by Leah Langby | Jan 6, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
CSLP Proprietary ImageDon’t forget to register for this year’s Summer Library Program Workshop, February 13 at the Menomonie Alliance Church (502 21st. Street North). This is one of my favorite workshops of the year, because the energy and enthusiasm...
by Leah Langby | Jan 2, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Colleen and Karen from the Chippewa Falls Public Library collaborated with the Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls for a fabulous New Year’s Eve Dance Party! They played music, used instruments and parachutes (some from the IFLS kits), danced,...
by Leah Langby | Dec 20, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Series opener! Many of you know that I tend to get a little star-struck when I’m around authors I admire. I think authors are amazing, and it is thrilling to have some real live authors in our midst. One of those authors, Michael Norman, is an IFLS trustee and...
by Leah Langby | Dec 19, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
The African Studies Center at the Boston University has put together a set of resources aimed at young people who want to learn more about Nelson Mandela, South Africa, and the struggle against apartheid. The list has a variety of resources: books, video,...
by Leah Langby | Dec 17, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Cole Z. from St. Croix Falls for the nudge, here. She says:I watched a teacher at the local school do an “Hour of Code” with her after-school students! Code.org is SOOOO awesome! Short, really fun coding GAMES for kids and LIBRARIANS...
by Leah Langby | Dec 16, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Katherine Elchert, the youth services manager at the Rice Lake Public Library for this guest post! The Rice Lake Public Library hosts our annual holiday extravaganza on the first Saturday of December. Instead of our regular family storytime + crafts, the...
by Leah Langby | Dec 13, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
I no longer do programs at a library, but I do schedule workshops and other gatherings that I really hope people will be able to attend, so I have some understanding of the challenge it is to find the day and time of day and year that will work for the most people.I...
by Leah Langby | Dec 9, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Looking for a ready-made booklist of books to recommend to 8-12 year olds? Look no further! The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has created an attractive booklist, complete with annotations, to help kids find the right book. All...
by Leah Langby | Dec 6, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
I read a great blog post from my friend and admired colleague, Linda Jerome, the teen librarian at the LaCrosse Public Library yesterday, and it spurred me to immediate action! Linda has been running a book discussion group for adults reading teen books, and has...
by Leah Langby | Nov 26, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Tiffany Meyer from Dresser Village Library received one of the Growing Wisconsin Readers grants this year 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program that is a collaboration between Dresser and the St. Croix Falls library. The program started on November 1, and they...
by Leah Langby | Nov 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Playing SLUG (like SPUD, but with hoops and frisbees Jenna at Fall Creek held an after school Insect Camp this fall, with art and science, games and exploring for school age kids. There’s a complete blog post about it on her blog, but I’m including a...
by Leah Langby | Nov 21, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Does the well ever run dry? Sometimes, even though we often have more ideas than time to do them, it is really great to have a few new places to look for ideas. Here are a few I came across this week:Library as Incubator had a great post about a new...
