Youth Services Updates

by | Mar 22, 2022 | Keeping Up With Kids

March is certainly an exciting and tumultuous month weather-wise (and otherwise, too!).  I hope things are going as well as possible for you all.  Here are a few resources I recommend taking a look at: Summer Library Program: Looking to work with your schools to...

Summer Resources

by | Mar 8, 2022 | Keeping Up With Kids

I’ve come across some great resources about summers and libraries lately.  Here are a few: Association for Library Service to Children’s new(ish) creation: Learning Beyond:  21st Century Summer and Out-of-School-Time Programs for Youth Toolkit This...
Guest Post: Imagine Your Story

Guest Post: Imagine Your Story

by | Apr 15, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids

I got the most amazing email from Betty Anne at the Turtle Lake Public Library this week, I asked if I could just turn it into a guest blog post.  So many great ideas!  So inspiring!  Thanks Betty Anne! I’ve heard the idea of the CSLP theme “Imagine Your...
Why Do We Do What We Do in the Summer?

Why Do We Do What We Do in the Summer?

by | Sep 10, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids

The YSS Blog had a post recently linking to this article about Summer Learning Loss.  The article calls into question the 30-year-old research that many of us have been using that points to a dramatic difference between students from high income and low income...