by Leah Langby | Nov 25, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kids enjoy scarves at a Bloomer storytimeYou may have already heard that the G.E. Bleskacek Memorial Library in Bloomer won a Standing Up for Rural Schools, Libraries and Communities Award, along with their partner, the Bloomer Area School District. They won the...
by Leah Langby | Jun 3, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
I came across a YALSA blog post with some simple, easy-to-replicate tips for making your Summer Library Program more inclusive and accessible for kids and teens with disabilities (sorry that blog post is no longer available). If our goal is to help reduce the summer...
by Leah Langby | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Having fun with homemade ribbon wands in River FallsI really liked this short and sweet explanation in the ALSC blog of how to make your storytimes more inclusive to kids with various physical challenges (some obvious and some invisible). Check out Amanda Moss...
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 | 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...
