by Leah Langby | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Did you know it takes small children at least 8 seconds to process a request and then figure out how to respond? Brooke Newberry, one of our fabulous presenters last week at the Youth Services/SLP workshop, reminded us of this important fact. She also...
by Leah Langby | Nov 9, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Mary and Debbie from Ogema for sharing these great, easy-to-replicate programs!In October, the library used their brand new prize wheel (made for them by a friend of Mary’s) to allow people to spin to win $5 off fines on Ogema materials! If they...
by Leah Langby | Nov 5, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Jeanne at Ellsworth for this guest blog post!The Ellsworth Public Library hosted a Life Size Candy Land game for children on Saturday, October 20th. We started the game at 1:15, just after our 1 pm closing time. The players...
by Leah Langby | Nov 1, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
After many months of hard work, the Inclusive Services Institute has created an Inclusive Services Assessment Tool for libraries! The Inclusive Services Institute is a group of librarians, with representation from every system in our state and leadership from...
by Leah Langby | Oct 30, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo by Lidya Nada on UnsplashAttending the WLA Conference is always a treat–seeing old friends, meeting new folks, and getting lots and lots and lots of amazing ideas. More to follow over the next few weeks, but here’s a quick...
by Leah Langby | Oct 22, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo by Júnior Ferreira on UnsplashIt’s always fun, and never enough time, when youth services librarians get together. Thirty percent of attendees have played Madame Trelawney at Harry Potter events in the past few years! I...
by Leah Langby | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Storytimes! They are the bread-and-butter of what we do as youth services librarians. They are an important tool for sharing early literacy information and skills with kids and parents, they are a ton of fun, and most libraries have one. Now, thanks...
by Leah Langby | Sep 25, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
A young child enjoying play in Bloomer I know I harp on about the importance of play for young children’s development, including opportunities for play that is set up with some intention on the part of caregivers. But it is SO IMPORTANT! And so...
by Leah Langby | Sep 24, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Check your shelves and your order carts! Are these books on them? Several of them have holds on them, I’m guessing that people have seen the news and want to read them! Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X (HarperTeen / HarperCollins Publishers) M....
by Leah Langby | Sep 17, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Over the past year, after much gnashing of teeth on my part and the helpful advice of several IFLS-area librarians, I created a resource for libraries to use when hosting programs and displays that promote civic dialogue and engagement about pressing issues. I...
by Leah Langby | Sep 6, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image: PixabayThere’s been so much great work in libraries about early literacy skills, and empowering parents to talk, sing, read, write, and play with their kids to help develop them. Many libraries are also doing some great work around early math...
by Leah Langby | Aug 21, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Winding down the summer, maybe you need a little boost?I was chatting with my daughter the other day about someone we both know–I know her because she’s a librarian, Alice knows her because she works at another job with her. We were discussing how...
