Monthly Archives: September 2012

Big Storytime Question #5

OK, you’ve actually already answered all the questions Lori and I asked at our ALSC session. Thank you for all the thoughtful responses! But as I was scheduling these posts, ANOTHER Big Storytime Question occurred to me, so I’m slipping … Continue reading

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Big Storytime Question #4

It’s Big Storytime Question Week! Here are Questions One, Two, and Three. The final question my boss and I asked at our ALSC presentation was: What would you change about storytime at your library? If you were in charge, what … Continue reading

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Big Storytime Question #3

The Big Storytime Questions this week are the questions Lori and I posed at the beginning of our ALSC session…we had great responses from the attendees but I’m always ready to hear more! Check out Question #1 and Question #2 … Continue reading

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Big Storytime Question #2

This week I’m inviting you guys to share your answers to the storytime questions my boss and I raised in our ALSC presentation last week! The first question was, “Why does your library have storytime?” The second question is: What … Continue reading

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The Handout I Should Have Handed Out

I just got back from the amazing ALSC Institute and my brain is buzzing with all sorts of things to share with you (so much so that I’ve already today posted a draft that I meant to go live later … Continue reading

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Big Storytime Question #1

Well, my boss and I survived our ALSC presentation on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. As part of our session, we had attendees write short answers to questions about storytime we had put on the wall on … Continue reading

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Land Ho!

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! I’ve been a little becalmed here on Mel’s Desk–I wound up needing a few weeks off while getting acclimated to my girls’ new school years and prepping for the ALSC Institute, where my boss … Continue reading

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