Category Archives: Training and Mentoring

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 →

The absolute best thing about writing Mel’s Desk is all the conversations I wind up having with fabulous, smart, passionate storytime providers. I learn so much from everyone, and a lot of what I learn funnels right back into more … Continue reading →

Here’s the last in a short series of posts outlining the essential elements of successful storytimes. Of course, these are MY essential elements…yours may be different & I would love to hear what they are! I’m wrapping up the list … Continue reading →

Welcome to the middle of a short series of posts about what I think makes for a successful storytime! I’ve talked about loving storytime, embracing the performance, and knowing your material, but I don’t think any of those elements really … Continue reading →