by Leah Langby | Aug 29, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
WLA conference logo I always look forward to the Wisconsin Library Association Conference, coming up this year at the Kalahari Resort from November 4-7. I highly recommend it as a chance to have time away from your library, but still be thinking hard about library...
by Leah Langby | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
book coverThanks to a recommendation from our state consultant, Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, I have been reading/skimming a new book called Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age–From Picture Books to eBooks and Everything in Between by Jason...
by Leah Langby | Aug 21, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m excited about this upcoming webinar, which I found out about from the Growing Wisconsin Readers blog. I feel like I need more information about child development, and I’m thinking of ways to bring that information to our system. Check it...
by Leah Langby | Aug 18, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
The artists and their finished explosively awesome artChristy in Pepin sent in another great post about making Exploding Paint Bombs at her summer storytime. The basic instructions are here, but Christy had a few extra tips for librarians considering doing...
by Leah Langby | Aug 13, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Christy from Pepin for this guest post!Every fall families would come into the Pepin Public Library and socialize with each other and the conversation would turn to “What are your kids going to be for Halloween?” They would then talk about costumes...
by Leah Langby | Aug 11, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
This past weekend, the Cameron Public Library held their Summer Library Program wrap-up, with a performance by the Fandazzi Fire Circus. A whopping 447 people (maybe more) attended! This would be a tremendous turn-out in any city, but Cameron is a small...
by Leah Langby | Aug 8, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Summer Library Program is an exciting, exhausting, and time-honored tradition at public libraries. I love to hear stories of success and continually popular traditions. I also love to hear about your innovations, your questioning how to improve outcomes,...
by Leah Langby | Aug 4, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kudos to the Ladysmith staff who created this adorable library elf to promote Library Elf! Hollis says the elf doesn’t leave the library–but there is probably someone on your staff or among your volunteers or community members who could make...
by Leah Langby | Jul 31, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Patti from Durand sent over some photos from their program with Bruce The Bug Guy–they shared expenses with Colfax and Bloomer to bring him, so they saved money, and they had over 85 people attend. Looks like a fun intergenerational program!
by Leah Langby | Jul 25, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Process Art in action, from Authentic Parenting Blog, another great resource!I found an archived Infopeople webinar about giving young children meaningful art experiences at the library, Creative Spaces and Family Engagement. Bridget Alexander is...
by Leah Langby | Jul 23, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last week on the same day I ran across two pieces on libraries serving people who are homeless. One came from Katie Morsch, director of Our Neighbor’s Place shelter in River Falls. It’s a Reuters article about libraries on the front lines of...
by Leah Langby | Jul 17, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to a donation from Navigating Autism, a Wisconsin organization dedicated to assisting families affected by autism, I received 3 books (all paperback) that are not presently held in the MORE system. IFLS Librarians: If you would like these items for...