Blog New Lend Items Kits Our neighbors and partners the...