Last-minute planning?? Want a back-up plan in case your star performer gets laryngitis? Check out the terrific compilation of ideas put together by the Youth Services Section of the Wisconsin Library Association. This includes handouts from the statewide Summer Library Program workshop last fall, but it has had regular updates with ideas from librarians around the state!
How cool is that??
It's the middle of the summer, a time when many libraires are in the thick of increased programming, larger numbers of kids and teens in the building, and when general mayhem and chaos is high! In case you are re-thinking things, as many people do in the middle of...
Happy summer! I hope it is mostly happy to have your libraries bustling with activity and excitement about programs and more! I know it can also be an overwhelming time, and sometimes behavior from teens (and others) can be one of the tricky parts to manage. I got...
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW Madison iSchool Course: Playing Around: The Library's Role in Playful Learning for Young Children. Nikki was able to...