This morning, Kendra Jones and Brooke Newberry shared ways to use up-cycling, white columns, and even windows during their presentation titled: Oh Baby!: Unconventional Programming for Your Youngest Patrons.
Category: Virtual Institute 2016
“Suddenly half the world is mine, what an amazing thing!” #alsc16
Do you have excited young Charlie Bucketts entering your library, wide-eyed and eager to explore? What are you doing to get them there and how are you equipping them with the tools they need to succeed in the 21st century?
Embracing Messy Programs at #alsc16
I’m a messy librarian, and as you might suspect, I love to make a mess in my programs. Today’s second session, “Oh, Baby! Unconventional Programming for Your Youngest Patrons,” validated my love of mess and provided lots of easy, accessible, MESSY program ideas. Below are a few of my favorites that will undoubtedly be making their way to my library very soon.
#alsc16 Librarians Don’t Teach Kids to Read, They Support Those Who Do
This morning’s session on book talking early readers blew me away. Katie O’Dell’s presentation on Multcolib’s early reader work highlighted so many things you can do with early readers.
#alsc16: Scarves, Parachutes and Cookie Monster – Oh My!
The second day of #alsc16 Institute is well underway and providing much inspiration. As I sit and try to keep up with my note taking, discussion chat and twitter; my mind is spinning – in a wonderful way!
#alsc2016 Serving Fledgling Readers
What can libraries do for our tiniest customers, our youngest patrons, our fledgling readers?
#alsc16: Libraries without Fines?
Imagine a publicly funded library, where barriers such as fines and fees disappear. Not just during a particular time, but each and every day. How many families may frequent the library without this barrier to service? Imagine, how many children may experience checking out their first library book. How many families may increase their frequency of reading when they do not need to worry about returning materials on time? Is this a reality in your library?
#alsc2016: Value You Can’t Measure With Numbers
What’s so great about children’s library services? For one caregiver, storytime is so valuable that some days she is “too tired NOT to come!” In one of Thursday afternoon’s virtual institute sessions, “Stories Speak Louder than Numbers: Making the Case for Youth Services,” we heard from Hanna Lee, Nina Lindsay, and Jenna Nemec-Loise about how to talk about outcomes, not just outputs, when advocating for youth services.