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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Storytime Workload Survey: THE NUMBERS
So Lisa and I ran a very, very casual survey of storytime providers and she’s already written two great posts looking at the results, one about numbers of non-storytime programs per week and one about taking breaks. I am finally … Continue reading
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Starting to Report Out on the Storytime Survey!
Thanks to all 114 (!) of you who have answered the Storytime Workload Survey so far! It has been so interesting to look at the numbers and read through your comments. Lisa is getting us started talking about the results … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Happy 3rd Birthday!
To celebrate heading in to YEAR FOUR of Flannel Friday, Anne at So Tomorrow is inviting us to look back over ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX round ups and choose our favorites. O impossible task! Well, I did have fun … Continue reading
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Early Literacy Storytime: Underline a Phrase
A foundational pre-reading skill is being able to literally see that there are words on the page as well as pictures. Children need to know that when they are being read to, the readers aren’t just making up stories that … Continue reading
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Informal Storytime Workload Survey
The other day on Twitter I asked: I'm curious–what's an average "storytime workload"? How many storytimes do you do per week? Alternatively, [1/2] — Melissa Depper (@MelissaZD) March 5, 2014 [2/2] …How many storytimes in your branch or district are … Continue reading
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Join the Screen Time Book Club!
For the last year or so, I’ve had the privilege of serving on The Children & Technology Committee of the ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children. One of our projects currently is running an online “book club” in ALA … Continue reading
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