Author Archives: Melissa

At our ALSC presentation, we shared what our answers to the Big Storytime Questions were, in the form of our storytime competencies, our observation forms, and our training sequence, all of which are derived from our library’s strategic direction and … Continue reading →

So last week I asked you to weigh in on the questions Lori and I asked during our ALSC session. The questions are: Why does your library have storytime? What makes a good storytime? What’s an important quality in a … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →