by Leah Langby | Apr 8, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
This came across my email today and I thought it looked like a great way to recognize the fabulous elementary and middle school librarians in our midst. It’s super-fun to nominate amazing people for being amazing…Just saying…Do you know a...
by Leah Langby | Apr 3, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
March reading goal summary is below. Only 6 contributors, but we came up with a pretty good list! Consider contributing next time–our goal is to read Stand-Alone books for kids graduating from easy-readers (fiction and nonfiction) in the month...
by Leah Langby | Apr 2, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
A Superhero rescues a baby, carrying her across a bridge over molten lava at a superhero storytime in Eau ClaireAs planning for summer enters into high gear, I wanted to remind you of a couple of great resources put together for us by our state youth services...
by Leah Langby | Mar 30, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Tent in the woods, courtesy of WI DNR flickrI just read a great blog post by Abby the Librarian about planning for vacations during the SUMMER. Shocking for some of you to think of, I’m sure, since summer is such a busy time for libraries, especially in...
by Leah Langby | Mar 27, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: Quite AdeptAt the New Media Training I attended last week, I was excited to explore some apps that really invite joint attention between a parent and child, are engaging and interactive, and allow kids to explore early literacy and math concepts in...
by Leah Langby | Mar 18, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Alisha from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library recently needed to come up with a quick program for a no-school day, and here’s what she came up with:”I needed to plan a program quick, so I asked library staff to bring me any random things they had...
