by Leah Langby | Jun 18, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
Summer is a great time for recommending books. And also a time when you might not have as much time as you’d like to collate your own lists! SO–here is a compilation of lists and list resources that may be of use/interest for you: We Are Kidlit...
by Leah Langby | Jun 17, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
This is a topic that has been around the block a few times! Most of you already know about the excellent and complete resource created and maintained by School Library Journal about publisher permissions during the time of COVID 19–many of those publishers have...
by Leah Langby | Jun 11, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
I have had a lot of questions recently from people who are noticing that their storytimes mainly feature white creators and are looking for ideas and resources and booklists to help them feature more diverse authors and musicians. Here are some resources that might...
by Leah Langby | Jun 4, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
After yesterday’s blog post, which took 2 hours and a lot of contortions to write (and probably a few contortions to read!), I’m going to make this short and sweet. Just a few quick excellent youth services archives to share with you: If you haven’t...
by Leah Langby | Jun 3, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
We were all horrified to learn about the recent murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis last week, and along with a long list of other recent racist incidents and the disproportionate affect of COVID 19 on African American communities,...
by Leah Langby | May 15, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
It’s still a pandemic. It’s ALSO Friday. And sunny. I hope you will find these few reminders about great resources a good Friday diversion. Hopefully you have also heard the calming voice of Tessa Michaelson Schmidt on this week’s FAQ Friday...
