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...
by Leah Langby | May 5, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Big thanks to Alisha from LEPMPL for sharing this terrific blog post!Scavenger hunts. They’re awesome. I love participating in a good scavenger hunt and I enjoy organizing hunts for others to complete. And they make a great stealth program. It...
by Leah Langby | Apr 26, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
I used to watch the vlogbrothers videos more regularly. I got my fill of them a few years ago, but I got reintroduced when the Office of Intellectual Freedom blog highlighted a video that John Green made, talking about how his Printz Award winning book Looking...
by Leah Langby | Apr 25, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
The YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten Nominations are out! This is a list of 25 books that are nominated and selected by teen book groups from across the country. Then, from August 15-October 15, teens have a chance to vote on the three they think are...
by Leah Langby | Apr 19, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Reading Image from PixabayThe ALSC Blog has had a series of really interesting and thought-provoking articles about ways to re-think summer, and promote reading in ways that are inclusive, easier for everyone, and focused on the outcomes. I think this is so...
