by Leah Langby | Mar 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
YALSA and Figment have teamed up for an awesome contest in celebration of Teen Tech Week! Teens can write a 750-word essay on how to use a made-up steampunk apparatus on Figment and win an e-reader. Sourcebooks Inc. and Ty Drago, author and publisher of the new The...
by Leah Langby | Feb 28, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
We have two new kits available for IFLS libraries to check out. They are specifically designed for using with school age kids, they supplement our Mathmania and Science kits. Here they are:A Flip Video Kit. This kit has 2 Flip Video cameras and accessories. If you...
by Leah Langby | Jan 20, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
CSLP, the national organization that creates and coordinates the summer library program, is hosting a teen PSA contest in 2011. The Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, (DLTCL) is collaborating with the Youth Services Section (YSS) of the...
by Leah Langby | Dec 27, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Becky from Prescott for suggesting this excellent and important Youtube Channel:”I just came across the It Gets Better project on Youtube last night. A must see for librarians who serve teens. Every community has gay teens, and with bullying and...
by Leah Langby | Dec 10, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
I read an interesting article in American Libraries a few weeks ago about a great niche for libraries to fill–researching and collecting information about local scholarships. Odds are much better for receiving a scholarship from the local Kiwanis club than with...
