Resources for Serving Underserved Communities from ALSC
The Association for Library Service to Children’s Library Service to Underserved Children and Caregivers committee has created some practical toolkits, chock-full of resources for helping libraries serve everyone. Wow! Here’s a run-down of the current...
Resources to Help Develop Executive Function
People start working on developing executive function skills from birth, and they don’t have that part of their brain fully developed until well into adulthood. What does executive functioning help with? Working memory, mental flexibility, and...
Tough Topics for Teens
Several libraries have created useful brochures or bookmarks to help teens find materials about topics they may feel sensitive or shy about asking for help from library staff to find. Elise sent me the bookmarks they created in Ellsworth, which have the added benefit...