by Leah Langby | Jul 6, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
My husband made my day this morning. I was rushing out the door after brushing my teeth while listening to a report on the radio about a recently released study by UW-Madison faculty about the link between poverty, brain development, and outcomes later in life. Dean...
by Leah Langby | Jun 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Are you reading the posts about people’s inspiring trips to ALA, hearing incredible authors speak and getting inspired for the work they do? Are you feeling a little jealous? Well, SLJ has put together an online teen conference for FREE, where...
by Leah Langby | Jun 28, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Playing in PrescottJenna Gilles-Turner from the Chippewa Falls Public Library created some beautiful posters with engaging photographs and quotes and tidbits of child development information (including several about the importance of PLAY). That’s pretty...
by Leah Langby | Jun 20, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
from PixabayOh my goodness, summer is here, your library is full, your calendar is even more full, and you may be a little tired already, especially when you look at what is coming. Sometimes it is good to remember WHY you are doing something. The State...
by Leah Langby | Jun 9, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Early Learning Lab, Frontiers of Innovation, and New Profit, along with partners Joan Ganz Cooney Center and TechSoup, are working together to build the technology capacity of the early childhood education field.In partnership with these...
by Leah Langby | Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Several people I know attended the Public Library Association Conference this past spring in Denver (and hearing their tales of amazing sessions made me wish I had managed to attend, and filled with resolve to at least attempt it in 2018). One session that...
by Leah Langby | Jun 6, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
I really appreciated this ALSC Blog post about making library programs inclusive for everyone. Leslie Mason (the author) has some simple and practical tips for making sure that kids with disabilities can feel welcome and participate in your programs. I...
by Leah Langby | May 26, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Wisconsin Water Library at UW Madison has STEM and Literacy Together Kits to use for story time. The kits include traditional storytime elements (reading, songs, art activity), along with a water-related STEM aspect. Available for request: Once Upon a Pond (all...
by Leah Langby | May 20, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Samantha Carpenter for this blog post!I did a passive program called Henna Hands in conjunction with a book display based on our bibliography One World, Many Cultures. It didn’t attract a ton of participants over the 3 weeks it was out (27), but I...
by Leah Langby | May 19, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Twins learning about the woods, walking, and fresh air with their grown-upsThe Urban Libraries Council and the National Council for Families Learning recently published a Leadership Brief on Libraries and Family Learning. It’s short, so you might want to...
by Leah Langby | May 9, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Another fabulous blog post from Alisha at the LE Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire. Send in your terrific ideas, too! Don’t you love when one of your library programs sparks a new interest in someone? Within the last year I had received two separate...
by Leah Langby | May 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of many cup towers created to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthdayLast month at a youth services swap, Alyssa from Park Falls was telling us about the 200+ people who attended their Dr. Seuss celebration in March. 200+ people is nearly 10 percent of the...
