Adding in Play-time

Especially in smaller towns, with no YMCA or other places for indoor gross-motor exploration by toddlers, adding in some time for playing to a toddler/preschool storytime makes a lot of sense.  Two relatively new IFLS librarians are drawing on their...

Meet a Librarian–Monica LaVold

 Monica LaVold started at the River Falls Library just before the Summer Library Program hit, and she’s still with us, which is a great sign, I think!  You’ll all enjoy getting to know this thoughtful, enthusiastic person!  Here she is, all...

Thinking Outside the Floor in Bloomer

They were having a tough time in Bloomer, coming up with a way to make the children’s area roomier and more functional. Kathleen Larson, the youth services librarian there drew on past experience to come up with a plan that seems to be working well for...

Haiku

Off-topic…But I can’t resist sharing this hilarious haiku my daughter heard from a storyteller at the Renaissance Festival this weekend:Most haikus just don’tReally make much sense at allRefrigerator

Things Is Quiet….Too Quiet…

You may have noticed a considerable drop-off in the number of blog posts recently.  Maybe you are heaving a sigh of relief at having a lessened load, but if you are missing hearing about what each other is doing or wanting more tidbits about goings-on in the...

Reasons to Attend the WLA Conference

Okay, here are a few reasons I am extra-excited to attend this year:1.  It’s in LaCrosse!  That’s about as close as it gets for most of us on the western side of the state.  Not so many hours in the car, and prices for hotels and meals are...