by Leah Langby | Feb 25, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m working with a few IFLS-area libraries and a marvelous load of other partners on the Talking Is Teaching Chippewa Valley initiative. The goal is to empower parents and caregivers with the knowledge that the more they talk (and listen!) to their kids,...
by Leah Langby | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wow, I cannot believe that February is half-over and I haven’t managed to write a blog post till now! Remember, if you have a program or something you’ve been thinking about you’d like us to highlight, those are always the most popular...
by Leah Langby | Jun 5, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayI have had many conversations with librarians over the years about amazing partnerships–or a discouraging lack thereof–between school and public libraries. It can take time and patience to develop the relationships with your school...
by Leah Langby | Feb 26, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Add caption Many thanks to Claire Parrish of the Rice Lake Public Library for writing this guest blog post!Last fall, RLPL was approached by the Rice Lake School District about starting the Imagination Library program...
by Leah Langby | Dec 12, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
A child playing in BloomerEvery several months, I have a chance to get together with early childhood professionals from around western Wisconsin, and it is often some of the most fruitful time I spend. Not because I get a lot of taks ticked off my list, but...