by Leah Langby | Mar 25, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Barb Krueger for sharing this article about grieving from the Harvard Business Review. It is an interview with David Kessler, who is the world’s foremost expert on grief, and it is specifically about our collective grief about the corona virus. ...
by Leah Langby | Mar 23, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Friday got away from me, and today nearly did too! I just want to post the link to a summary of the Youth Services Check-In we had today. If you want to listen to a recording (it will be listening only, there is no visual on this one) that is also available.
by Leah Langby | Mar 19, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Like many of you, I’ve been working from home starting this week. That presents a set of challenges for folks, particularly those who have young or school age children at home. Even if you don’t have kids at home, setting up an office space or figuring...
by Leah Langby | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is impacting households, communities, and businesses. A new national survey shows that 1 in 5 households in the US have already had their income cut or stopped altogether. Thanks to our amazing partners at UW Madison...
by Leah Langby | Mar 18, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Youth Services Section of the Wisconsin Library Association is doing an amazing job keeping up with online learning opportunities for kids and families on the YSS Blog. But what about us librarians? By today, most of us are working from home or at least working...
by Leah Langby | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Barb Krueger of Deer Park shared the checklist she created to help her remember all the details she needed to keep track of when closing the library due to COVID-19. Hopefully this may be of use to you if you haven’t yet closed–or even if you have! Reply...
by Leah Langby | Mar 17, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are lots of folks out there offering some amazing virtual experiences for kids and families over the next few weeks and months. I’ve created a Google Document with these ideas for kids and families that I will regularly update (please send suggestions my...
by Leah Langby | Mar 16, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
This weekend, I started getting texts from my daughter like, “I like the way you laugh with your whole body,” and “I love you and your hardworking hands,” and “Fred Rogers would be proud of the way you’ve lived your life.” ...
by Leah Langby | Mar 13, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I read a really thought-provoking and inspiring article by Larissa Clotildes in American Libraries about environmentally friendly children’s programming. It was based on an even longer, even better guest blog post in Jbrary, Reducing Waste in Children’s...
by Leah Langby | Mar 12, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I am guessing that many of you are feeling anxious about the ever-changing and sometimes confusing advice about what to do in the face of COVID-19. I’m sure especially folks who have programming coming up–programming you’ve worked hard to prepare...
by Leah Langby | Mar 9, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Valerie Spooner from the Rusk County Community Library in Ladysmith for this great idea that works with ALL AGES! I’ve been doing watercolor painting events every 3-4 months and they have been hugely popular with all ages and don’t cost a ton of...
by Leah Langby | Mar 6, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
One of the exciting ideas that we discussed at the youth services gatherings was collaborating with local community theater for a program at the library. In Hudson, the library is partnering with the Phipps Center for the Arts to have cast members from the...
