by Leah Langby | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
In case you aren’t already following the Library As Incubator blog, there is a fun, practical post about a terrific STEAM program for teens (I think it would work for younger kids, too). Black-light painting at the Eager Free Library in Evansville included...
by Leah Langby | Jul 20, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Over the course of the past few years, Christy from Pepin has been participating in grant projects, attending workshops and webinars, and generally paying attention to early literacy information. This year, the children’s area underwent a bit of...
by Leah Langby | Jul 17, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
If you are a fan of book creators, which most book people are, you might find it thrilling to read the inspiring and important words of authors and illustrators who have won important, national awards. The Association for Library Service to Children has posted the...
by Leah Langby | Jul 14, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I urge you to take advantage of 4 opportunities for learning more about becoming Media Mentors to the families and caregivers in your community! White Paper coverThe Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
by Leah Langby | Jul 10, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Learning to signal for help by catching light on a reflective surfaceThanks to Alisha from LEPMPL in Eau Claire for this guest post:When planning for my summer demonstration programs I wanted to find something new and different than what I’ve ever had before. I...
by Leah Langby | Jul 8, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Jacket cover–Our KidsDuring my travels last week, I whiled away quite a few hours in airports and airplanes reading Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert Putnam. In it, he talks about the growing opportunity gap between economic...
by Leah Langby | Jul 6, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Tree of inspiration This year, I was extremely fortunate to be able to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference in San Francisco. It was the first time in 10 years I’d been to this extravaganza of librarianship. Apart from a few brief cases of...
by Leah Langby | Jul 2, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kids in Prescott visit booths of local heroes to find out what they doMany thanks to Becky Arenivar, Programming Specialist in Prescott for this inspiring guest post:This year’s SLP theme, Every Hero Has a Story, has been a super enabler for collaboration at the...
by Leah Langby | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
3 of the posters available to download and printIn order to help encourage parents and caregivers to talk, sing, play, read and write with their young children, the Association for Library Service to Children created some gorgeous posters that are available to...
by Leah Langby | Jun 24, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Just what you need to keep you going this summer–a FREE conference that requires no travel. School Library Journal is sponsoring a free virtual conference about serving teens, SummerTeen on August 13, starting at 10 am Central Standard Time. It...
by Leah Langby | Jun 22, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I had the opportunity to attend National History Day festivities in College Park, Maryland last week. Wow, if you ever need some great inspiration about some amazingly dedicated, smart, interesting, and enthusiastic teens, this is a terrific place to get it....
by Leah Langby | Jun 17, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Valerie from Ladysmith for this great idea/guest post!For our Earth Day storytime, I wanted our craft to be something that we could make reusing materials we already had at the library. We have many DVD cases that can’t be used for circulation...
