by Leah Langby | Sep 30, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Gramma Alice (on the right) showing off her sense of playfulnessI was chatting with my daughter last night, for some reason we were talking about toenails (you know how it is). She suddenly got that far-off look in her eyes, like you do when you are remembering...
by Leah Langby | Sep 26, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kids enjoy super hero storytime in Eau ClaireI just had a conversation with Julie from Ellsworth. She was recovering from a particularly exciting and wild storytime. Each fall, students taking an Early Childhood class at the high school come to her library...
by Leah Langby | Sep 23, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Many thanks to Valerie Spooner, the new youth services librarian at the Rusk County Community Library in Ladysmith. Valerie comes to libraries from a rich early childhood background, and she took the time to send us a blog post about her first storytime!Today...
by Leah Langby | Sep 19, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing I’m not the only book geek who runs in this circle. I am fascinated to hear about the process that goes into book creation and I’m thrilled to have a chance to see authors and illustrators. Though...
by Leah Langby | Sep 16, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I read an interesting blurb in the Fred Rogers Company’s Professional Development newsletter about the power of listening to young children. A good reminder in busy times, that young children need us to give them time to talk, and to show them that we hear...
by Leah Langby | Sep 10, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Picture books in a libraryI just found out that the Libri Foundation, an organization that has provided many libraries in our system with grant funds to help them improve their collection of children’s books, is no longer making grants in Wisconsin. This...
