by Jamie Matczak | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Technology, Youth Blog
WVLS and IFLS libraries can reserve makerspace kits that fit with the Libraries Rock! summer reading theme. Kits arrive to your library (or preferred courier stop) ready to go. For most kits, no experience is needed as your adventurous library users can figure out how...
by Jamie Matczak | May 24, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized, Youth Blog
School librarians, teachers, and public librarians are all BUSY. How can we communicate and work with each other while respecting each other’s time? I have collected a few notes from two school librarians and have them listed below. Do you have suggestions or tips? Am...
by Jamie Matczak | May 3, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment, PLA, April 2, 2018 Feeling like you are being pulled in too many directions when it comes to programming? You are not alone. Programming demands time, brain power, and a mashup of many difficult skills. “What...
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Teen Talk, Youth Blog
You can create a teen space with the resources you have out of a single book shelf, wall, row, or entire room! All libraries, big and tiniest of tiny, need a teen space of some kind. Let’s face it. There are too many options for and demands on a teenager’s time....
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 12, 2018 | Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized, Youth Blog
Talk, Read, Sing and Play with children every day. Each of these activities plays an important part in early brain development. The U.S. Department of Education states: “However, many families lack access to the types of resources that can help them make the most of...
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Teen Talk, Youth Blog
At my library, comics are a super-popular component of the YA section, accounting for the majority of circulation, and manga are a very popular type of comics. Manga fans are very dedicated and will often get huge stacks of comics to read out all at once. If you...