by Leah Langby | May 22, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Readers’ Theater in BloomerI read an article in American Libraries about Tween Advisory Boards this week and it had some good ideas for engaging 9-12 year olds a little more in library programming and decision-making. I know many of you have Teen Advisory...
by Leah Langby | May 20, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I attended a training session today sponsored by the AIDS Resource Center entitled Creating Safe Spaces for GLBTQ+ Youth in the Chippewa Valley. GLBTQ stands for Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender and Questioning/Queer. The room was full of people from around the area,...
by Leah Langby | May 15, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Here’s another reminder that the invitation really is meant for YOU. You can apply for the Wisconsin Youth Services Development Institute here, by May 29! Two years ago, I was lucky enough to be involved with the Wisconsin Youth Services Development Institute,...
by Leah Langby | May 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Association for Library Service to Children just released a white paper entitled Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth. It has some helpful background, and a strong argument that libraries are uniquely positioned to act as Media Mentors for the...
by Leah Langby | May 7, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I got a note from Jill Patchin from Eau Claire today, saying if she’d known I would accept books in series for last month’s reading goals, she would have had lots to recommend. Jill runs My First Book Club, for kids just starting to read chapter...
by Leah Langby | May 6, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
This was a month with less participation, which may have been because I stipulated that the chapter books should be stand-alones. Turns out there just aren’t many transitional chapter books that aren’t part of a series of books about the same...
by Leah Langby | May 5, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: Quite AdeptCheck out this free webinar, sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations:Technology for infants and toddlers? Appalling or appealing? This webinar, presented by the authors of Zero to Three’s report, “Screen Sense: Setting the Record...
by Leah Langby | May 4, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Teens’Top Ten Badges Site graphicEvery year, teen groups from across the country nominate titles for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten, and nominations are announced in April. Teens have all summer to read the 20-25 books, and then VOTE on their favorite...
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...
