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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...
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)....
Fans of Spot are ecstatic to greet him!L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire helped create a lot of joy at the 3rd annual Hugh’s Event in April. The...
Many of you have fond memories of regular contact with Rob Reid, the smart, witty and talented person who used to wear some of the same hats I do at IFLS. Rob is now a full time instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, having regular contact with...
Thanks to IFLS intern Raechel Schink for this review!Durst, Sarah Beth. Drink, Slay, Love. Simon and Schuster, Margaret K. McElderry Books (978-144-242-3732). Ages 14 and up.If you have any young adult readers who enjoy books about vampires or...
More tidbits from the idea swap about hands-on activities. More to come!Karen from Woodville reminded us about the Wisconsin DNR’s EEK site (Environmental Education for Kids). There are lots of great activities on this site, and they update them regularly,...
Last week, IFLS librarians had a chance to tap into the knowledge and experience of Boyceville Library staffer Marguerite Blodgett, who has more than 200 hours of training from NASA about creating informal learning opportunities about outer space. If you missed...
We had an idea swap last week, and with the 5 people who attended, we generated a wonderful list of ideas, brainstorming even more as we talked. I will be highlighting a few of those ideas in the next few weeks, so watch for further updates.The theme of this...
Shakespeare and a sword-wielding fan in BoycevilleRon Scot Fry became Shakespeare to produce a show about the Bard, his times, and his work. Three libraries in IFLS-land had programs with him during National Library Week, and he was a hit with audiences in Eau...
Dora and an aDORAble fan!The cast from the Eau Claire Children’s Theatre’s production of Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s Pirate Adventure made a special appearance at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library’s Dora Storytime. The kicked off the...
Photo credit: Happy Instruments by mtsofan A continuation (hopefully in better format) of the list of good music for storytimes. Thanks to Rick Samuelson for asking the question on the ALSC list serv and compiling the answers!Artist: Greg and SteveAlbum: Kids in...
I’m starting a new series, called Meet a Librarian. I think it could be a fun way to get to know some things about each other that might help us connect and help each other out more.Charis Collins is the youth services librarian at the Colfax Public Library....
