by Leah Langby | Jan 20, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
There were several people who told me that they found themselves feeling pretty weird and uncomfortable after hearing the 2019 WLA Conference keynote speaker Ijeoma Oluo (if you missed it, here is a recording of Oluo’s keynote–the speech starts about 17...
by Leah Langby | Jan 14, 2020 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Library of Congress has named Jason Reynolds as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature! I know I’m not the only hard-core Jason Reynolds fan to be excited about this! His theme? Grab the Mic: Tell Your Story. He is going to work to...
by Leah Langby | Nov 26, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
One of the things I recommend to people when I am giving presentations about self-care is that it can be helpful to re-frame your view of things. When you can take some time to recognize the good parts of a situation that might be difficult it can give you the...
by Leah Langby | Nov 20, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Association for Library Service to Children administers a Light the Way grant, donated by Candlewick Press. It is a $3000 grant to help a library create or continue services for underserved populations. We all know that this encompasses a wide range of people...
by Leah Langby | Nov 15, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
People start working on developing executive function skills from birth, and they don’t have that part of their brain fully developed until well into adulthood. What does executive functioning help with? Working memory, mental flexibility, and...
by Leah Langby | Nov 14, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Several libraries have created useful brochures or bookmarks to help teens find materials about topics they may feel sensitive or shy about asking for help from library staff to find. Elise sent me the bookmarks they created in Ellsworth, which have the added benefit...
