by Leah Langby | Aug 10, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image: PixabayWhew! It’s the end of the week, nearing the end of one of the busiest times for youth services librarians. You are almost there! Hopefully you have had some exciting adventures with kids this summer, and some time to regroup...
by Leah Langby | Jul 31, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
My alma mater, Carleton College, busy looking picturesque (photo credit: Pixabay)How much do librarians end up helping college students with the college admissions process? Most libraries collect materials to help, many provide programs that are...
by Leah Langby | Jul 30, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image source: PixabayJust a last reminder: it’s not too late to consider submitting a proposal to the Power Up Conference, to be held in Madison March 28-29, 2019. This will be the second time the iSchool-sponsored conference on youth services...
by Leah Langby | Jul 24, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo by Julian Lozano on UnsplashPhoto by Julian Lozano on UnsplashChristy from Pepin recently shared a fun idea for a challenge for kids in the library. The goal: have a 3 minute conversation with library staff without...
by Leah Langby | Jul 19, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Save the date for the annual Youth Services Workshop–November 8 from 9:30-3:30 at the Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Energy Education Center in Eau Claire.Join us for a wonderful day of swapping ideas and thinking deeply about youth services, with...
by Leah Langby | Jul 9, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
School Library Journal has a FREE virtual conference, with presentations by authors that are getting quite a bit of buzz, and sessions about serving teens. August 15, you can do it from your desk (“Ha!” they all say, “Imagine having time to sit...
