Storytime

Advocacy Tip for January: Storytime Parents as Advocates!

January 25, 2012 - 11:59am — CLEL

Note: CLEL will be posting a new Advocacy Tip every month. To see all the tips, click on the "Advocacy Tip" tag above.

Don’t you love it when one of your storytime families thanks you for storytime? Well, the next time someone does, ask them to consider spreading the love! Invite them to write a letter to the editor of your local paper in praise of storytime!

Arapahoe Library District: Videotaping Storytime as a Training Tool

January 11, 2012 - 12:45pm — CLEL

Post by Virginia B.

Storytime and Copyright

January 3, 2012 - 1:25pm — CLEL

Why is reading stories in storytime considered "fair use?" Making a flannelboard of a story - is that "fair use?" Going digital in your storytime? What's fair there? Programming Librarian answers all your copyright questions related to storytime.

Parent Involvement During Storytime

November 20, 2011 - 7:00pm — CLEL

Post by Jeff G.

I'm interested in hearing about the techniques you may be using to get adult attendees more actively involved during your storytime presentation. Here are some techniques that I have found helpful:

Friday Funday: Spotify + Kididdles = Storytime Music Made Easy?

October 6, 2011 - 2:53pm — CLEL

Post by Lisa C.

Storytime Ideas: Fold and Cut Stories

August 8, 2011 - 2:05pm — CLEL

Post by Jeff G.

Training Opportunity: Infopeople Webinar: Cuddle Up and Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

July 27, 2011 - 2:24pm — CLEL

A free training opportunity out of California:

Title: Cuddle Up & Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Format: Webinar

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Start Time: noon, Pacific Time

1:00 pm, Mountain Time

2:00 pm, Central Time

3:00 pm, Eastern Time

Johnson County Library's 6 by 6 Program

June 28, 2011 - 9:30pm — CLEL

Many of you are probably familiar with Johnson County (Kansas) Library's wonderful 6 by 6 early literacy program, which encourages pre-reading skills development through storytimes, parent involvement, videos, and now, activity spaces.

Just in time for One World, Many Stories! Multicultural Songs and Rhymes

June 14, 2011 - 8:00am — Mary K.

For those of us using the "One World, Many Stories" theme for our summer reading programs, and for anyone interested in learning songs and rhymes in new languages or with multilingual service populations, this new site from the Burnaby Public Library is SO useful.

New StoryBlocks Videos are Live!

June 7, 2011 - 1:01pm — CLEL

Has it been a while since you visited StoryBlocks to check out the videos of songs and rhymes for young children that include literacy tips for parents? Well, it's time to go back, because we've added 6 new videos! 4 of the videos are in English, while 2 more are in Spanish. We hope you enjoy them, and share them widely with the parents and caregivers who visit your library!