by Leah Langby | May 9, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Another fabulous blog post from Alisha at the LE Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire. Send in your terrific ideas, too! Don’t you love when one of your library programs sparks a new interest in someone? Within the last year I had received two separate...
by Leah Langby | May 5, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Big thanks to Alisha from LEPMPL for sharing this terrific blog post!Scavenger hunts. They’re awesome. I love participating in a good scavenger hunt and I enjoy organizing hunts for others to complete. And they make a great stealth program. It...
by Leah Langby | Apr 26, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
I used to watch the vlogbrothers videos more regularly. I got my fill of them a few years ago, but I got reintroduced when the Office of Intellectual Freedom blog highlighted a video that John Green made, talking about how his Printz Award winning book Looking...
by Leah Langby | Apr 25, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
The YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten Nominations are out! This is a list of 25 books that are nominated and selected by teen book groups from across the country. Then, from August 15-October 15, teens have a chance to vote on the three they think are...
by Leah Langby | Apr 19, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Reading Image from PixabayThe ALSC Blog has had a series of really interesting and thought-provoking articles about ways to re-think summer, and promote reading in ways that are inclusive, easier for everyone, and focused on the outcomes. I think this is so...
by Leah Langby | Apr 14, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
I think awards and honors are pretty nifty. I realized after attending nearly every Wisconsin Library Association Awards and Honors event for the past 11 years that it is really worthwhile to honor the hard work, dedication, and effectiveness of the librarians,...
