by Leah Langby | Apr 12, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Wowser! Check out the amazing paintings created for the children’s room at the St. Angelo Public Library in Cumberland. The library hired local artist Jeff Hile to create the murals as a way to honor the life of Katherine Robinson, the well-loved library...
by Leah Langby | Apr 1, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Please excuse spacing issues–I fought long and hard to get it to look this good! Two reviews of recent books of poetry, to celebrate: Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku, by Lee Wardlaw, Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. Henry Holt, 2011 (978-0-8050-8995-0) According...
by Leah Langby | Mar 29, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
The folks at Ellsworth sure know how to scare away the winter blahs! An American Girl Beach Party, based on the book Aloha Kanani, kept the attendees warm. Participants learned to dance the hula, including learning what the hand motions in the dance mean. They wore...
by Leah Langby | Mar 24, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Here is your chance to vote on themes and slogans for future Summer Library Program themes. Vote by April 1! If you don’t vote, you don’t get to complain about the choice, that’s my motto.Barb Huntington, our representative at the national...
by Leah Langby | Mar 24, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
From Barb Huntington’s Monthly Posting for System Youth Services Liaisons:The “Why I Need My Library” contest seeks to engage young library advocates and asks them to create short, original videos on why they think libraries are needed now more than...
by Leah Langby | Mar 14, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
This just in via Barb Huntington, from Betsy Pruett at the Department of Public Instruction:The Department of Public Instruction is excited to announce the availability of a second summer VISTA grant for communities across Wisconsin. This grant will allow us to...
