by Leah Langby | Jul 19, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Save the date for the annual Youth Services Workshop–November 8 from 9:30-3:30 at the Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Energy Education Center in Eau Claire.Join us for a wonderful day of swapping ideas and thinking deeply about youth services, with...
by Leah Langby | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
A child enjoys a play time in Bloomer The importance of play in the development of young children is so critical! It is great to see so many libraries develop spaces and programs that encourage play. I love hearing about and seeing playful elements in...
by Leah Langby | Jul 9, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
School Library Journal has a FREE virtual conference, with presentations by authors that are getting quite a bit of buzz, and sessions about serving teens. August 15, you can do it from your desk (“Ha!” they all say, “Imagine having time to sit...
by Leah Langby | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Patti from Durand for this guest post:Durand Community Library hosted a Cookies & Paint party this past Wednesday afternoon in the Durand High School Cafeteria. Twenty-five kids ranging in age from 6-14 painted a dinosaur scene created by Kayleen...
by Leah Langby | Jun 28, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reading a book that has helped me think and process and move my own needle a little bit as I am considering my own behavior and ideas around race. I HIGHLY recommend So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma...
by Leah Langby | Jun 27, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image credit: PixabayMany libraries in IFLS-land have a terrific 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program, encouraging families to read together as much as possible before school starts. It’s a fun way to promote this, and a few years ago IFLS joined...
by Leah Langby | Jun 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Image from PixabayThis week the Association for Library Service to Children made a big decision. They are changing the name of the award given to a children’s book author for a lasting, life-long contribution to children’s literature. It will...
by Leah Langby | Jun 18, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image credit: PixabayMany of you know about Renee Grassi, either from her work nationally OR from her terrific workshop for IFLS last year, when she talked about making library programs, particularly the Summer Library Program, more accessible to and inclusive...
by Leah Langby | Jun 15, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image credit: PixabayThe Center for Disease Control is out with statistics about youth and risk, based on a survey of 13-17-year olds. Some interesting trends:Sexual activity is down, but among teens having sex, condom use is also down.In most other...
by Leah Langby | Jun 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
I got to attend the Lake Superior Library Symposium this year for the first time. This small conference puts together librarians from academic and public (and a few special) libraries from 2-3 states, mixes, and creates an amazing blend of inspiration,...
by Leah Langby | Jun 7, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
The American Library Association is sponsoring grants for libraries to conduct book clubs with underserved teens:”Working with small groups of teens, grantees will host reading and discussion programs for up to four thematically related books. The...
by Leah Langby | Jun 5, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayI have had many conversations with librarians over the years about amazing partnerships–or a discouraging lack thereof–between school and public libraries. It can take time and patience to develop the relationships with your school...
