Music Ideas for Storytime!

Many thanks to Jill Patchin of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for this guest post:I have XM radio in my car and a 2 year old, so we listen to Kids Place Live quite a bit (and I confess to listening to it even after I drop him off at day...

Adding in Play-time

Especially in smaller towns, with no YMCA or other places for indoor gross-motor exploration by toddlers, adding in some time for playing to a toddler/preschool storytime makes a lot of sense.  Two relatively new IFLS librarians are drawing on their...

Meet a Librarian–Monica LaVold

 Monica LaVold started at the River Falls Library just before the Summer Library Program hit, and she’s still with us, which is a great sign, I think!  You’ll all enjoy getting to know this thoughtful, enthusiastic person!  Here she is, all...

Thinking Outside the Floor in Bloomer

They were having a tough time in Bloomer, coming up with a way to make the children’s area roomier and more functional. Kathleen Larson, the youth services librarian there drew on past experience to come up with a plan that seems to be working well for...

Haiku

Off-topic…But I can’t resist sharing this hilarious haiku my daughter heard from a storyteller at the Renaissance Festival this weekend:Most haikus just don’tReally make much sense at allRefrigerator

Things Is Quiet….Too Quiet…

You may have noticed a considerable drop-off in the number of blog posts recently.  Maybe you are heaving a sigh of relief at having a lessened load, but if you are missing hearing about what each other is doing or wanting more tidbits about goings-on in the...