by Leah Langby | Feb 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
teen cake decorating: Kinderhook Memorial LibraryHere’s a grab bag of more great ideas for teens from the Summer Library Program workshop:Colleen Zertler from Menomonie recruits community members to help with programming, usually for free. Some of...
by Leah Langby | Feb 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
What do you do when your terrific storytime starts to devolve into a distracted, wiggly mass of kids? I’m serious, I’d love to hear some of your suggestions. Here are a few I used to use:Don’t be afraid to abort a mission to read a book...
by Leah Langby | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
1000 Books Before Kindergarten–a catchy name, a great idea, and a project that is easy to tailor to your own community and replicate. Libraries across the country are catching on! The goal of 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is to encourage early literacy...
by Leah Langby | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
During this week where my email inbox is extremely quiet, it seems a fitting time to advocate for a storytime practice that I think is important: BREAKS.Most of us love planning and presenting storytimes…it’s one of the things I miss most in my...
by Leah Langby | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
I know that early literacy outreach is important to many of you. I’m working on finding some concrete ways to support these efforts (I am still spinning my wheels a little bit, but look for information soon). Our state consultant, Tessa Michaelson...
by Leah Langby | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fall is in the air–I love the crisp days and the smell of leaves and the change in routine. It’s the time librarians everywhere start up storytime with a new crop of pre-schoolers and say hello to their old friends (4-year olds love being called...
