Name: Dawn Krause
Date registered: October 29, 2012
Ahoy there mateys! Just taking a minute to update you on the new story time and 6×6 kits we have available for checkout. As you can see from this lovely photo, we’ve got pirates for this summer! We now have 19 Story Time Kits and 3 of the state’s 6×6 Kits circulating. View the complete …
In case you missed the fun at our recent Summer Reading Program workshop, there’s still a chance to get good programming ideas and information on featured books for the early literacy, children’s and teen programs for 2013. The Collaborative Summer Library Program and exclusive vendor Upstart, created two webinars that you can watch on demand. …
Several new story time kits were recently added to our collection. We now have a total of 8 kits circulating. They go out for 1 month at a time and can be sent to you via the van or courier service. If you’d like more detailed information, I just created a story time kits webpage …
Summer reading program coordinators take note! The Public Library Association (PLA) needs your input for a nation-wide survey to gather information about public library summer reading programs across the United States. You can access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ndsr. The online forms take only about 15 minutes to complete, and the survey will be available until December 31, 2012. The …
The MOOC sounds like the latest monster from a dystopian YA novel, but actually, it’s much more real than that. A MOOC is a massive, open, online course. These free, college-level online courses are becoming more popular as universities such as Harvard and Stanford join the open education movement. This is not a passing fancy. …
Reposted from ALA– AL Live, the new free streaming video broadcast from American Libraries, launches this Friday, November 16, at 1:00 pm Central time with “Library 2017: Tech at Warp Speed.” In this first episode, author and ALA TechSource columnist Jason Griffey moderates a discussion on libraries in the near future, with an expert panel …
Ahh.. the smell of the holidays is in the air…all the stores are playing holiday music. Hopefully, the holiday spirit is taking hold at your library. What better way to infuse the library with holiday hoopla than with festive storytimes? There are many wonderful ideas out there for storytimes that reflect the season so here’s …
The Kansas Book Festival grants are now open for applications from Kansas public and school libraries with a deadline of December 31, 2012. There will be at least (1) one Technology Grant at no more than $5,000 and at least (2) Book Funding Grants at no more than $2,500 each. If you’ve been thinking about the Common …
Who couldn’t use a little more superhero mid-week? Here’s a library programming idea from Augusta Public Library that might work for those libraries that have a good number of staff and/or volunteers. They hosted a superhero “training camp” last weekend. They shared some photos on their Facebook page. Lisa Oglesby Daniels explains a bit more …
