by Leah Langby | May 14, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Caregivers and babies (The Commons Getty Collection) One of the sessions I attended at the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries conference last week was by Ashley Theim-Menning about the importance of addressing the developmental milestones of the children...
by Leah Langby | Apr 7, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Some cool ideas that came up for programs for younger kids: Changing it up, taking the train set away for the summer, replacing with scientist dress-up station, with lab coats, goggles, beakers, lab supplies for creative play and exploration Creating a hydroponic...
by Leah Langby | Jan 31, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Book Trailers are a fun way to promote books. Colleen from Menomonie often uses them as part of the mix when she is booktalking to teens. Some libraries feature them prominently on websites. This seems like a cool project for a teen advisory board,...
by Leah Langby | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’ve talked a lot in the past few years about how to make library programs and services more inclusive and accessible for kids on the autism spectrum. And now there is a terrific new resource with very practical ideas about how to make storytimes more...
by Leah Langby | Sep 25, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
World Book Night is on April 23–a super-cool night when people who love books get a bunch of books they love to give away to people who aren’t necessarily big readers. It’s a way to share the book love, and a great outreach opportunity for...
by Leah Langby | Sep 24, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Young kids need opportunities to develop their fine motor skills. Many of you incorporate letting kids develop those skills at storytime with art project–kids practice cutting, drawing, painting, picking up small objects, etc. I found a fun post at...
