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...
by Leah Langby | Jan 24, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’ve tried to forswear Facebook for my own happiness, but I can’t quite give it up because sometimes I find something on Facebook that makes me feel better about the world. And last week, I found some posts about a project youth services librarian...
by Leah Langby | Jan 22, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I was moderately interested this morning when the newscasters, with bated breath, announced the Academy Award nominations this year. But give me some Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Schneider Family, Pura Belpre, and Printz Awards action (not to mention...