Month: July 2020

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Storytime Manual now available from Saroj Ghoting

Such exciting news from Saroj Ghoting: 

Hi One and all,  Please excuse cross postings–

I am happy to share with you a Storytime Manual developed for East Albemarle (NC) Regional Library System, through funding of an IMLS grant. You are welcome to use it under the Creative Commons License #4A.   http://www.earlylit.net/s/EARLSStorytimeManual.pdf

I am grateful to Laura Salmons, the Assistant Director of EARLS, the project contact and facilitator, as well as to Jonathan Wark, EARLS Director. The children’s specialists at branches of the EARLS libraries were instrumental in offering direction as well as content. You will see that, while some of the information is generally applicable, there are also notations for local resources and perspectives.

I am grateful to CiKeithia Pugh, Early Learning Program Manager, Seattle (WA) Public Library and to Jessica Bratt, Youth Services Manager, Grand Rapids (MI) Public Library for their resources and input regarding issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

This Manual is meant to be used as part of a “kit” that includes some print and online resources:
Books:
1.Storytimes for Everyone! Developing Young Children’s Language and Literacy by Saroj Ghoting and Pamela Martin-Diaz. ALA. 2013
2.STEP into Storytime: Using StoryTime Effective Practice to Strengthen the Development of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds by Saroj Ghoting and Kathy Klatt. ALA, 2014.
3.Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide by Kathleen Campana, J. Elizabeth Mills, and Saroj Ghoting. ALA. 2016
4.Baby Rhyming Time by Linda Ernst. Neal-Schuman, 2008.
5.Mother Goose on the Loose Updated by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. ALA. 2019.

Websites:
1. WebJunction Supercharged Storytimes Self-Paced course  https://learn.webjunction.org/course/view.php?id=394

2. New York Public Library Raising the Bar Training  https://nypl.teachable.com/courses

And of course Jbrary is noted numerous times for great demonstrations and thoughtful advice. Thank you Lindsay Krabbenhoft and Dana Horrocks!

This Manual is a culmination not only of my own experiences being a front-line storytime provider, but also of the wonderful ideas and perspectives I have learned from my colleagues and participants in my in-person and online trainings over the years.

I hope that you will find some valuable information and a structure to help all who wish to do storytimes.

Saroj

Saroj Ghoting

88 South Turnpike Road

Newfoundland, PA  18445

570-676-8613 landline

540-250-7413 cell

www.earlylit.net

sghoting@gmail.com

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NH Joins 8 other states in the Bay Area Discovery Museums Yr 2 IMLS Reimagining School Readiness Project

In year 1 Arizona, Kentucky and Wisconsin joined the pilot state of California in the Institute of Library and Museum Services funded project “Reimagining School Readiness” created by the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Year 2, the project will continue with trainings of librarians in 9 more states, including New Hampshire.

Trainers Deborah Dutcher and Bobbi Slossar will train with the Bay Area Discovery Museum in January 2021. A cohort of youth librarians in New Hampshire will be formed to be trained shortly after.

For more on the project and the Reimagining School Readiness toolkit visit HERE

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Stream Safari – a video series for self-guided exploration from UNH Cooperative Extension’s STEM Docent Program

This Stream Safari video series will walk you through all you need to know to safely and comfortably get out to your nearby stream, river, lake, or pond and explore the water quality. Based on the Stream Safari curriculum from UNH Cooperative Extension’s STEM Docent Program, your guides, Sarah and Megan, will define terms & concepts, discuss how to choose a stream site, safety considerations when bringing youth to the stream, collection tools and techniques, and so much more!

See the videos HERE