Sparks! Ignition Grants Info!

Let me know if you are thinking of applying for this and want a sparring partner to help you think about it, read drafts of applications, etc.  I plan to attend the webinar on January 9. Sparks! Ignition Grants For Libraries And MuseumsThe Institute of Museum and...

More Great Ideas from Eau Claire

Staff at LEPMPL were very generous about sharing some ideas and photos while I was on duty for posting in the Wisconsin Library Association’s Youth Services Shout-Out Blog.  I really appreciate it, and in case you don’t subscribe to that blog,...

Mark your calendars for DPI webinars!

Mark your January 2013 calendar for three free webinars from DPISummer Library Programming with BadgerLink3:00-4:00pm Tuesday, January 8th, 2013Hosts: Kara Ripley, DPI BadgerLink Training Librarian; Carin Bringelson, TeachingBooks.net; Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, DPI...

On Taking Breaks

During this week where my email inbox is extremely quiet, it seems a fitting time to advocate for a storytime practice that I think is important:  BREAKS.Most of us love planning and presenting storytimes…it’s one of the things I miss most in my...

Unexpected Journeys

Hobbit feet in PrescottBecky Arenivar of the Prescott Public Library and Jessi Peterson at the public library in Eau Claire were on the same wavelength last week, planning events to celebrate the Hobbit.  They are so organized that their parties coincided with...