by Leah Langby | Nov 9, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Alice swimming in a sea of tearsWhen I was a kid, I read a LOT. And there were two pairs of books (Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland) that everyone in my family had read, and read often. We even had LP recordings of Maurice Evans and Cyril Richard...
by Leah Langby | Nov 3, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Abby, the new teen librarian in Menomonie, was having a busy week a few weeks ago–acting in a community theater production of the Crucible and also squeezing in time for a popular Halloween program for teens. Who knew painting pumpkins and watching a Halloween...
by Leah Langby | Nov 2, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
I learned some startling and distressing statistics about young children and homelessness today in an infographic put together by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Education. In their Interagency Policy...
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...
