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 | Nov 21, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Does the well ever run dry? Sometimes, even though we often have more ideas than time to do them, it is really great to have a few new places to look for ideas. Here are a few I came across this week:Library as Incubator had a great post about a new...
by Leah Langby | Nov 4, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Cole and a young patron enjoy a frog togetherSt. Croix Falls Public Library is a great place to check out materials, create art, hear stories, use technology…and now, you can also check out amphibians for a week! Randy Korb (the Frog Guy, who many of you saw a...
by Leah Langby | Oct 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Colleen Zertler from Menomonie, who organized and hosted a Wisconsin Science Festival event last month, and then sent me some information about it! Double-bonus points! Here’s what she said:We had 62 people attend our Wisconsin Science...
by Leah Langby | Aug 27, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Dawn Wacek, the director of the Rice Lake Public Library, recently had an article in the newsletter put together by Novelist about ways to attract boys. She used great examples from libraries around our system, so you might find your name in big lights if you...
