by Leah Langby | Apr 18, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m starting to feel like I’m in a children’s fantasy book, where some Spirit of Winter or White Witch has made it so we will never have Spring. If I went into the Ladysmith Public Library and saw this cheery display, I’d have new...
by Leah Langby | Apr 16, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
In case you haven’t seen this yet, this is a terrific opportunity for librarians in rural areas to get connected and inspired by your counterparts in other parts of the state! Take a look! Wisconsin Youth Services Development Institute Sunday, Sept 8...
by Leah Langby | Apr 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure where this idea originated, but the fun-loving staff at the Eau Claire Public Library took it and ran with it! I’m just going to give you some captioned photos so you can experience the fun by feasting your eyes. These pictures...
by Leah Langby | Apr 12, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Cole Zrostlik wrote recently with the happy news that the St. Croix Falls Public Library has received another national grant! YALSA and Dollar General sponsor a grant to help libraries hire teen interns to help with the Summer Library Program–both to help...
by Leah Langby | Apr 11, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Ashley Bieber, Rice Lake Public Library, for this guest blog post! A couple of months ago I was introduced to an Americorps volunteer that is in town through November. It turns out she was very interested in folk dancing and had taught at a...
by Leah Langby | Apr 8, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Check the YSS Blog for a guest post by our own Colleen Crowley about a Caine’s Arcade-inspired partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. Super Cool!Two kids work on set-up for their cardboard arcade game in Chippewa Falls
by Leah Langby | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
I got a great message from Alisha at the public library in Eau Claire in response to a recent blog post about incentives (THANKS, Alisha!). She’s trying out an exciting new incentive program for the Summer Library Program: I decided to try something new...
by Leah Langby | Apr 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Julie Belz from Ellsworth for this post!I just wanted to share with you a very awesome, fun, cute storytime we had last week. I borrowed this idea from Marge Loch-Wouters Tiny Tips for Library Fun for a Drive-In Movie day. I had the parents bring...
by Leah Langby | Apr 1, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Jerissa Christianson, the youth services librarian in Amery, for sharing these fun ideas for jazzing up storytime with a little bit of intrigue! Activities JarWrite out a variety of activities on several small pieces of colored paper. Example activities...
by Leah Langby | Mar 29, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
It’s nice to see one of our own getting some much-deserved recognition. Jenna in Fall Creek manages to put together a truly robust line-up of programming and get quite a bit of media attention for it, too. Like many of you, she manages to do this in...
by Leah Langby | Mar 28, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Colleen at Chippewa Falls for this guest post! Libraries that have iPads may benefit from downloading the app from the iTunes store called AppsGone Free. Every day a few designated apps are free to download. Read the ratings & reviews to determine...
by Leah Langby | Mar 27, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Jo Hick from Phillips sent a note a while back encouraging folks to check out NetGalley, a source for electronic book advanced reader copies. It used to be that only librarians who were able to attend major conferences were able to pick up Advanced Reader Copies...
