by Leah Langby | Apr 10, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
On Friday morning of the Power Up Conference, I attended two back-to-back sessions about inclusion that set me to wondering. The first was called But I Loved That Book as a Kid: Leading Staff to More Inclusive Practices with Angie Manfredi. The...
by Leah Langby | Apr 3, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabaySo, I guess I took March off from posting to the blog. Nothing like abdominal surgery to slow a person down. I am back, and full of ideas for posting, so hopefully content will be more regular from here on out. Remember that I am...
by Leah Langby | Feb 28, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Zero to ThreeWhat do the data say about how babies in Wisconsin are doing, and what could we be doing better?Zero to Three has collected a LOT of data in their State of Babies Yearbook: from how many families are accessing services they are eligible for, to how...
by Leah Langby | Feb 25, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m working with a few IFLS-area libraries and a marvelous load of other partners on the Talking Is Teaching Chippewa Valley initiative. The goal is to empower parents and caregivers with the knowledge that the more they talk (and listen!) to their kids,...
by Leah Langby | Feb 18, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Read Across America Day is coming up, and many of you have fun activities planned for your communities, encouraging family reading and celebrating the fun of literature. Since this celebration of reading happens on March 2, which is the birthday of Dr....
by Leah Langby | Jan 28, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image from PixabayThe Global Family Research Group, the group that created the excellent resource Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement, have a new resource: Public Libraries Engage Families in STEM. They talk about the way...
