The Pyramid Model Goes to the Library

by | Jun 5, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Thanks to Jessi from the Chippewa Falls Public Library for this blog post!Have you heard about the Pyramid Model?  The Pyramid Model provides a visual way to think about intentionally supporting the mental health needs of young children as a matter of public...

Paw Patrol Party in Chippewa Falls

by | Jun 1, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Image from PixabayThanks to Jenna from Chippewa Falls for this guest post!Chippewa Falls Public Library hosted a Paw Patrol Party, where over 150 children and adults participated in activities inspired by the hit TV show. It was a barktacular time and proved that CFPL...

Let the Wild Rumpus Start: Play Webinar

by | May 30, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Child-led play in HawkinsAs a huge proponent of play and the MANY benefits of it, I’m really excited to watch this webinar with Carissa Christner (who many of you will remember as a popular workshop presenter a few years ago).  The webinar is sponsored by...

Inclusive Services Statement

by | May 25, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Photo from PixabayThe Wisconsin Division for Libraries and Technology just released a new statement on Inclusive Services:  What Does It Mean to Be Inclusive? It’s a great explanation of what we mean when we talk about making library services more...

Resilience, Harry Potter Style

by | May 24, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

photo from PixabayI just listened to a webinar with Dr. Sara Langworthy through Early Childhood Investigations, about Adverse Childhood Experiences, and how to act as a factor to help with resilience for kids who are experiencing toxic stress and trauma. In the...

Fidget Spinners

by | May 22, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Not sure if you are seeing Fidget Spinners in your libraries (I’ve yet to lay eyes on one in person but I live a sheltered life).  Thanks to a Facebook post by Jenna at Chippewa Falls, I read a thought-provoking blog post about them. Not about their popularity...

A Call to Action

by | May 18, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Public Libraries:  A Vital Space for Family Engagement , a report from the Public Library Association and the Harvard Family Research Project, is a call to action for libraries to learn about and reach for more effective family engagement.  Libraries, the...

Scarcity–part 3

by | May 12, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Lack of money can cause tunnelingThis is the second in a series of posts about the book Scarcity:  Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan (an economics professor at Harvard) and Eldar Shafir (a psychology and public affairs...

Scarcity–part 2

by | May 11, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

The proverbial ticking clock!This is the second in a series of posts about the book Scarcity:  Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan (an economics professor at Harvard) and Eldar Shafir (a psychology and public affairs professor...

Scarcity

by | May 10, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

If you’ve had a conversation with me in the past month or so, you’ve probably heard me talking about a book I finally just finished called Scarcity:  Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan (an economics professor at Harvard)...

Thirteen Reasons Why (or Why Not)

by | May 3, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids

Flickr Creative Commons, Eli Christman I live in a bit of a popular culture bubble, and I’m often late to the game of hearing about what is hot.  Last week, one month after the Netflix series based on the teen book by Jay Asher Thirteen Reasons Why was released,...