Super-cool Odds and Ends

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...

Contests to Challenge Teen Creativity

YALSA and Figment have teamed up for an awesome contest in celebration of Teen Tech Week! Teens can write a 750-word essay on how to use a made-up steampunk apparatus on Figment and win an e-reader.  Sourcebooks Inc. and Ty Drago, author and publisher of the new The...

SLP Ideas

Thanks to the nearly 50 folks who braved the cold last week to attend the always-fabulous Summer Library Program Workshop with the creative genius Terry Ehle. If you missed the workshop, take a look at the handouts and PowerPoints on our website!If you attended the...

Performer Roundup

At the last Youth Services Idea Swap, talk turned to Performers. Since our next Performer Showcase is not scheduled till next fall, let’s help each other out! If you had a performer in the past who you thought was absolutely outstanding, send in a rave review....

Book Trailers

A recent list-serv post directed me to this book trailer about a new collection of funny stories, edited by Jon Scieszka. It reminded me of some of the cool things Colleen, the teen librarian at the Menomonie Public Library, is doing with book trailers…She uses...