by Leah Langby | Feb 20, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
In the second* in a series of YSS Powerhouse Presents webinars for youth librarians in the state, Teen Services is the focus. These free CE opportunities feature Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section members who are also amazing youth services...
by Leah Langby | Feb 19, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I got a great question from Shelly in Eau Claire this week. She’s looking for fun ways to showcase the books in her collection–innovative or interesting book displays that will grab the attention of people already in the library and encourage them to...
by Leah Langby | Feb 13, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Valerie Spooner from Ladysmith for this guest post:For my preschool storytime tomorrow I’ll be reading Mouse’s First Valentine by Lauren Thompson and If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant. We’ll do a flannel board activity...
by Leah Langby | Feb 10, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last week I, like many of you, watched the announcements of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards via twitter or live streaming. I always get excited about these announcements, thrilled when favorites win, and fascinated to see what rose to...
by Leah Langby | Feb 6, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Ashley Bieber of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library for this guest post.This fall I was contacted by an employee of Q2, a group for LGBTQ youth in the Chippewa Valley about ways the library could support LGBTQ teens. I was more than...
by Leah Langby | Feb 5, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Homemade block playMany thanks to Becky Arenivar for this guest post!So many webinars, but so little time! It’s hard sometimes to make space in our busy schedules for another webinar, but they can really pay off big time and I have the cute kid pics to prove...
