Our Library newsletter, Browsing, comes out quarterly with program descriptions, registration information, and news for our community. In Youth Services, we wanted to create something for our specific segments of the community and have found great success in two newsletters: Preschool Pages and Selections, Jr.
Category: Blogger Kary Henry
Passive Programs are Actively Successful!
We love offering passive programs. More importantly, our patrons love having fun with our passive programs! From scavenger hunts to an I Spy aquarium, here are some ideas that have proven successful for us.
Northern Lights: Magic in the Sky
Seeing the Northern Lights had always felt like an out-of-reach bucket list item to me. Traveling to the Arctic Circle? Probably not going to happen. But when that magic in the sky occurred right over my suburban Chicago home? I felt beyond fortunate.
Great Graphs!
I love using graphs during my outreach storytimes. Graphing isn’t just a fun activity. Graphs are a great storytime tool. Creating graphs incorporates math, specifically data science, into storytime and develops unique skills.
A Day, er, Month for Dots!
International Dot Day, Peter H. Reynolds’s annual celebration of creativity, is recognized on September 15th-ish. At my library, a colleague and I are taking the “-ish” to heart: hosting a month-long passive program to exalt the humble dot! Staff and patrons alike are encouraged to “make their mark.” Celebrating Dot Day is as easy as 1-2-3!
When to Say Goodbye
I love programming. I love creating programs, whether they’re outreach storytimes, in-house events, or even teacher in-services. The new ideas. The creativity. The planning. The implementation. All of it makes me so happy. But what happens at the other end…when it’s time to say goodbye to a program?
Mission POSSIBLE
Your mission, and I’m sure you’ll accept it, is to recommend books full of adventure, intrigue, and edge-of-your-seat thrills. While these books don’t feature a certain high-flying movie star or rake in over $200 million dollars in one weekend, they will make your mission possible. So buckle up….here we go!
On Your Marks…Get Set…Summer Reading Program!
This time of year always feels like a race to get to (and perhaps also through) our Summer Reading Program (SRP). Our library is using the iRead SRP theme: “Level Up at Your Library.” Focusing on play, puzzles, and games, the theme will definitely generate excitement for our program. How else are we creating excitement? Outreach, outreach, and more outreach!