by Leah Langby | May 30, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Child-led play in HawkinsAs a huge proponent of play and the MANY benefits of it, I’m really excited to watch this webinar with Carissa Christner (who many of you will remember as a popular workshop presenter a few years ago). The webinar is sponsored by...
by Leah Langby | May 25, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo from PixabayThe Wisconsin Division for Libraries and Technology just released a new statement on Inclusive Services: What Does It Mean to Be Inclusive? It’s a great explanation of what we mean when we talk about making library services more...
by Leah Langby | May 24, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
photo from PixabayI just listened to a webinar with Dr. Sara Langworthy through Early Childhood Investigations, about Adverse Childhood Experiences, and how to act as a factor to help with resilience for kids who are experiencing toxic stress and trauma. In the...
by Leah Langby | May 22, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Not sure if you are seeing Fidget Spinners in your libraries (I’ve yet to lay eyes on one in person but I live a sheltered life). Thanks to a Facebook post by Jenna at Chippewa Falls, I read a thought-provoking blog post about them. Not about their popularity...
by Leah Langby | May 18, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement , a report from the Public Library Association and the Harvard Family Research Project, is a call to action for libraries to learn about and reach for more effective family engagement. Libraries, the...
by Leah Langby | May 12, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Lack of money can cause tunnelingThis is the second in a series of posts about the book Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan (an economics professor at Harvard) and Eldar Shafir (a psychology and public affairs...