by Leah Langby | Dec 2, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Kim Hennings from New Richmond for sharing this Facebook engagement idea:”I thought I would let you know about a promotion we ran yesterday for “cyber Monday” on our facebook page. I saw the idea on Pinterest to wrap up 25 gifts and...
by Leah Langby | Nov 25, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Children in Bloomer enjoy using many senses with parachute and cotton ballsThere have been three recent blog posts on the ALSC blog that would be useful to anyone trying to make their storytimes more inclusive for kids with various sensory needs.Renee Grassi wrote an...
by Leah Langby | Nov 24, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
From the Association for Library Service to Children: Cover of Superhero Girl, one of the titles on the list Three Graphic Novel Reading Lists are available for children in kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd to 5th grade and 6th to 8th grade. PDFs of the book lists are...
by Leah Langby | Nov 20, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
She-Ra, a real-life superheroWe had a terrific workshop this week, thinking hard about summer programs in the context of youth services programming all year long. Fabulous keynote speakers Shawn Brommer (South Central Library System) and Sue Abrahamson talked us...
by Leah Langby | Nov 19, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
ALA’s Schneider Family Book AwardMany of you already know that ALA’s Schneider Family Book Award was conceived and is funded by the inimitable Dr. Katherine Schneider, who lives right here in the Chippewa Valley. Kathie created the award, along with...
by Leah Langby | Nov 17, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Here are three things to help you feel informed about early literacy and technology:1. A FREE WEBINAR this week: Every Kid Ready to Read: Tech Tools for Early LiteracyWednesday, November 1911:00AM-12:00 PM (Pacific Time)What’s the best way to bring...
