by Leah Langby | Jun 13, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
After an informal poll of librarians on PUBYAC on the IFLS Youth Services listserv, I took a peek at the multiple holds list generated by our shared catalog. What follows are titles that came up several times in the poll or came up with lots of holds. ...
by Leah Langby | Jun 12, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Applying for an LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) grant is a big project, but it can really make a difference to your library and your community. The Rice Lake Public Library applied for and received a literacy grant for 2012, and they are transforming...
by Leah Langby | Jun 11, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
After the Autism Society Conference, the other attendees and I decided that a web resource would be helpful. We created a list of resources that will be useful to librarians trying to learn more–including some library-specific sites, that will also help...
by Leah Langby | Jun 7, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
NOTE: This site is no longer available. Burnaby Public Library in British Columbia, Canada is collecting songs and rhymes in many languages so everyone can learn them. Videos of 30 songs and rhymes in 15 languages are available through the Embracing Diversity:...
by Leah Langby | Jun 4, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
I got this in a PUBYAC post–it seems like there would be some relevant information for librarians in this webinar, too. You can only register right before the webinar, so mark your calendar for Wednesday if you have time. I’ll try to...
by Leah Langby | Jun 1, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
In at Moorhead State University (Minnesota), over 20,000 children–along with college students, early childhood teachers, librarians and professors on the award committee–helped to choose 2012’s best read-aloud books. I haven’t heard much...
