by Leah Langby | Apr 16, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Photo credit: Happy Instruments by mtsofan A continuation (hopefully in better format) of the list of good music for storytimes. Thanks to Rick Samuelson for asking the question on the ALSC list serv and compiling the answers!Artist: Greg and SteveAlbum: Kids in...
by Leah Langby | Feb 17, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Jodi and Debbie from Menomonie shared an excellent idea at the SLP workshop about a perennial favorite at storytime. They made this great house-front out of an envelope box:As you can see, the kids really enjoy the box. It’s even better when paired with this...
by Leah Langby | Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have decided, after nearly 2 decades of being involved with children’s librarians, that superpowers come from sharing ideas. Now that there are so many active and useful blogs out there (not to mention Pinterest), there are some great places to get ideas. And...
by Leah Langby | Dec 5, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to a few gentle suggestions from librarians who use story kits, I’ve been working on evaluating, weeding, updating them. There’s still a ways to go, but you’ll find some fresh books in:BirthdaysCats and MiceFeelingsTransportationVacationsI...
by Leah Langby | Sep 30, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
A puppet stage made out of a refrigerator box for the summer program is still engaging the imaginations of kids in Hudson–and entertaining their audiences, too!The famous Hudson storytime mascot Baby Bear got his own garden this year, too. Storytime kids planted...
