by Leah Langby | Jul 6, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
My husband made my day this morning. I was rushing out the door after brushing my teeth while listening to a report on the radio about a recently released study by UW-Madison faculty about the link between poverty, brain development, and outcomes later in life. Dean...
by Leah Langby | Feb 17, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Samantha Carpenter from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for this guest post about boosting your non-fiction collection for young children.One of the joys of working with kids at the library is feeding a passionate interest. It’s...
by Leah Langby | Aug 4, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
The Crowd-Sourced Readers’ Advisory List continues, even though everyone is so busy! Thanks to the contributors, and please consider participating in August, when the topic is books in a series. Read a book in a series for any age group (PreS-high...
by Leah Langby | Jan 6, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
I came across a couple of interesting posts (So Tomorrow and Abby the Librarian) about creating reading goals to help make sure you can keep on top of readers advisory for the youngest patrons. I liked the idea of intentionally trying to read outside the age and...
by Leah Langby | Dec 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Jenna Gilles-Turner for the guest post!Boys readingI have been trying to help youth even when I am not in the library. I have come up with various ways to help kids find books on our shelves and with reader’s advisory. I’ve come up with some...
