Check out the Summer Reading Resource Round-Up, created by Anne Hamland (WVLS) and me with the ideas and input of librarians in both systems. How cool is that? Do you want to add to it? Send me a note and get your ideas in there, too!
If you are looking for a chance to swap ideas in real time, register for the Youth Services Idea Swap in Bruce, coming up on April 26 from 10-11:30 am. We’ll be talking summer plans!
NOTE: This blog post was written by Nicole Witt, Youth Services Coordinator at D.R. Moon Library-Stanley, based what she learned from the UW Madison iSchool's Continuing Education course Sustainably Grow Your Summer Library Program. Nicole was able to attend this...
I had a heart-breaking conversation with a library director this week who was reeling from a two recent local deaths from suicide, and looking for resources for potential programming to help her community address significant mental health concerns. Lots of...
Storytime Break Activities in Altoona Anyone who has spoken with me about youth services knows that I am a very big proponent of taking breaks from weekly storytime. It gives you a chance to try new things, keeps you from burning out, allows you time to focus on...