Drink, Slay, Love review

Thanks to IFLS intern Raechel Schink for this review!Durst, Sarah Beth.  Drink, Slay, Love.  Simon and Schuster, Margaret K. McElderry Books (978-144-242-3732).  Ages 14 and up.If you have any young adult readers who enjoy books about vampires or...

Hands-On Idea Swap Ideas, Part 2

More tidbits from the idea swap about hands-on activities.  More to come!Karen from Woodville reminded us about the Wisconsin DNR’s EEK site (Environmental Education for Kids). There are lots of great activities on this site, and they update them regularly,...

Exploring the Solar System

Last week, IFLS librarians had a chance to tap into the knowledge and experience of Boyceville Library staffer Marguerite Blodgett, who has more than 200 hours of training from NASA about creating informal learning opportunities about outer space.  If you missed...

Idea Swap Report Part 1

We had an idea swap last week, and with the 5 people who attended, we generated a wonderful list of ideas, brainstorming even more as we talked.  I will be highlighting a few of those ideas in the next few weeks, so watch for further updates.The theme of this...

Music for Storytime, Part 2

Photo credit: Happy Instruments by mtsofan A continuation (hopefully in better format) of the list of good music for storytimes. Thanks to Rick Samuelson for asking the question on the ALSC list serv and compiling the answers!Artist: Greg and SteveAlbum: Kids in...

Meet a Librarian

I’m starting a new series, called Meet a Librarian. I think it could be a fun way to get to know some things about each other that might help us connect and help each other out more.Charis Collins is the youth services librarian at the Colfax Public Library....

Music for Storytime, Part 1

Photo credit: Happy Instruments by mtsofanI’m on an Association for Library Service to Children listserv. Rick Samuelson asked for favorite recorded music to use for storytimes, and then was kind enough to compile the list of favorites. So helpful! I’m...

Spring Programming Splash!

Looks of wonder and delight at the parachuteThe youth librarians had something for everyone during Eau Claire Schools’ Spring Break week. A special beach party for the babies, a Fancy Nancy program, a program about fishing, a special cow-poke storytime,...

Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase

Our new State Youth Services and Special Needs Consultant Tessa Michaelson Schmidt has created the Wisconsin Youth Services Showcase. It’s a monthly showcase of ideas and people in our state doing fabulous things. (Psst–you are all doing that) One of our...