by Leah Langby | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
What do you do with a bunch of kids who are hanging around in the library when you’ve got so much to do–like decorate your space for the summer library program? Hmmmm….well, if you are Mariah in Somerset, this is a match made in...
by Leah Langby | May 24, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Many thanks to Ginny Julson, director of the Boyceville Public Library, for this submission: Every year all the kids from the elementary school come over one class at a time and do a skit on our stage to gear up for the SRP–each year we choose volunteers from...
by Leah Langby | May 22, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
The folks at the public library in Eau Claire have stepped up their game in promotion of the Summer Library Program. They created two videos, one to promote their program for younger kids–complete with a sequence at the end featuring even the dignified...
by Leah Langby | May 14, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
Julie (mean banker Mr. Bigglebottom, above) adapted the new book: The Gold Miner’s Daughter, A Melodramatic Fairy Tale written by Jackie Mims Hopkins into a play for the library staff (and a few volunteers) to perform for students to promote the Summer Library...
by Leah Langby | May 13, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
I attended a meeting of system consultants trying to help their libraries serve traditionally underserved populations last week. It’s always a treat to get together with other people who do your job, especially when those people are smart, thoughtful,...
