[Baynet] Infopeople's "Storytime Fundamentals" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

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Title:  Storytime Fundamentals

Dates and locations:

Wednesday, March 14, Alameda County Library (Fremont)
Wednesday, April 4, Buena Park Library District
Monday, April 23, Sacramento Public Library - Galleria
Tuesday, May 8, Los Angeles Public Library
Tuesday, May 22, San Francisco Public Library
Friday, June 8, Fresno Woodward Park Library
Monday, July 9, San Diego County Library Headquarters

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://infopeople.org/workshop/317

Fee:  There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop.


Early literacy is proven to be essential to a child's success in school, 
and libraries are embracing the call for early literacy by expanding 
storytimes, which are a key to promoting Kindergarten readiness and 
emergent literacy. Libraries are increasing the number of storytimes 
offered by training volunteers and paraprofessionals, as well as youth 
services librarians, to perform storytime for wider age groups than the 
traditional preschool storytime. The Storytime Fundamentals workshop has 
been designed to meet current demands for more storytimes that welcome a 
wider array of young children.

Workshop attendees will participate in a sample storytime, exchange ideas 
on themes, songs, and other ways of engaging young listeners, and learn 
practical methods on making storytime fun and comfortable for a wider audience.

At the conclusion of the workshop, students will take away outlines, 
hands-on craft ideas, and lists of books and websites that will make them 
more prepared, comfortable, and confident at performing a storytime at a 
library, school, daycare center, or other facility that is interested in 
promoting early literacy.


Workshop Description: This all-day, hands-on workshop will provide 
practical experience on planning and implementing library storytimes for 
preschoolers, babies, and toddlers. Through individual and group exercises 
you will learn how to select books, read to a group, add songs and 
fingerplays, use movement activities, make crafts and learn other 
interactive methods that promote kindergarten readiness while making 
storytime fun. You will complete an outline for storytime, brainstorm 
strategies on dealing with disruptions, take away a list of helpful 
websites on storytime, and learn why storytime is important to library 
programming and early literacy. The instructor will provide sample 
storytime plans, related bibliographies, a webliography, as well as 
practical, useful tips that can be applied immediately.

Pre-workshop assignment: Each student should bring a board book to use 
during one of the exercises; it should be a board book aimed at 
babies/toddlers ages 0-2.

Preliminary Course Outline

Storytime Format
--Formats for preschoolers, toddlers, and babies
--Why libraries feature storytimes in their regular programming
--Physical environment of storytime

Selection of Materials for Storytime
--Types of books, songs, fingerplays, and themes that are popular

Issues in Storytime: Kindergarten Readiness, Dialogic Reading, and Preparation
--Dealing with disruptions
--Scheduling, publicity, and family literacy

Storytime "Extras"
--Bilingual storytimes
--Puppets, storytelling, and flannelboards
--Outreach storytimes

Instructor:  Penny Peck.  Penny has been a children's librarian for 20 
years; before that, she was Snow White and Mother Goose at Children's 
Fairyland in Oakland, ran a nightclub, worked as the wardrobe mistress for 
the Berkeley Ballet, and was an agent for a standup comedian. Her 
experience includes performing thousands of storytimes, leading hundreds of 
book club discussions for students in grades 4-12, conducting hundreds of 
school tours and assemblies, reviewing children's books and media, and 
conducting the Performers' Showcase for auditioning library entertainment.

Who Should Attend: Anyone from the California library community with an 
interest in emergent literacy, family literacy, or children's library 
services. Any library staff or volunteers who work with children, including 
paraprofessionals, new youth services librarians, and branch library 
generalists.

Prerequisites: None.

Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the Infopeople 
Web site at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions.  Infopeople does 
not validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some training 
locations do not have in-house or convenient food service, Infopeople 
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information 
about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople 
Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please 
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.