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Category Archives: Training and Mentoring
Blue Carpet No Fly Zone
AKA How To Use Flannelboards with Babies and Toddlers, with a Big Nod to Mother Goose on the Loose Yesterday on Twitter Amy asked how I manage to do flannelboards in baby storytime, when it’s so hard for the young … Continue reading
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Baby Storytime Training Class
Twice a year, my boss and I team up to offer our staff a training class specifically for baby storytime. We are very appreciative that our library has a strong committment to training and continuing education. The baby storytime class … Continue reading
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On Finding What You Love (and the Great Peter Brown)
This past September, I had the opportunity to attend the 2012 ALSC Institute in Indianapolis. It was an amazing experience and I learned something new from every program I attended. But I also had some great “aha” moments outside of … Continue reading
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Quick Tips for Parent Programs
I don’t present quite as many Every Child Ready to Read early literacy programs for parents and caregivers as I used to, and I miss them because they can be a lot of fun! A friend who is putting a … Continue reading
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On Customer Service (and the Southwest Skycap)
This past September, I had the opportunity to attend the 2012 ALSC Institute in Indianapolis. It was an amazing experience and I learned something new from every program I attended. But I also had some great “aha” moments outside of … Continue reading
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Creating Literacy Activities and Messages for Storytime
(Sheesh. Sorry about that post title!) One of my favorite things about baby storytime is being able to give literacy tips and encouragement to the parents and caregivers. For the past five years or so, my library has been using … Continue reading
On Finding Your Tribe (and the TSA Agent)
This past September, I had the opportunity to attend the 2012 ALSC Institute in Indianapolis. It was an amazing experience and I learned something new from every program I attended. But I also had some great “aha” moments outside of … Continue reading
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No Shoulda Woulda Couldas Allowed
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
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Storytime Questions and Storytime Goals
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
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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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