by Leah Langby | Mar 26, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
I grew up watching Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Though he was the target of many jokes among my friends in high school, I remember truly loving Mr. Rogers as a small kid. And as an adult, I have such a strong feeling of affection for this amazingly kind...
by Leah Langby | Mar 22, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
How cool is this??Youth Services Section Regional Meet Up – North West AreaFriday, April 13 | 12:30-4:00 PMCost: $0Starts at: Rice Lake Public Library, 2 E Marshall St, Rice Lake, WI 54868Ends at: GE Bleskacek...
by Leah Langby | Mar 21, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Cynthia Marie Hoffman, flickrThanks to Jenna Gilles-Turner for sharing this information with me about an upcoming webinar, sponsored by the Children’s Screen Time Action Network–webinar will be coming up tomorrow at 2 pm: Face-to-Face: Empowering...
by Leah Langby | Mar 14, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: PixabayI have been presenting a few self-care workshops in the past several months, and at one of them, someone pointed out how hard it can be to find someone to truly listen to you when you need to talk/reflect/process something challenging in...
by Leah Langby | Mar 12, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Valerie Spooner from Ladysmith for this fun guest post!My storytime regulars LOVE Pete the Cat and I love easy to make props for retelling stories. After spending way too much time on Pinterest and not seeing anything I loved (anyone else hate toilet...
by Leah Langby | Mar 8, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: PixabayAs promised, this post will list the books about dyslexia that Tonya Klem recommends for libraries. Even better, Tonya is so committed to getting information out to parents and caregivers about this issue, she is offering to provide a...
by Leah Langby | Mar 6, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: PexelsThanks to a referral from a librarian (thanks Joleen at Menomonie!), I had a great conversation yesterday with Tonya Klem, a school psychologist who has a specific interest in dyslexia. She sees many students and families who are...
by Leah Langby | Mar 5, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Claire Parrish from the Rice Lake Public Library for this exciting guest post! Rice Lake Public Library is working on a Big Read grant with several community and regional partners. We have lots of exciting events coming up that I wanted to share...
by Leah Langby | Mar 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Parachute play in BloomerIt is super cool to have parents and caregivers attend storytime with their kids–it gives us a chance to model excellent early literacy practices, draws their attention to lots of amazing books and activities to share with their...
by Leah Langby | Mar 2, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Anne Hamland, the youth services consultant for Wisconsin Valley Library Service, now works in the same office as me. I can’t tell you how exciting it is for me to work in the same building with someone else who is thinking about services to youth! ...
by Leah Langby | Mar 1, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image courtesy of Pixabay Wow! CBS News did a short segment on African American storytelling with various artists of great renown, and 3 of the people they interviewed are authors of award-winning books for youth! Check it out and see Jason Reynolds, Representative...
by Leah Langby | Feb 28, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks so much to the new youth services/programming librarian at Ellsworth, Elise Gregory, for this guest post filled with easy-to-replicate and fun ideas.I’ve been making little grab bags with any of my left-over materials from Preschool Storytime. I also...
