by Leah Langby | Mar 12, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Valerie Spooner from Ladysmith for this fun guest post!My storytime regulars LOVE Pete the Cat and I love easy to make props for retelling stories. After spending way too much time on Pinterest and not seeing anything I loved (anyone else hate toilet...
by Leah Langby | Mar 8, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: PixabayAs promised, this post will list the books about dyslexia that Tonya Klem recommends for libraries. Even better, Tonya is so committed to getting information out to parents and caregivers about this issue, she is offering to provide a...
by Leah Langby | Mar 6, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: PexelsThanks to a referral from a librarian (thanks Joleen at Menomonie!), I had a great conversation yesterday with Tonya Klem, a school psychologist who has a specific interest in dyslexia. She sees many students and families who are...
by Leah Langby | Mar 5, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Claire Parrish from the Rice Lake Public Library for this exciting guest post! Rice Lake Public Library is working on a Big Read grant with several community and regional partners. We have lots of exciting events coming up that I wanted to share...
by Leah Langby | Mar 2, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Anne Hamland, the youth services consultant for Wisconsin Valley Library Service, now works in the same office as me. I can’t tell you how exciting it is for me to work in the same building with someone else who is thinking about services to youth! ...
by Leah Langby | Mar 1, 2018 | Keeping Up With Kids
Image courtesy of Pixabay Wow! CBS News did a short segment on African American storytelling with various artists of great renown, and 3 of the people they interviewed are authors of award-winning books for youth! Check it out and see Jason Reynolds, Representative...
