by Leah Langby | Dec 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
This probably not a big news bulletin to any of you, but it might be affecting the way people use the library and what sorts of things your community needs. According to the Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, poverty rates for people 18 and...
by Leah Langby | Nov 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had kids who really are sad to leave the library? They start to wail and dig their heels in, leaving parents frazzled, kids sad and upset, and the librarians wondering what to do. In New Richmond, Georgia and Cynthia followed up on a terrific idea they...
by Leah Langby | Oct 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well, fresh on the heels of 3 staff inservice presentations about The Wakanheza Project, and I think the IFLS Wakanheza Project Team is ready for anything! If you have been seeing the notices from around the state about The Wakanheza Project training and felt jealous,...
by Leah Langby | Jul 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Colfax is doing a terrific job of keeping the public informed about their summer reading program’s successes through their blog. This is a fun way to let people know what you are doing! The blog this summer is devoted to the excitement with the Summer Library...
by Leah Langby | Jul 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Nancy Reidner at the Rusk County Library in Ladysmith was very pleased with two of her performers this summer:Mark Helpsmeet, international folk dance teacher from Eau Claire, “taught all of us some fabulous moves in folk dancing, everyone had a blast, he even...
by Leah Langby | Jul 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Stoop Singers, an up-and-coming traditional 2-piece string band from Eau Claire, performed at the Fall Creek Public Library as part of their Summer Library Program. Jenna Gilles, youth services librarian, said: “We had a great time a few weeks ago with The...
