Nationwide Teen Lock-In

by | Feb 25, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids

Many libraries in the area have teen lock-in programs, extravaganzas that happen after-hours.  Some last all night, some for a few hours, but in every case teens clamor for more chances to spend time together in the library when no one else is there. ...

Partnership Inspiration

by | Feb 19, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids

A few weeks ago State Superintendent Tony Evers awarded the Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries and Communities Award to the St. Croix Falls Elementary School Library and the St. Croix Falls Public Library.  How cool is that?!  Read on for...

Represent!

by | Feb 12, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids

Eau Claire teens advocating for strong school, public and university librariesYesterday was Wisconsin’s Library Legislative Day, which I attended for the second time.  We took a bus from Eau Claire, and people got up at crazy hours so they could be at the...

Books ARE Magic!

by | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized

Hooray for Jo and her gang up in Phillips for a very successful launch of their Books Are Magic (aka 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program).  Over 60 people attended their big sign-up party, and at last count, 50 kids had signed up to participate in the...

Lemony Snicket Snippets

by | Feb 5, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids

Lemony Snicket won this year’s Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book for his book The Dark, illustrated by Jon Klassen.  The Cooperative Children’s Book Center administers this award.  It’s a great idea to...

Artist Trading Cards in Eau Claire

by | Feb 3, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids

Thanks to Jessi Peterson for this awesome guest post!We decided this year to offer more passive arts programming in our Young Adult Lounge.  Targeting a time that works for busy teens to attend a program is often hit and miss, so we thought we would try...