by Leah Langby | Jun 23, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Prizes, prizes, prizes. Do they make your Summer Library Program more or less fun? There has been a lot of good discussion in our state lately about SLP prizes, how effective they are, and how much money we spend on them. There are lots of...
by Leah Langby | Jun 19, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Amy Koester, from the Show Me Librarian Blog, has a guest post on the Library As Incubator blog about a super-cool STEAM program about camouflage,. using that ubiquitous craft supply, coffee filters. Take a look at this post, plus Amy’s other posts about...
by Leah Langby | Jun 16, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center announced the 2014-2015 titles for Read On Wisconsin last week. You will find monthly titles for every age group, and the goal is to promote a state-wide common read and discussion. Cool, huh? Not only that,...
by Leah Langby | Jun 11, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
My fabulous friend and colleague Sue Abrahamson from the Waupaca Public Library shared a tidbit with me the other day about an experiment she was doing with kids about how many drops of water fit on a penny. This is something that could work as an all-day, drop-in...
by Leah Langby | Jun 9, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
The United Way St. Croix Valley’s Success by Six Initiative (for Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties) has created a terrific, fully-vetted Pinterest page with some great topics for parents of young children! Task force members are looking at each page and...
by Leah Langby | Jun 5, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
There are some great opportunities for participation in LSTA grants this coming year. Look for a few system-wide possibilities that are coming your way in the next month, but you can also consider applying for a grant of your own, too!This year’s LSTA...