I’m Holly. I am a children’s librarian in southern Wisconsin, and I love everything about youth services, especially early literacy, art/maker/STEAM programming, and reading teen books.
Contact me with any questions.
Publications
Three ways to use picture books with older kids | Programming Cookbook. Featured in School Library Journal’s Be Tween newsletter. October 2016.
4 Benefits of Holding a Maker Program for Library Staff. Blog post for Ideas & Inspiration from Demco.
How to get started with bilingual storytime. Blog post for Ideas & Inspiration from Demco. February 2016.
And the Winner Is…a Mini Mock Caldecott | Programming Cookbook. Featured in School Library Journal’s Be Tween newsletter.
Amazing Marble Run Mazes | Programming Cookbook. Featured in School Library Journal’s Be Tween newsletter.
Past Presentations & Events
Dream Big. Learn Code. Webinar for the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference. January 2017.
Keynote presentation. Indianhead Federated Library System Youth Services Workshop, Eau Claire, WI. November 2016.
Appytime: Media mentorship and apps in storytime. Nevada Library Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV. October 2016.
Engage Community & Incubate Creativity @ Your Library. Webinar for American Association of School Librarians. September 2016.
Dream Big. Learn Code. Presentation and workshop for Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association Conference. April 2016.
WisCode Literati presentation and workshop for South Central Library System Teen Programming Workshop. Wisconsin Dells, WI. February 2016
The Makerspace Mindset. Co-instructor for 6 week e-course. University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies Continuing Education. Spring 2016.
Board Game Design. Workshop with Madison Public Library Bubbler. March 2016.
Incubating Creativity & Imagination in the Library. Full day workshop. Connect & Create: Artists in the Library. Presentation. Computers in Libraries conference, Washington, D.C. March 2016.
New Media: Using apps in storytime. A presentation for the Green County Daycare Providers Network. January 2016.
Dream Big. Learn Code. Wisconsin Library Association, Middleton, WI. November 2015.
Library Programming for Homeschooling Families. Wisconsin Library Association, Middleton, WI. November 2015.
Board Game Design. Various workshops with Madison Public Library Bubbler. 2014-2015.
Facilitating the Artist’s Library. Minnesota Library Association, Minneapolis, MN. October 2015.
smART exchange: Creating the Library. Panel presentation. Johnson County Public Library. December 2014.
Connect and Create @ your library. Panel presentation. ALA Annual Conference, Las Vegas. June 2014.
The Book to Art Club. Presentation. Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, Sheboygan, WI. May 2014.
DIY Book Scanner Project Management. Presentation. Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries. May 2014.
Adults Play Too. Presentation and workshop on creative programming for adults for the South Central Library System. Wisconsin Dells, WI. February 2014.
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