Check out the Summer Reading Resource Round-Up, created by Anne Hamland (WVLS) and me with the ideas and input of librarians in both systems. How cool is that? Do you want to add to it? Send me a note and get your ideas in there, too!
If you are looking for a chance to swap ideas in real time, register for the Youth Services Idea Swap in Bruce, coming up on April 26 from 10-11:30 am. We’ll be talking summer plans!
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...
Ray Pagenkopf from the Menomonie Public Library was able to attend the 2025 virtual Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers and Staff Conference in February thanks to a scholarship from IFLS, with funding support from the WI Division for Library...