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Keeping Up With Kids is Leah Langby’s long-running popular blog. She delves into subjects related to Youth Services from many different angles.
Key Take-Aways from Sustainably Grow Your Summer Library Program Course (guest post)
NOTE: This blog post was written by Nicole Witt, Youth Services Coordinator at D.R. Moon Library-Stanley, based what she learned from the UW...
Connecting to Resources for Mental Health Programming
I had a heart-breaking conversation with a library director this week who was reeling from a two recent local deaths from suicide, and looking for...
Storytime Break Activities in Altoona
Storytime Break Activities in Altoona Anyone who has spoken with me about youth services knows that I am a very big proponent of taking breaks from...
Raising Wisconsin’s Children Conference
Thanks to our friends at UW-Madison Department of Extension for putting together an excellent, free virtual conference--great to share with parents...
Programs and Services for Older Adults: Inspiration from iSchool Course
Both Darien Becker (Prescott) and Judy Kraetke (Park Falls) took the four-week online UW Madison iSchool course The Next Chapter: Programs and...
Enhancing Playful Learning for Young Children at the Library–iSchool Course Reflections
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW...
Ideas about Stress, Mess, and Community from WAPL Conference
Thanks to Florence LaBeau, the children's librarian in Woodville, for sharing these three take-aways from sessions she attended at the WAPL...
Small Steps, Big Shifts: What DEI Training Sparked in Our Library
Guest post by Kristina Kelley-Johnson, Director, Somerset Public Library. The library received scholarship funds from IFLS (through IMLS) to follow...
Programs and Services for Older Adults: Inspiration from iSchool Course
Both Darien Becker (Prescott) and Judy Kraetke (Park Falls) took the four-week online UW Madison iSchool course The Next Chapter: Programs and...
Enhancing Playful Learning for Young Children at the Library–iSchool Course Reflections
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW...
Ideas about Stress, Mess, and Community from WAPL Conference
Thanks to Florence LaBeau, the children's librarian in Woodville, for sharing these three take-aways from sessions she attended at the WAPL...
Small Steps, Big Shifts: What DEI Training Sparked in Our Library
Guest post by Kristina Kelley-Johnson, Director, Somerset Public Library. The library received scholarship funds from IFLS (through IMLS) to follow...
Weekly Digest is a compilation of the best information that crosses our desks at IFLS. Edited by Rebecca Kilde, so if you’d like something to appear in Weekly Digest, send it to [email protected] with Weekly Digest in the subject line. Posts are deleted after six months.
Digest: Group supplies order update, Policy of the Month Club, Explore MORE Passport Program, WLA on the Road, WPLC annual meeting, Games and Libraries Fellowship, best events coming up
Group Supplies Order Updates (submitted by Sarah Szymanski) Good news! The last of the supplies have been boxed up and will be going out to you in...
Delivery study, poster update, Ideas to Action grant, WPA conference call for proposals, exhibit opportunity, webinars here and beyond
The Spring Delivery Study is next week, April 13-17! Everything you need is in the detailed email sent by Katelyn Dubiel on Wednesday. MORE poster...
Supply order updates, new meeting links for LeanWI website trainings, WLA on the Road, coming up on the calendar
Update: Group Supply Orders from Sarah Szymanski Barcodes & Printer Supplies Order deadline is April 7th Don’t miss the chance to order...
Scholarship, WISCAT changes, free kits & resources, new and coming up
Lead the Way scholarship available This just in: The UW Madison iSchool’s Continuing Education department is offering one free registration for a...