by Leah Langby | Apr 2, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
A Superhero rescues a baby, carrying her across a bridge over molten lava at a superhero storytime in Eau ClaireAs planning for summer enters into high gear, I wanted to remind you of a couple of great resources put together for us by our state youth services...
by Leah Langby | Mar 30, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids, Uncategorized
Tent in the woods, courtesy of WI DNR flickrI just read a great blog post by Abby the Librarian about planning for vacations during the SUMMER. Shocking for some of you to think of, I’m sure, since summer is such a busy time for libraries, especially in...
by Leah Langby | Nov 10, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I attended a Lead the Change pre-conference at this year’s Wisconsin Library Association Conference, and was pleased to see a bunch of IFLS librarians there. Yay, IFLS!One of the great ideas that was shared at this workshop was related to Summer...
by Leah Langby | Oct 7, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
License-plate etching and awesome collaborative library outreach!Thanks to Kelly McBride of Osceola for this blog post about some terrific collaborative efforts between the public libraries in Osceola, Dresser and St. Croix Falls. Thanks to her library partners,...
by Leah Langby | Aug 11, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
This past weekend, the Cameron Public Library held their Summer Library Program wrap-up, with a performance by the Fandazzi Fire Circus. A whopping 447 people (maybe more) attended! This would be a tremendous turn-out in any city, but Cameron is a small...