by Leah Langby | Oct 3, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
There is a great post in the ALSC Blog about parenting programs at the library. If you can find the right topic and the right night, you will end up with a surprising number of parents who are hungry for information and resources!I used to coordinate events at a...
by Leah Langby | Oct 2, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Jill Patchin of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for this guest post:I have XM radio in my car and a 2 year old, so we listen to Kids Place Live quite a bit (and I confess to listening to it even after I drop him off at day...
by Leah Langby | Oct 1, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Especially in smaller towns, with no YMCA or other places for indoor gross-motor exploration by toddlers, adding in some time for playing to a toddler/preschool storytime makes a lot of sense. Two relatively new IFLS librarians are drawing on their...
by Leah Langby | Sep 28, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Monica LaVold started at the River Falls Library just before the Summer Library Program hit, and she’s still with us, which is a great sign, I think! You’ll all enjoy getting to know this thoughtful, enthusiastic person! Here she is, all...
by Leah Langby | Sep 26, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
They were having a tough time in Bloomer, coming up with a way to make the children’s area roomier and more functional. Kathleen Larson, the youth services librarian there drew on past experience to come up with a plan that seems to be working well for...
by Leah Langby | Sep 25, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Off-topic…But I can’t resist sharing this hilarious haiku my daughter heard from a storyteller at the Renaissance Festival this weekend:Most haikus just don’tReally make much sense at allRefrigerator
by Leah Langby | Sep 24, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
You may have noticed a considerable drop-off in the number of blog posts recently. Maybe you are heaving a sigh of relief at having a lessened load, but if you are missing hearing about what each other is doing or wanting more tidbits about goings-on in the...
by Leah Langby | Sep 20, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Okay, here are a few reasons I am extra-excited to attend this year:1. It’s in LaCrosse! That’s about as close as it gets for most of us on the western side of the state. Not so many hours in the car, and prices for hotels and meals are...
by Leah Langby | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fall is in the air–I love the crisp days and the smell of leaves and the change in routine. It’s the time librarians everywhere start up storytime with a new crop of pre-schoolers and say hello to their old friends (4-year olds love being called...
by Leah Langby | Sep 13, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
There is nothing quite like a conference for making me feel connected to colleagues, inspired to try new things, and excited about my profession. There are two amazing conferences coming up in October that will be relevant and wonderful for Wisconsin...
by Leah Langby | Sep 7, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
A really great science booth at the Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka One more time-sensitive thing to mention about upcoming dates: Get your science geek on and participate in the Wisconsin Science Festival – right in your library! The Wisconsin Science Festival...
by Leah Langby | Sep 7, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
It’s been a busy week ( I can’t put off writing the grant proposal that’s been dogging me for months any longer)! I’m happy to be back briefly to report on a super-cool program opportunity that Patti (Durand) passed on to me:Star Wars...