More Great Ideas from Eau Claire
Leah Langby
January 4, 2013
Keeping Up With Kids

Staff at LEPMPL were very generous about sharing some ideas and photos while I was on duty for posting in the Wisconsin Library Association’s Youth Services Shout-Out Blog.  I really appreciate it, and in case you don’t subscribe to that blog, here’s a round-up of the rest of the posts about IFLS librarians being awesome:

A program about iPad and iPhone Apps that are especially useful for people on the autism spectrum was well-attended and appreciated.  Here’s that post.

Play is a crucial step in developing early literacy.  Take a look at what they are doing in Eau Claire to encourage this–even if you don’t have the space or budget to do it up this big, there are some great ideas from Shelly Collins Fuerbringer in this post.

A grandmother and grandchild enjoy being mail carriers, and talking about what those red flags are for

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