by Leah Langby | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
imperfect flowerYesterday at the Technology workshop, Cole Zrostlik and Colleen Zertler talked about STEAM programs, particularly ones that use technology. They both had excellent ideas, and two points really stuck out for me for being helpful when thinking...
by Leah Langby | Apr 21, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Association for Library Service to Children (of the American Library Association) has produced recommended reading lists for kids to enjoy over the summer. They come as part of 3 brochures–divided by age group, which they invite libraries to print...
by Leah Langby | Apr 17, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I attended a conference put on by the Eau Claire Brain Team yesterday, and one of the sessions was about ACEs–Adverse Childhood Experiences–and the long-term health effects ACEs can have. But also about ways to help mitigate their effects by helping...
by Leah Langby | Apr 14, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Birds in flightI was reminded again today of the grace of librarians. In Eau Claire every April, there is a monumental effort on the part of schools and the library to have every first grade class from every school visit the library. This is a tremendous...
by Leah Langby | Apr 8, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
This came across my email today and I thought it looked like a great way to recognize the fabulous elementary and middle school librarians in our midst. It’s super-fun to nominate amazing people for being amazing…Just saying…Do you know a...
by Leah Langby | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Having fun with homemade ribbon wands in River FallsI really liked this short and sweet explanation in the ALSC blog of how to make your storytimes more inclusive to kids with various physical challenges (some obvious and some invisible). Check out Amanda Moss...
by Leah Langby | Apr 3, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
March reading goal summary is below. Only 6 contributors, but we came up with a pretty good list! Consider contributing next time–our goal is to read Stand-Alone books for kids graduating from easy-readers (fiction and nonfiction) in the month...
by Leah Langby | Apr 2, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
A Superhero rescues a baby, carrying her across a bridge over molten lava at a superhero storytime in Eau ClaireAs planning for summer enters into high gear, I wanted to remind you of a couple of great resources put together for us by our state youth services...
by Leah Langby | Mar 30, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Tent in the woods, courtesy of WI DNR flickrI just read a great blog post by Abby the Librarian about planning for vacations during the SUMMER. Shocking for some of you to think of, I’m sure, since summer is such a busy time for libraries, especially in...
by Leah Langby | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Photo credit: Quite AdeptAt the New Media Training I attended last week, I was excited to explore some apps that really invite joint attention between a parent and child, are engaging and interactive, and allow kids to explore early literacy and math concepts in...
by Leah Langby | Mar 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
I just listened to the archived recording of a UW-Madison SLIS Continuing Education webinar by Yee Lee Vue of the Appleton Public Library. She was talking about library outreach to the Hmong community. She spoke specifically about their project to bring...
by Leah Langby | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
I just got back from a very stimulating and invigorating training with Carissa Christner and Anne Hicks, both contributors and trainers for Little eLit. So much to sort through and think about and delve into further! Look for more blog posts in the coming...
