A Grab Bag of Ideas from Ellsworth

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

Thanks so much to the new youth services/programming librarian at Ellsworth, Elise Gregory, for this guest post filled with easy-to-replicate and fun ideas.I’ve been making little grab bags with any of my left-over materials from Preschool Storytime. I also...

Powerful Teens

by | Feb 21, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

Image from PixabayIn the midst of feeling sad and worried and upset about all sorts of things going on in our world, the thing that is making me feel the best is seeing and hearing the teens in Parkland, Florida.  These teens are taking their grief and the trauma...

Choosing Civility

by | Feb 15, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

Image from PixabayThere are so many upsetting and terrifying things going on in the world.  Yesterday’s school shooting weighs heavily on us all.  Discussions of sexual harassment by admired authors and illustrators are disheartening. ...

Youth Media Awards Announced!

by | Feb 12, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids

The 2018 American Library Association Youth Media Awards were announced this morning!  For those of you who weren’t waiting on tenterhooks and watching the announcements live streaming or monitoring your twitter feed, here’s a complete list. I...