A collection of versatile best practices for promoting literacy development by utilizing local community connections in school and public libraries.
"A collection of engaging best practices for promoting literacy development by utilizing local community connections in school and public libraries"--
This guide gives instructions for creating 41 inexpensive community library programs for youth and family literacy, aimed at children ages preschool through young adult and multiple generations. The ideas are based on models such as place-based learning, intent participation, service learning, and the Every Child Read to Read, which is a newly established standard for program delivery by libraries. Programs are grouped in sections on building community, exploring roots, connecting with other cultures, encouraging personal growth, sparking creativity, and developing family literacy. Each four-page entry contains info on target audience, outcomes and benefits, materials, budget, and promotion, along with a list of books and contacts for more info and a b&w photo. The book also contains reproducible worksheets for patrons, most directed to children. Annotation ©2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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[ T]here are ideas worth considering and replicating. Public libraries will welcome this as a springboard for activities that have already been successful elsewhere. * Booklist Online * Public libraries of all sizes and resources will find ideas traditional and digital in this browseable resource. * School Library Journal * There is no question that this book addresses the influence of online information and digital aids, but it goes beyond these tools and looks at techniques to help library relevancy when it comes to literacy. It encompasses the entire family in its quest to find how to best do this, a first step that is imperative to most literacy programs. Both budget and marketing issues are addressed and defined; collaboration between types of libraries/communities is explored. Recommended. * Teacher Librarian * A practical compendium of programs developed by libraries and other community organizations, Community Library Programs That Work takes a very broad view of youth and family literacy by focusing on programs that build community rather than directly focusing on reading or writing skills. . . . Community Library Programs That Work takes an important step forward in its broad definition of literacy and in its insistence that libraries and other community institutions need to make community connection and engagement as their mission and build partnerships to achieve it. [ T]his book is sure to inspire librarians and others to explore new ideas and expand their horizons. * CM Magazine * This practical guide will be a useful addition to any public library looking to add innovative programming into their library that will appeal to a wide range of users and will focus on the values and identity of their community. * ARBA *
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A collection of versatile best practices for promoting literacy development by utilizing local community connections in school and public libraries.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Rationale and Methodology
About This Book
Chapter 1: Getting Started
The People in Your Neighbourhood
Partnering and Collaborating for Success
Community Mapping
Community Programming Model
Program Budgets
Evaluation and Feedback
Moving Forward: Youth, Communities, and Literacy
Chapter 2: Programs That Build Community
Community QuestRed Deer Public Library
StoryWalk®Annapolis Valley Regional Library
Let Us Surprise You Community ContestInnisfil Public Library
Newcomers Bus ToursBrampton Library
Geocaching: Treasure Hunting in Your NeighbourhoodAnythink Libraries
Chapter 3: Programs to Explore Your Roots
F.E.A.S.T. (Families Eating and Storytelling Together)Tales & Trails
Storytelling
DoorwaysSt. Thomas Public Library
Day in the Life of a Pioneer StudentWellington County Library
Reminisce and Record Your Family HistoryMaple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie
Community Literacy Committee
Chapter 4: Programs for Reaching Out to Everyone
Early Literacy for Teen MothersMultnomah County Library
Storybook DadsToronto Public Library
Digital Literacy and StorytellingMemorial University of Newfoundland
Computer BuddiesHanover Public Library
BikemobileGreater Victoria Public Library
Chapter 5: Programs to Connect Globally
Postcards from Around the WorldCaledon Public Library
Diwali FestivalSurrey Libraries
Embracing Diversity: Sharing Our Songs and RhymesBurnaby Public Library
Let's Dream TogetherGeorge Baritiu County Library Brasov
Chapter 6: Programs That Foster Reading and Writing
Battle of the Book ClubsKitchener Public Library
Grade Five ChallengeHigh Prairie Municipal Library
Reading Link ChallengeFraser Valley Regional Library
Seepe Walters Short Story ContestInnisfil Public Library
St. John's Libraries Annual Ghost Story Writing ContestNewfoundland and
Labrador Public Libraries
Write On! ContestEast Gwillimbury Public Library
Poem-a-Day ContestCambridge Libraries
Chapter 7: Programs That Encourage Personal Growth
Book Smart Water SmartKitchener Public Library
Reading BabysittersVancouver Island Regional Library
Teen PamperingHigh Prairie Municipal Library
Engaging Huron's Youth in Art and CultureHuron County Library
Choose CivilityHoward County Library System
Chapter 8: Programs That Spark Creativity
We Dare You! Teen Summer ChallengeSaskatoon Public Library
Elf WorkshopRoswell P. Flower Memorial Library
Music Rocks LiteracyBrock Township Public Library
Bunch-a-Munsch Drama ClubClemens Mill Library, Cambridge Libraries
TAG Creative StreamMilton Public Library
Chapter 9: Programs That Develop Family Literacy
Grand Pair of ReadersFundy Library Region, New Brunswick Public Library
Service
Family Activity CardGreater Victoria Public Library
Storytime AnytimeCalgary Public Library
Countdown to KindergartenGail Borden Public Library District
Where in the Library Is?A. C. Hunter Children's Library
Let's Read: A Family Literacy Initiative of Waterloo RegionWaterloo Public
Library
Further Reading and Resources Consulted
Index
Beth Maddigan, MLIS, is education librarian at Memorial University Libraries of Newfoundland, Canada.
Susan Bloos, MLIS, is manager of the Forest Heights Community Library in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
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