by Leah Langby | Jun 23, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Prizes, prizes, prizes. Do they make your Summer Library Program more or less fun? There has been a lot of good discussion in our state lately about SLP prizes, how effective they are, and how much money we spend on them. There are lots of...
by Leah Langby | Jun 16, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center announced the 2014-2015 titles for Read On Wisconsin last week. You will find monthly titles for every age group, and the goal is to promote a state-wide common read and discussion. Cool, huh? Not only that,...
by Leah Langby | Jun 11, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
My fabulous friend and colleague Sue Abrahamson from the Waupaca Public Library shared a tidbit with me the other day about an experiment she was doing with kids about how many drops of water fit on a penny. This is something that could work as an all-day, drop-in...
by Leah Langby | Jun 9, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
The United Way St. Croix Valley’s Success by Six Initiative (for Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties) has created a terrific, fully-vetted Pinterest page with some great topics for parents of young children! Task force members are looking at each page and...
by Leah Langby | Jun 5, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are some great opportunities for participation in LSTA grants this coming year. Look for a few system-wide possibilities that are coming your way in the next month, but you can also consider applying for a grant of your own, too!This year’s LSTA...
by Leah Langby | Jun 3, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
The invitation is for YOU! (Sir John Tenniel) How often do you see invitations to apply for cool stuff go out on listservs and assume that the sender is talking about someone else? They aren’t! They are talking about you! Here’s one example: The...