Wisconsin Teens in a Mental Health Crisis

Nearly 60 percent of Wisconsin high school students reported at least one mental health challenge in the 2023 Youth Risky Behaviors Survey. Only twenty percent of those who reported significant mental health challenges reported receiving the help they needed most or...

Rural Education Needs

Image source:  Pixabay As someone who grew up in a very rural area (graduating class of 32, but 3 were foreign exchange students!), and someone who works with libraries serving rural communities, I’m glad to see national attention focused on the particular needs...

Save the Date!

Save the date for the annual Youth Services Workshop–November 8 from 9:30-3:30 at the Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Energy Education Center in Eau Claire.Join us for a wonderful day of swapping ideas and thinking deeply about youth services, with...

Serving Teens with Disabilities Resource

Image credit:  PixabayMany of you know about Renee Grassi, either from her work nationally OR from her terrific workshop for IFLS last year, when she talked about making library programs, particularly the Summer Library Program, more accessible to and inclusive...

FREE Webinar Series on Teen Services

Image from PixabayThe Young Adult Library Services Association is sponsoring a series of FREE webinars–you don’t have to be a member to participate, and you don’t have to pay.  This is pretty exciting!  The topics cover everything from teen...