More Great Ideas from Eau Claire

Staff at LEPMPL were very generous about sharing some ideas and photos while I was on duty for posting in the Wisconsin Library Association’s Youth Services Shout-Out Blog.  I really appreciate it, and in case you don’t subscribe to that blog,...

Mark your calendars for DPI webinars!

Mark your January 2013 calendar for three free webinars from DPISummer Library Programming with BadgerLink3:00-4:00pm Tuesday, January 8th, 2013Hosts: Kara Ripley, DPI BadgerLink Training Librarian; Carin Bringelson, TeachingBooks.net; Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, DPI...

On Taking Breaks

During this week where my email inbox is extremely quiet, it seems a fitting time to advocate for a storytime practice that I think is important:  BREAKS.Most of us love planning and presenting storytimes…it’s one of the things I miss most in my...

Unexpected Journeys

Hobbit feet in PrescottBecky Arenivar of the Prescott Public Library and Jessi Peterson at the public library in Eau Claire were on the same wavelength last week, planning events to celebrate the Hobbit.  They are so organized that their parties coincided with...

Round-Up of IFLS-Related Cool Stuff

Time for a round-up of the awesome IFLS-related posts I’ve been putting in the Youth Services Section Shout-Out Blog.  Remember, you can always send me your ideas for posting in the YSS blog, or this one, too!  Here’s the round-up:Playing Games...

Resources for Dealing with Tragedies

All of us are reeling after the tragedy last Friday.  You might have some parents or kids looking for help in dealing with the stress, grief, fear, and other feelings that are roused by such a horrific event.  Here are a few tip sheets and bibliographies...

Early Literacy Outreach

I know that early literacy outreach is important to many of you.  I’m working on finding some concrete ways to support these efforts (I am still spinning my wheels a little bit, but look for information soon).  Our state consultant, Tessa Michaelson...

Child-friendly Tablets

Thanks to John Thompson for forwarding the review of child-friendly devices, all compatible with OverDrive titles, from the OverDrive Digital Library Blog.Nabi Pad, courtesy of the OverDrive Digital Library BlogDo you see kids using devices?  Owning them? ...

Docked iPad

Ashley from Rice Lake sent in this photo and explanation a few weeks ago–if you are considering using an iPad this way, Ashley is a good person to talk to!Our docked iPad, above, has about 40 free educational apps on it so far.  At first we had a lot of...

Cool IFLS Content on the YSS Blog!

I’m doing blog double-duty this month, collecting and posting content on the YSS Blog (Youth Services Shout-Out).  IFLS librarians have been very helpful in providing me with some content (yayy!)Here’s a round-up of recent posts by IFLS...