by Leah Langby | Apr 23, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are several libraries in our system that have had very successful book discussion groups for teens. If you are thinking of doing something like this, there are a few resources right here in western Wisconsin for you to consider!Susan Pesheck from River Falls has...
by Leah Langby | Apr 23, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Shelly from L.E. Phillips for this toe-tapping contribution:I went to a music session at PLA called Move-n-Groove: Making Music Meaningful. The presenters gave a list of some of their favorite songs to use in storytime. They had a ton of fun presenting the...
by Leah Langby | Apr 23, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Jenny from Colfax for this post!This last Monday we had a teen trivia event after school with popcorn, pop, pretzels and cookies for snacks. We had a small turn out of seven but still had lots of fun. We used the game Trivial Pursuit Team. I was the quizzer...
by Leah Langby | Apr 15, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten nominations are here! This is the only booklist voted on and decided entirely by teens. Download all 25 and encourage your teens to start reading them so they’re prepared for the national vote, which will take place from August to...
by Leah Langby | Apr 15, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Georgia Jones, who sent in this submission about a special event she hosted recently to celebrate Addy, the American Girl character. She also blogged about this event on her blog: http://comeintodelight.blogspot.com/, so go there for more photos and fun!...
by Leah Langby | Apr 13, 2010 | Keeping Up With Kids
Budget cuts in school districts lead to some bad situations for school libraries–and the students and teachers who use them. This amazing letter by a first grader in Bloomington, Indiana was published in The Herald Times on April 6, and reprinted in a post to...
