Cooking for Kids at the Osceola Public Library

Thanks to Rebekah Palmer, Youth Services Librarian at Osceola Public Library for this guest post!On Friday, February 12th, the young patrons at the Osceola Public Library had a blast cooking up some scrumptious food with the owner of The Watershed Cafe’s Rita...

Engaged Parents, Learning from a Dog?

A reader enjoys time with FreddyMany libraries in our system host therapy dogs who come and listen while kids read to them.  The other day, Georgia from New Richmond got a lovely note from Jill, Freddy the dog’s handler about the ripple effect that reading...

Nonfiction Exploration and Circulation

Many thanks to Samantha Carpenter from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for this guest post about boosting your non-fiction collection for young children.One of the joys of working with kids at the library is feeding a passionate interest. It’s...

Families Playing in Hawkins

As part of the LSTA Early Literacy grant this year, several libraries received mini-grants, either to help promote family engagement, or to help with media mentor efforts.  Here’s what Arlene and Marena did in Hawkins:”The Hawkins Area Library...

Fulfilling the Promise Conference

For the past year or so, I’ve been having enjoying the chance to get together regularly with my colleague Karen Morris, a Maternal and Child Health regional consultant for the Department of Health.  It’s so exciting to spend time with someone who sees...