Make & Take Table in Rice Lake

by | May 22, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

Many thanks to Erin Hunter from the Rice Lake Public Library for this guest post!Teens, tweens, and young kids all enjoyed making a superhero maskRecently, the Rice Lake Public Library turned a small table in its Youth Services department into a fun space for kids,...

Books on the Bus in Durand

by | May 18, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

Photo credit, pixabayIn January, a school bus driver contacted Patti Blount, director at the Durand Community Library and asked if there was a way to get some books on the bus so that kids with long rides would have something fun to do.  The library worked with...

Newborn Packs in Ellsworth

by | May 4, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

Ellsworth’s Baby Bag ContentsMany libraries, in conjunction with their Friends group, provide a pack of books and information for babies born in their area.  If you don’t do it yet, you can take inspiration from Ellsworth, where they recently started...

Button-Making Challenge

by | Apr 25, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

Thanks to Sam Carpenter at LEPMPL for sharing this idea for a super-fun passive program!  Remember, if you don’t have a button-maker, you can borrow one from IFLS, we have 2 tiny button-makers.To celebrate National Library Week, the youth services staff in...