by Leah Langby | Jan 13, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Crayon displayThanks to Samantha Carpenter, the new youth services assistant at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library for this cool and easy-to-replicate idea.The “Name Our Crayons” wall in Youth Services at LEPMPL went up in December in conjunction with...
by Leah Langby | Jan 12, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Antler- and crown-making at the Fall Creek Library’s Frozen Sing-Along PartyI’ve been hearing about libraries having a lot of fun with Frozen Sing-Along programs. Then today I ran into a couple of Frozen-inspired activities in No Time for Flashcards...
by Leah Langby | Jan 7, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I was chatting with my friend Kathie Schneider yesterday about how the Americans with Disabilities Act is now 25 years old. Kathie is a powerhouse advocate both for libraries and for people with disabilities. She pointed out that libraries, with our...
by Leah Langby | Dec 30, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to a nudge from the ALSC Blog, I found a fascinating discussion on the Storytime Underground site (no longer available) about libraries celebrating mainstream holidays, making libraries inclusive places for everyone, thinking about assumptions and privilege,...
by Leah Langby | Dec 19, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
As I’ve been delving into the early childhood world more and more in the past year, I have heard innumerable references to Fred Rogers. I grew up in the early years of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and have fond memories of watching his show as a...
by Leah Langby | Dec 16, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Superhero storytime at LEPMPLWe’ve been doing some sprucing up of services to preschoolers in our system during the past year or so, and as part of that I have added some useful resources to the IFLS website about storytime. Look there for suggestions of...
