by Leah Langby | Jan 24, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Okay, folks, if you haven’t ever had the opportunity to hear the remarkable author Jason Reynolds speak before (and also if you have had the opportunity!), watch him mesmerize Trevor Noah on The Daily Show in a clip from last night. Wow! So much to...
by Leah Langby | Jan 19, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
A few years back, IFLS did a big project trying to get ourselves up to speed on new media, and how to help parents navigate the overwhelming avalanche of information and products. One of the things we did was hold a workshop on the topic with a morning...
by Leah Langby | Jan 17, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
One of the things I hear most often from librarians is that they are desperate for great ideas about teen programming, especially great ideas that won’t break the budget. As part of the Youth Services Track of the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference,...
by Leah Langby | Jan 15, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last spring, I posted a few times about the great new resource from the Public Library Association and the Global Family Research Project–a tool kit and a call to action for libraries to engage with families. There are some really terrific and practical...
by Leah Langby | Jan 5, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Jacqueline Woodson is the new Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a position appointed by the Librarian of Congress (with input from librarians, booksellers, educators, and children’s literature experts). I am so excited to see what she does...
by Leah Langby | Dec 19, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: PexelsThe Atlantic Monthly published an article this fall by Jean Twenge, author of the book iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–And Completely Unprepared for Adulthood (and...
by Leah Langby | Dec 18, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Use your toolbox! (image from Pixabay)Remember when we used to get a thick juicy manual full of lots of pages, helping us figure out what to do for the summer library program? Those days are not actually gone, the pages are just digital now. I sent...
by Leah Langby | Dec 15, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Circle of Security International LogoI learned about Circle of Security as an approach to parenting and parent education the other day at a meeting, and I just had the chance to poke around and see what it is all about. There are some great short animated...
by Leah Langby | Dec 13, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
A parent and child play together in HawkinsMany of you have been trained in the Every Child Ready to Read curriculum, emphasizing helping parents and caregivers understand the importance of five early literacy practices (Playing, Talking, Singing, Reading, and...
by Leah Langby | Dec 12, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
A child playing in BloomerEvery several months, I have a chance to get together with early childhood professionals from around western Wisconsin, and it is often some of the most fruitful time I spend. Not because I get a lot of taks ticked off my list, but...
by Leah Langby | Dec 6, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayWhen you see the call to present at a state conference or an IFLS workshop, do you assume the people asking for presenters are talking to other people? Believe it or not, those calls are meant for YOU! There are lots of reasons to ignore...
by Leah Langby | Dec 5, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayThe Young Adult Library Services Association is sponsoring a series of FREE webinars–you don’t have to be a member to participate, and you don’t have to pay. This is pretty exciting! The topics cover everything from teen...
