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...
by Leah Langby | Mar 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
As this publishes, I’ll be at a training with the folks from Little eLit, learning even more about this topic!One of the things Devorah Heitner mentioned in her webinar last week was to help parents be aware about the digital footprint they are creating...
by Leah Langby | Mar 18, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Alisha from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library recently needed to come up with a quick program for a no-school day, and here’s what she came up with:”I needed to plan a program quick, so I asked library staff to bring me any random things they had...
by Leah Langby | Mar 16, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Youth Services Section of the Wisconsin Library Association has yet another terrific resource for all of you busy librarians out there! 52 Weeks of YA Programming was created by a team of YSS members who have had successful teen programs and were willing to...
by Leah Langby | Mar 13, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
More follow-up from Devorah Heitner’s webinar Strategies for Using Digital Technologies at Home from the Erikson Institute. I’m taking a few of her points and making individual blog posts out of them, but I highly recommend checking out...
