{"id":3875,"date":"2012-09-27T08:10:36","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2012-09-27T08:17:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:17:15","slug":"big-storytime-question-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/big-storytime-question-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Storytime Question #4"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Big Storytime Question Week! Here are Questions One<\/a>, Two<\/a>, and Three<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The final question my boss and I asked at our ALSC presentation was: <\/p>\n

What would you change about storytime at your library?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you were in charge, what would you do? If you ARE in charge, what changes have you made and why? <\/p>\n

Here’s what the session attendees wrote:<\/p>\n

More participants [x2…checked off by a second person]<\/em>
\nLess chaos
\nLonger time for class
\nDedicated children’s staff
\nBigger space
\nMore funding for program needs
\nMore music
\nMore dancing
\nEducation of Library Assistants to improve presentation quality
\nAfter coming here, EVERYTHING! [We were in the last session group, and ALL of the sessions before us rocked and were loaded with ideas.]<\/em>
\nMore collaboration
\nHigh quality & consistency between branches and staff
\nWritten district expectations
\nThoughtfulness about WHY we do what we do
\nInnovation
\nMore adult (parent, caregiver teacher) participation
\nMore songs and fingerplays
\nRegistration vs. open drop-in?
\nProvide more support for my staff
\nBuilding morale of Library Assistants who don’t think they get paid enough to do storytime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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