08/19/2025 at 11 AM - Delivery: Due to reorganization at the terminal and staffing shortages, delivery times may vary for the rest of this week. I apologize for any delays and confusion! Please reach out to Katelyn (dubiel@ifls.lib.wi.us) with concerns or questions.
Able Young Readers, Healthy Growing Bodies: Connecting Early Literacy to Health–a free webinar from Early Childhood Explorations, April 20 from 1-2:30 (Central Time). The presenter, Vera Meyerholtz, will be discussing the links between health and literacy outcomes.
A Moving Child Is a Learning Child: How Movement Prepares the Brain to Think (and a whole lot more), May 18, 1-2:30 (Central Time) with Gill Connell and Cheryl McCarthy. They will discuss ways to practically integrate movement into early childhood activities.
Both of these webinars seem relevant to youth services librarians, especially in light of the theme for this year’s Summer Library Program!
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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...
