by Leah Langby | Oct 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Technology has its place, but all the experts agree that face-to-face interaction and playing are the very best for young children!I’ve seen several mentions of the new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics about screen time for children under the...
by Leah Langby | Oct 4, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Jill Patchin from LEPMPL for this guest post.This presidential election year, we decided to do an interactive display where kids could vote for their favorite Pete the Cat book. This will go for the month of October, with the winning book being announced in...
by Leah Langby | Sep 29, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayHere’s a program rave–these program ideas would attract teens and adults alike! Thanks to Madeline Page (Hudson Public Library) for this guest post!We were lucky to meet a fantastic new programmer this year: Avia Lukacs....
by Leah Langby | Sep 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Youth Services Section of WLA and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction invite you to join library staff serving youth for an invigorating preconference. This small and large group event will offer scalable ideas related to programming, drop-in...
by Leah Langby | Sep 16, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Check out this cool display that Abby made for the teens in Menomonie to promote voting in YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten! How cool is that? Remember you can also encourage kids to participate in online discussion and rate the nominees on the...
by Leah Langby | Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Play and Learn area of the LE Phillips Memorial Public Library is big, beautiful, and super fun. It might seem implausible that a small library could do any of the cool things they are doing in such a lovely big space, but many of their offerings would work...
by Leah Langby | Sep 13, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabaySometimes I get downright inspired by hearing authors and illustrators speak about their craft–especially authors and illustrators working on books for children and teens. What a passionate bunch! In case you are looking for a few...
by Leah Langby | Sep 7, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
From Brandon on Flickr (creative commons)I was up in Rice Lake the other day. When I went into the bathroom, I was pleased to see a friendly sign saying that there is a Happy Diaper Bag at the children’s desk. For caregivers who find that their child...
by Leah Langby | Aug 24, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m a big fan of our current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Gene Luen Yang. I like his work, I like his speaking style (I got to hear him once when he was in Eau Claire), and I love his platform. The Reading Without Walls...
by Leah Langby | Aug 19, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Public Library Association has teamed up with the Harvard Family Research Project to provide libraries with resources and tools to help improve family engagement in library programs. The Harvard Family Research Project has a lot of terrific resources for...
by Leah Langby | Aug 17, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Every year, the Young Adult Library Services Association creates a list, with the help of teen readers across the country, of nominees for the Teens’ Top Ten. Then from August 15 through October 15, teens can vote for their top ten. The winners are...
by Leah Langby | Aug 4, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last month, there was a discussion on an ALSC listserv I follow about a preschooler who comes into the library wearing squeaky shoes–there are apparently shoes that are squeaky on purpose, they squeak with each step. A youth services librarian was looking...
