by Leah Langby | Oct 7, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
from an ALA mailing from Beth Yoke:We know that strong school libraries drive student achievement, and it’s up to us to make sure our members of Congress do, too! Now through December Congress is working on a new education bill to provide federal funding for the...
by Leah Langby | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
The American Academy of Pediatrics has long provided patients with guidance about a variety of things, including screen time. As the kinds of things kids can do with screens has shifted to be more interactive, there have been many discussions–and a growing body...
by Leah Langby | Sep 23, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Tricia Wehrenberg for this inspiring guest post about going outside her comfort zone to provide excellent service. Way to go!Recently, the Amery Area Public Library was approached by the United Migrant Opportunity Services (UMOS) to do a storytime...
by Leah Langby | Sep 3, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to an LSTA grant, Georgia Jones planned a workshop with Dr. Betsey Diamont-Cohen, author of Mother Goose on the Loose, an award-winning early literacy program that libraries across the country use. The session is designed for childcare and early childhood...
by Leah Langby | Aug 26, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Announcing a NEW library grant opportunity!AUTISM WELCOME HERE: Library Programs, Services and More Grantwww.librariesandautism.org/grantApplications are now being accepted online. Submission deadline is December 1, 2015. For more information and details about...
by Leah Langby | Aug 21, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Christy in Pepin for this blog post!What do you do with those flimsy DVD cases that we are not to circulate? Do they just pile up in a store room or cabinet? What about the discs from movies or books that are not salvageable or no longer...
by Leah Langby | Aug 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Photo credit: Lou Bueno flickr My public health colleague Karen sent me a link to an article about a recent study about significant media use and self-regulation issues for young children. Being able to self-regulate is a crucial life skill that allows kids to be...
by Leah Langby | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Kim Hennings at New Richmond for this guest blog post about a great addition to their Summer Library Program:This year, in addition to weekly reading goals for SLP participants, we added “Mayor Fred’s Summer Reading Challenge.”We had a high...
by Leah Langby | Aug 11, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: Sharon & Nikki McCutcheonJoin ALSC members and anyone interested in participating in a monthly Twitter chat. On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 8 pm Central, ALSC will be hosting a one-hour chat on the topic of media mentorship. What are you doing...
by Leah Langby | Aug 4, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Crowd-Sourced Readers’ Advisory List continues, even though everyone is so busy! Thanks to the contributors, and please consider participating in August, when the topic is books in a series. Read a book in a series for any age group (PreS-high...
by Leah Langby | Jul 31, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
We’ve been talking a lot about pre-readers in the past few years, but what happens once kids enter school? There’s an upcoming free webinar from the Multnomah County Library (Portland, OR) about supporting emerging and early readers (K-3rd graders)...
by Leah Langby | Jul 28, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Probably lots of turn-taking, tuning in, and talking happening during this Lego play session at the LEPMPL libraryThe University of Chicago Medical School is working with families to help them learn ways to talk with their kids that will help close the often-cited 30...
