Award-Winning Storytime Collaboration in Bloomer

Kids enjoy scarves at a Bloomer storytimeYou may have already heard that the G.E. Bleskacek Memorial Library in Bloomer won a Standing Up for Rural Schools, Libraries and Communities Award, along with their partner, the Bloomer Area School District.  They won the...

Amazing Librarians!

Learning theater games takes trust and an ability to laugh!  Luckily, librarians had both at the SLP workshop!Last Thursday was our annual Summer Library Program (and Beyond) Workshop.  We had an inspiring keynote talk from Sharon Grover and Marge Loch...

Thankful but Mindful

I found a thoughtful piece in American Indians in Children’s Literature the other day–an open letter to teachers about some of the images that are so popular at this time of year, but are actually inaccurate and ultimately harmful in perpetuating...

WLA Conference

I’ve read a few accounts of the WLA Annual Conference, and I have to add my accolades.  I have had a whirlwind fall with more work-related obligations than usual–I’ve been out of the office more than in, it feels like.  I wrapped up October...