by Leah Langby | Dec 3, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
At a recent youth services check-in, someone mentioned that their small town had lost four people to COVID-related deaths in the past week, and two were pillars of the community. She mentioned that the whole town is muted and she is looking for ways to support the...
by Leah Langby | Nov 30, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
What a timely webinar! Please take note of this awesome webinar being offered by NEWI and featuring Wisconsin experts and resources! Challenged Books at Your Library: Managing and Addressing Censorship Attempts (sponsored by NEWI) Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021...
by Leah Langby | Nov 22, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
Yia Lor, the UW-Madison Eau Claire County Extension Human Development and Relationships Educator, reminded me that this is the time of year that Hmong New Year is celebrated. It’s a great time to look at your book collection and make sure you have books by and...
by Leah Langby | Nov 19, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
A lot of folks in the library world live in dread of someone coming up to them with a a request (or demand) that a library material be removed from the collection. Even the thought of someone coming up with a question or concern about an item can be scary to...
by Leah Langby | Nov 16, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
A few weeks ago I posted about the StoryWalk(TM) Week sponsored by the Association for Outreach and Bookmobile Services and Let’s Move in Libraries. Nearly 500 libraries submitted stories! I hope some of you submitted yours! Even if you didn’t, check...
by Leah Langby | Nov 4, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
At today’s check-in we discussed displays. Here are a few things that came up: Staff favorites are often a hit (have as many staff participate as possible, and be sure to include books for all ages, 0-adult). Themes can be fun—let yourself go wild. You can tell if a...
