A Book Opera in Ellsworth

“I can’t check it out!”Julie Belz and the other fabulous staff in Ellsworth came up with a terrific skit to promote their summer library program, but this could be used to promote the library any time of year!  Here’s what she...

Homemade Lava Lamps

Thanks so much to Christy Rundquist from Pepin for this terrific guest post! The Homeschool Group at Pepin made “Lava Lamps” that would be a great activity for summer reading.  They also got to mix colors to make orange and purple, besides just the...

SLP Idea Swap Ideas!

I need a reminder that summer really is coming some day, so here is another installment in the SLP Idea Swap update.  At the SLP Idea Swap we talked some about the structure of the reading part of things.  Here are some ideas that folks shared:In Fall Creek,...

SLP Idea Swap Take-Aways

SuminagashiWe had a fun gathering last week at the Summer Library Program Idea Swap.  Folks brought questions and ideas and shared some fun stuff!  I’ll dole out some of those ideas over the next few weeks.  Here are a few I contributed:For...