by Leah Langby | Mar 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
I got this information from a post to PUBYAC, and thought it would be helpful for all of you out there in library land. The Crisis Text Line is the nation’s first free, 24/7 text line for people in crisis. People, nationwide, can text 741741 to be connected with...
by Leah Langby | Mar 6, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are several Early Childhood Investigations webinars coming up that look great for librarians! These webinars are geared toward people who work in child care and other early childhood settings, but once in a while one comes along that is especially relevant...
by Leah Langby | Mar 3, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
(image from Pixabay) Teaching kids to look critically at the media that surrounds them (in the form of cereal boxes, advertisements, stories in books and movies, and more) helps to develop those muscles so that they are prepared for continuing to analyze the messages...
by Leah Langby | Feb 23, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
It’s hard to find a photo to go with this topic. Snuggling cats just make me feel better.Many of us have learned about ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and how the toxic stress encountered in childhood can affect people mentally and physically for the rest...
by Leah Langby | Feb 22, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
From the Loveland Public LibraryWe all know that it can be challenging to ask for help about sensitive issues, especially for teens. The zit on their forehead feels and like a strobe light to them, and calling extra attention to it by asking for books or...
by Leah Langby | Feb 17, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
For years, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (a resource that Wisconsin is proud to claim) has been keeping track of the numbers of books published by or about people of color and American Indian/First Nations people. In the past few years, when...
by Leah Langby | Feb 16, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Another Facebook goodie, this time from an IFLS librarian with an extensive and impressive early childhood background, Jenna Gilles-Turner. I found this article about how to support and develop kids’ vocabularies and abilities to express themselves in one...
by Leah Langby | Feb 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
image of someone climbing a wall from PixabaySometimes I end up spending more time on Facebook than I intend to, and often it leaves me feeling yuckier than before I started. BUT. Sometimes I find an article that sort of rocks my world, and today I found...
by Leah Langby | Feb 14, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
A preschooler develops fine-motor skills and self-expression at the same time in Menomonie!Hennepin County (MN) Library produced a 13-minute, beautiful video for parents to help them understand ways to support early literacy as they talk, sing, read, write, and play...
by Leah Langby | Feb 13, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Laughing Evolution. Flickr, Petras Gagilas You’ve probably read about it from another source, but sometimes I have to see things many times before I follow up, so I’m just making sure! Many librarians in IFLS-Land participated in a whole series of...
by Leah Langby | Feb 10, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
I think most all of us would agree that it is crucial to share books with kids that reflect the diversity of our world. Even when we live in mostly homogeneous areas, it is vitally important to share books and materials that offer positive and regular images of...
by Leah Langby | Feb 9, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Cardboard. Cats optional.The other day Kim, the youth services librarian in Clear Lake, and I were chatting about programs using cardboard to build cool things. I was reminded of Caine’s Arcade, a charming film about a kid who made a whole arcade out...
