by Leah Langby | Jun 7, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
NOTE: This site is no longer available. Burnaby Public Library in British Columbia, Canada is collecting songs and rhymes in many languages so everyone can learn them. Videos of 30 songs and rhymes in 15 languages are available through the Embracing Diversity:...
by Leah Langby | Jun 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Hollis Helmecci (Ladysmith) for drawing my attention to this great post from the Office for Intellectual Freedom’s blog.Several of the biographies of the finalists at the Scripps National Spelling Bee included their favorite book. Blogger...
by Leah Langby | Jun 4, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
I got this in a PUBYAC post–it seems like there would be some relevant information for librarians in this webinar, too. You can only register right before the webinar, so mark your calendar for Wednesday if you have time. I’ll try to...
by Leah Langby | Jun 1, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
In at Moorhead State University (Minnesota), over 20,000 children–along with college students, early childhood teachers, librarians and professors on the award committee–helped to choose 2012’s best read-aloud books. I haven’t heard much...
by Leah Langby | May 31, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
I bet the title of this blog post caught your attention at this frenetic time of year! I hope everyone is doing well with last-minute preparations for the Summer Library Program, and are ready to let it rip and have a great time.The post is actually a nugget of...
by Leah Langby | May 30, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Sometimes your schedule is not really your own–especially at this time of year! I wanted to let folks know about some great archived webinars that you can listen to for inspiration and ideas at any time. Teen Programs and Publicity with Shannon...
by Leah Langby | May 25, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Nearly every day, I find out about another terrific project or program a library is planning. While most of you would agree that providing terrific service and programming is its own reward, awards sponsored by the Wisconsin Library Association could provide you...
by Leah Langby | May 24, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Here are some more ideas I got from the programming-for-elementary-ages- idea swap, held at the Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians Conference earlier this month (look for more coming up!)From Waupaca: Jousting using library stools as mounts and swim...
by Leah Langby | May 23, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
One of the most inspiring and mind-expanding things at the Wisconsin Autism Society’s annual conference I attended earlier this month was a keynote speech by Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette. Tracy and Larry are two intelligent, perceptive, humorous,...
by Leah Langby | May 17, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
One of the excellent sessions I attended at this year’s WAPL Conference was an idea swap about programming for elementary school kids. Not surprisingly, my pen was going a mile a minute, copying down ideas to share with those of you who were too busy...
by Leah Langby | May 16, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
The staff at the Ellsworth Public Library pull together to do some terrific things…Julie Belz sent me a note about school visits: “We are in the midst of school visits and we are having a great time along with the kids. We are presenting the...
by Leah Langby | May 15, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
I have been a little lax on posting for the past few weeks because of a surfeit of adventures that have left me scrambling to catch up on other work. Last week I attended the best Wisconsin Association of Public Librarian conference ever (in my experience)....
