by Leah Langby | May 21, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay Do you advertise your library programs and services in the laundromat? It’s a place where people, often families, spend a fair amount of time waiting. If you aren’t already advertising your...
by Leah Langby | May 14, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image by emmabeyjd from Pixabay The Cardigan Newsletter is a monthly e-newsletter for children’s librarians, written by Allie Barton and Katherine Hickey, two youth services librarians from Oklahoma. Each issue has sections...
by Leah Langby | May 13, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I’ve been hearing a lot about Diversity Audits as a way of critically examining a collection to determine how well it represents typically under-represented groups. Karen Jensen at the Teen Librarian’s Toolbox has some...
by Leah Langby | May 9, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Kids participate in clean-up effortsShelley Tougas from Hudson joined the Kiwanis Club as part of the library’s outreach into the community. When there, she discovered that Kiwanis has service club opportunities for young people, as well. Many high...
by Leah Langby | May 8, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
The We Are Kid Lit Collective is dedicated to promoting high quality literature for kids that recognize and celebrate the humanity of Indigenous and People of Color (IPOC). They created a summer reading list that celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and social...
by Leah Langby | May 6, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I Image credit: Pixabay If you are like me, you totally get the importance and excitement about coding, but are a little intimidated at the idea of rolling out a coding program in your library. There are a couple of resources created in Wisconsin to help you with...