tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17385844925633248972024-03-21T07:01:27.251-07:00Destination LibrariesExploring libraries as a community learning space.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-20375708291352342732015-11-13T16:51:00.001-08:002015-11-13T16:51:10.264-08:00My Mother-Daughter Book Club Idea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not strictly library-related, but I had an interesting book-related project that I thought I would share.<br />
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For some background on me, I moved to Seattle, WA from Dallas, TX a year and a half ago. My parents still live in Texas and the separation has been pretty rough. I miss them and all of my friends and family that still live there. As I contemplated my mother's birthday gift this year, inspiration struck.<br />
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I had just tried out the monthly book delivery service, <a href="https://www.uppercasebox.com/">Uppercase</a>. While I liked the idea of it, I found that for the two months I had the subscription I didn't read the book they delivered. I think that the problem was that, while strangers with Instagram accounts were reading the same book as me, no one I knew personally was reading it. I needed accountability and companionship in my reading habits. <br />
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This is when I decided to give my mom a year subscription to the 'Mother-Daughter Book Club'. Every month (I shoot for the first of the month) I send her a new book for us to read and discuss at the end of the month. I find my copies at the library, of course. :)<br />
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Here are the books I have chosen so far:<br />
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<b>August</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Martian-Andy-Weir/dp/0553418025/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1447462161&sr=1-1&keywords=the+martian"><img alt="http://www.amazon.com/Martian-Andy-Weir/dp/0553418025/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1447462161&sr=1-1&keywords=the+martian" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMzTFJ5kwkeARUwTnvWg6BsQrpM3KjcYjyO_bKVz-8_jRIyMmdqQpVl3pGxUarl3aP_w_oa4KzmpQf3SYxYNO0qlzesF-DLX0n0ADdESnUiLwHINVVURe4wc3Ml5UnRPxgszjw9SKTOhp/s320/martian.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>
<span id="goog_1130912435"></span><span id="goog_1130912436"><span id="goog_842324796"></span><span id="goog_842324797"></span>I have kept every month a surprise to my mom. This has led to mixed reviews. We started strong with <i>The Martian</i>. We both loved the book and went to go see the movie as well. This was a no-brainier seeing as we both love Science Fiction. </span><br />
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<b>September</b><br />
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<i>Big Little Lies</i> was not something either of us typically read, but we both liked it for what it was. This book was a fluffy murder mystery with a side of gossipy Australian moms. The ending was a bit of a shock, but also felt extremely gratifying.<br />
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<b>October</b><br />
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<i>Everything I Never Told</i> you was a selection I thought about, but dismissed initially. My mom doesn't like depressing books and I don't like realistic historical fiction. But my husband read it and said it was really good. One of the points of the book club was to push the boundaries on what we normally read, so I went forward with it. Both of us had a hard time reading it. Once I got into it, I really got into it. This book has a story that needs to be told about often marginalized people in American culture. My mom, who raised two teenage daughters, however, could not get passed the emotional stress that slaps you in the face on the first page. She never finished it.<br />
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<b>November</b><br />
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I decided for November to go with a new title from one of mom's favorite authors. I had to do some sleuthing to make sure she hadn't read it already, but I have a good feeling about this one. Dean Koontz to the rescue!<br />
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So far this project has been pretty successful. I love that I get to have this bond with my mom. It makes me incredibly happy to know that I am reading the same book as her and that, soon, we get to talk about this shared experience. Even if we don't finish the book, we are still able to discuss what we have read and make that 2,123 miles seem just a little closer.<br />
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Any suggestions for titles going forward? Any popular titles coming out in paperback that you enjoyed reading? Let me know.<br />
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Best,<br />
Amanda Hua</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-60465086959496785272015-11-11T14:50:00.001-08:002015-11-12T07:51:47.199-08:00Amazon Books: Not a Community Library Experience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Amazon opened a physical bookstore in Seattle called Amazon Books. It's kind of weird.<br />
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As I scanned my Twitter feed, I was really irked when I saw the clickbaity Atlantic headline: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/did-amazon-just-replace-the-public-library/413941/">Did Amazon Just Replace the Public Library? </a> Because the obvious answer is "um... no?" Bookstores are not intended to be public libraries and, while they can be excellent community partners, they are not designed to provide the same kinds of community learning and connection as a public library. I decided to go to the store to poke around and see what inspired such a strange assertion for that article. What I found was, frankly, not that exciting.<br />
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Here is Amazon Books. It's a storefront in University Village, a huge outdoor shopping center with stores like the Apple Store and Gap.<br />
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They had a good selection of new and popular titles with an interesting shelving model. There are no prices for any of the books because Amazon prices fluctuate. For an interesting take on the store's design and purpose, I will refer you to this <a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/">Forbe's article</a>. </div>
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Much like Barnes and Nobel with their Nook stations, Amazon Books had stations set up to try out Kindle devices. I thought this was a pretty clever display to feature both physical books and Kindle Fire's video functions.</div>
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They also had Kindles every so often sitting on the shelf next to books. This reminded me of how libraries will often have signs promoting online resources out in the stacks. Any libraries that loan out eReaders may want to take note of this idea.<br />
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And lastly, like many bookstores, they had a counter to ask for information and counter to purchase your items. Pretty basic.<br />
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The store was extremely busy at 10:30am today. It was especially filled with children because school was out for Veteran's Day. The children's section was so packed I could barely even enter it. Tubs of toys were, unceremoniously, dumped out onto the floor and children played with them in the aisles. The children's area was small and crowded with shelves, making this activity inconvenient for anyone actually shopping for books.<br />
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I asked for help in the Young Adult section to find <i>Winter</i> by Marissa Meyer. A young woman with a hand held device searched for the title. While she was very effective at using the device, her knowledge of the store layout and the merchandise seemed spotty. At least at many local independent bookstores you get the expertise of booksellers.<br />
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After exploring the store I still have no idea why you would think that a small storefront like this would replace a public institution. Many independent bookstores in Seattle come much closer to acting like a library, like <a href="http://www.thirdplacebooks.com/">Third Place Books</a> with their Third Place Commons and <a href="http://www.seattletechnicalbooks.com/">Ada's Technical Books</a> with their free talks and programs on many interesting scientific topics. Amazon Books, however, is just a store. And this store, with its lack of personality and service, is literally like buying it yourself on the Amazon website. Well, except you have to put on pants and actually drive out to a store.<br />
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Public libraries are a destination and community staple because they provide free and open access to information and resources. Amazon Books is not even remotely doing this. More importantly, Amazon doesn't even remotely claim to do that. It's a bookstore. It sells books. That's it, really. Libraries, meanwhile, provide community learning spaces and resources. They are doing really important and cool things to help the community like connecting <a href="http://www.darientimes.com/58052/community-fund-awarded-thriving-youth-grant/">at-risk youth to helpful resources</a>, <a href="http://www.cla-net.org/?587">feeding hungry children over the summer</a>, and <a href="http://www.spl.org/audiences/literacy-esl-and-citizenship">teaching English as a second language to immigrants</a>. Oh, yeah. And they also have books. A lot of free books.<br />
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Let's stop devaluing the public library with these assertions that the library is being '<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/did-amazon-just-replace-the-public-library/413941/">replaced</a>' or will soon be '<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/10/02/will-public-libraries-become-extinct/">extinct</a>.' It's an important part of every community and needs our support. Thanks!<br />
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Best,<br />
Amanda</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-15107269005488772372015-11-04T13:09:00.000-08:002015-11-04T13:09:11.324-08:00Story Time Detour - Everett Public Library<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of visiting a local story time, I filled in as a substitute librarian today to do a Toddler Time. I had the honor of filling in for the fabulous Ms. Andrea at the <a href="http://epls.org/">Everett Public Library</a> for her Wednesday Toddler Storytime. Since I know that story time crowds like to have some consistency week to week, I did my best to recreate the storytime from Ms. Andrea's outline while adding my own flair. Here is what we did today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What an easy and simple way to calm down the crowd and transition into listening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>I'm Ms. Amanda filling in for Ms. Andrea. Welcome to Toddler Time, a storytime intended
for Children 18mo-2yr. End side conversations and sit you’re your child.
Participate!</em> </span><br />
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</span>Pretty standard greeting and setting the expectations. </div>
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Hello, Hello </em></span></div>
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<em>Hello and how are you?</em></div>
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<em>I'm fine, I'm fine</em></div>
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<em>And I hope that you are too.</em><br />
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I added this in here because I just feel weird without doing it. This was my Hello Song for many years during Toddler Time. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Can you wiggle your fingers? Let’s say good morning to your fingers.</em></span></div>
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(wiggle your fingers), goodbye fingers (hide fingers behind your back)</span></em></div>
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(wiggle your fingers), goodbye fingers (hide fingers behind your back)</span></em></div>
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feeling shy today (clasp hands together, and put near your face, like you are
shy)</span></em></div>
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friends, and they are happy! (Wiggle fingers)</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't done this rhyme before, but it was a perfect transition from the Hello Song to say: "Now we've said hello to each other, let's say hello to our fingers!"<strong> </strong></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Criss-Cross Applesauce</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Criss-cross,
applesauce <br />
Spiders crawling up your back <br />
Cool breeze <br />
Tight squeeze <br />
and now I’m going to tickle you!</em> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is soooo cute and perfect for toddlers or babies.<strong> </strong>I did my best to demonstrate what the parents should do. A stuffed animal might have been a good idea here. Luckily, they were mostly regulars and know the drill. </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Spot's Opposites</em> by Eric Hill
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have only done the individual books for Baby Storytime, but this works great with the toddlers. The parents all read along with me, which was fantastic. What an awesome, involved group we had!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Roll your hands</b>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Roll, roll, roll your hands<br />
As fast as fast can be.<br />
Do it now, let me see,<br />
Do it now with me. <br />
Variations:<br />
Clap, clap, clap your hands…<br />
Tap, tap, tap your feet…</em></span></div>
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I found the flannel in their storytime closet and could not resist. I love singing this song. I connected it to opposites by saying: "If the ducks go out, what would be the opposite? If the ducks come back in! That's right. Let's see if they come back in after they go out."<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Yummy Yucky</em> by Leslie Patricelli
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love this book. I liked that it was a little different from </span><em style="font-family: inherit;">Spot's Opposites</em><span style="font-family: inherit;">. A lot of those opposite books can get repetitive.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hap Palmer’s <i>Rock and Roll
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was on her outline and I had a lot of fun. I love using scarves. :) I was actually surprised that, as young as they were, they got the 'freeze' parts right. It goes to show what repeating songs and concepts can accomplish. <strong> </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em>Animal
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I choose this out of their storytime closet and it worked really well. This book is good for didactic reading and movement. I asked them about the different animals and told them to stretch and bounce with me.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Raffi’s <i>Shake My Sillies Out</i>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was in her outline and it made me really happy. I've done this song for years in my storytimes. I used the CD this time for the beat, but I normally just belt it out acapella style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We Wave Goodbye Like This </b>(Tune:
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>We wave goodbye like
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We wave goodbye like this. <br />
We clap our hands for all our friends. <br />
We wave goodbye like this</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used her goodbye song to finish off the storytime portion and they all sang along. Yay! </span><br />
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Oh, boy. Did they love this part. My helper today, a library page named Jennifer (without whom I was doomed to fail) brought out the bubble machine and waltzed around the room, showering the toddlers in bubbles. I, meanwhile, dumped 4 large tubs of toys on the carpet. I've had toys and playtime at the end of Toddler Time before and I am very much for it. While some parents leave right away and don't engage, many others stay to play and the parents get to connect with one another. </div>
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I had a blast today and was grateful for the chance to flex my storytime muscles. I learned some new tricks and met some pretty rad kids. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave, Everett, WA 98201, USA47.981616 -122.2106726000000122.459581500000002 -163.5192666 73.5036505 -80.90207860000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-56758293251653303412015-09-11T16:53:00.001-07:002015-09-11T16:53:09.318-07:00Ultimate Library Road Trip - US<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a friend of mine recently say to me: “Wouldn’t it be cool to go on a road trip to visit a bunch of awesome libraries?” Why, yes. Yes it would be cool. I started to think about what that would look like and a map started to slowly form in my head. Of course, you would have to miss out on some of them because they take you too far out the way. A few that didn’t make the list simply because of that reason were the <a href="http://libraries.ucsd.edu/">Geisel Library in San Diego</a> (UCSD) and the <a href="http://www.mcallenlibrary.net/">McAllen Public Library</a> in Texas. To go that far south would have taken the road trip way off course without much to see in between. </span></span></div>
<b id="docs-internal-guid-af11e4ac-be4b-e0d9-d521-a8f06e71c2fb" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before you get offended that you don’t see your library on my list, every library is amazing in its own way. Libraries serve their communities and provide much needed resources in times of need. One example that comes to mind is the <a href="http://www.ferguson.lib.mo.us/">Ferguson Public Library</a>. This library did not make my list below either, mostly because it is these community libraries that are too small and too busy to support visitors on a large scale. I have added mostly larger, city center or specialty libraries to this list. Should you wish to make pit stops of other local libraries along the way, that is your prerogative. There are certainly no shortage of options. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also added other sights and places to stay along the way. Depending on your driving tolerances, you may want to stop more often on your journey. This is a cross country journey, from sea to shining sea. If you were to take this trip, you would probably fly to one coast or the other to begin and rent a car (or drive there from where you live). Since I live in Seattle, I started the journey itinerary there. If you live in the North East, you may want to start from the bottom and work the other direction. Here it is!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are four or five bookshops in Pike Place. Half the fun is navigating the labyrinthine tunnels of the market to find them. The owner of Lion Heart Books, David, will sing to you upon request and makes excellent recommendations. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a nice, old fashioned hotel near the downtown library. They sometimes host literary events.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Powell's is a giant bookstore in downtown Portland that takes up several blocks and then some. It boosts 68,000 square feet packed with books. Not to mention the sister stores owned by Powell's in Portland and beyond. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This literary themed hotel in the coastal town of Newport, Oregon is amazing. Each room is themed after a different author. Authors include Agatha Christie to Shakespeare. It has a library that looks out over the water and a restaurant. Personally, I would like to stay in the <span style="line-height: 22.08px;">J.K. Rowling suite. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This classic hotel hosts many literary events and has it's own extensive library. Their Library Bar has many literary-themed cocktails. </span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This hotel has a LoDo Literary Society Package that includes an autographed book and a gift card to Tattered Cover.</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This bookshop specializes in rare and first editions. </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a comic book shop and cafe.</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This hotel has a library, literary art in the rooms, and literary inspired cocktails. </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This upscale hotel has a literary design for their lobby. </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This hotel is library themed from top to bottom. Each guest floor is organized by the Dewey Decimal System. For instance, the third floor has the 300's or Social Sciences. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">This is a cute book store and cafe.</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brattle sells new and rare books in downtown and Trident has very </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; white-space: normal;">delicious</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; white-space: normal;">-looking breakfast items. I WILL HAVE ALL THE BRUNCH!</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-23093636984494401612015-09-04T10:34:00.000-07:002015-09-04T11:07:32.952-07:00Library Profile (plus a bookstore) - Lake Forest Park and Third Place Books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I came across the Lake Forest Park Library (a King County Library in Lake Forest Park, WA) quite on accident. I was visiting the amazing Third Place Books, when I discovered the library downstairs. It occurred to me that it had been a while since I made a post and this seemed like the perfect opportunity.<br />
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Lake Forest Park Library is nestled in the <a href="http://www.towncenteratlakeforest.com/">Town Center</a> shopping mall, a curious collection of stores and interconnected passageways. This shopping mall is not like the malls that house <a href="https://dallaslibrary2.org/branch/bookmarks.php">Bookmarks </a>(Dallas Public Library branch in NorthPark Center) or even the other <a href="https://www.kcls.org/usingthelibrary/locations/directions.cfm?locID=26">KCLS Branch in Southcenter Mall</a>. This is a small, indoor mall this is mostly taken up by Third Place Books. There is also a food court, a Rite Aid, a Gallery, and some other shops.<br />
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The library itself is small, but still a good size for the space. There are even designated children and teen spaces.<br />
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I loved the attention to detail and the welcoming layout. The clock behind the counter was very eye-catching.<br />
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While I was pleasantly surprised by the presence of a library, the real reason I was there was to explore the great Third Place Books. This bookstore is amazing! They have all the new releases and also buy used books to add to their shelves.<br />
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They have a pretty amazing children's section. Fun decor and a good selection.<br />
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They had a life sized chess board, a common area with lots of seating, and their own press! They will help you self-publish a book and print it.<br />
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Lastly, they had a store that sold all kinds of tempting goodies.<br />
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What an awesome place! I could spend hours and hours here. The whole shopping center is kind of amazing and it makes you think about the future of libraries and bookstores. I love that this community has a centralized location where they can find books as they accomplish their daily errands. You can check out a book from the library, read it, and decided to buy it upstairs. As strange as this sounds, I have lots of books on my bookshelf that I have never read. By this, I mean that I have never read that <i>copy</i>. I buy the book after I fall in love with the library copy and loan mine out to friends and family. It's also just nice to see the book on my shelf should I decide t revisit it. Having these two institutions together in the same place seems to work really well. I imagine that Third Place Press, for instance, facilitates a lot of emerging local authors. And having an established author event can be shared and supported by both agencies. </div>
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Weeding a library's collection is always a source of contention. Always. I was once weeding YA books that had water damage. A teen saw me tossing the destroyed innards into the recycling and she actually make a high pitched scream as though I had murdered her cat. But it is a necessary and important task for all libraries. Weeding makes sure that the collection only has books that are current, relevant, accurate, popular, and (I cannot stress this enough) in readable, sanitary condition. It is important to communicate to concerned parties that this doesn't mean we are getting rid of all your favorite classics. We are buying new copies to replace ones that have been a little too 'well loved.' Weeding doesn't mean that we are 'throwing away perfectly good books.' We are donating, selling, or recycling material that no longer circulates to make room for books on the shelves that people actually need and want. But I know I don't have to preach to the choir here. Mostly, I wanted to share my process and get feedback. Let's begin.<br />
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Look at this shelf of J Hardbacks I have not yet weeded:<br />
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There is a combination of things going on here other than some of these books being MUSTIE (a term from the <a href="https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod12.pdf">CREW Method</a> for weeding meaning Misleading, Ugly, Superseded, Trivial, Irrelevant, or material that can be easily found Elsewhere). Can you spot the issues with some of these Juvenile books? They are in the wrong collection! Quite a few of these are blatantly Young Adult titles. These need to moved and that will free up space for this collection (although there is a space issue for that collection as well). There are also some picture books that need to be evaluated. Should these really be in J or in E? I've also been finding a lot of Easy Readers. Once we get those sorted out then we can focus on the weeding.<br />
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Here is a shelf of J Hardbacks I have already weeded:<br />
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How did we get here? Here are my steps. Please feel free to share how you weed and give feedback. Keep in mind this is for a rural library with only one staff person for weeding. If you work for a larger system, you probably have a whole team of people working on weeding and they, undoubtedly, have a system in place that is very different from mine. </div>
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1. To the stacks!</div>
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Go out to your collection and shelf read. See if titles are labeled or misplaced and pull those. Check condition. Pull really ratty or old copies. </div>
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Hopefully your ILS has reporting functions (most do). Every system is different and some are more frustrating than others. I had to orient myself to Evergreen for my new position and it was a challenge. I am most interested in finding titles that aren't circulating. To run this report make sure it has: Call Number, Title, Barcode, Item Status, # of circs within a set number of years (for our J collection I started with 0 circs in 5 years, only items added at least 5 years ago). Here is what my report looked like. The number on the far right is how many total circs in the items life time. I probably didn't need that information, but it is interesting to see and may help identify lost items.</div>
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Each title has a different reason for not checking out. As time consuming as it is, you must now determine what that cause is for each book. If a book is a classic or award winner but in good shape - maybe it needs to be cleaned and displayed. Not sure if it is a keeper? You may want to invest in the <a href="http://www.hwwilsoninprint.com/child_core.php">Children's Core Collection</a> guide. If the book has just lost popularity but is in good shape - give to the Friends' book sale or donate. If a book is in bad shape - see if we need a new copy and recycle. Like I mentioned earlier, you will find that many of the titles are not on the shelf at all. Time to mark them as lost and see if you need to replace them. </div>
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Once you know which ones need to go you can delete them and de-process however your library handles that. We delete them from the system, mark through the barcode with a sharpie, and erase the RIFD tags so they don't trigger the gate alarm. </div>
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Optional 6. Programming with Recycled Materials<br />
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I really liked the suggestions put forward in the <a href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/managing-libraries/the-art-of-weeding-collection-management/#_">School Library Journal article</a> that just came out, "The Art of Wedding." The author had some really good suggestions for crafts made with weeded materials. You should check it out!<br />
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There you have it. This is what I do. How do you weed?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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Hello all!<br />
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I've been planning my first Baby Story Time and wanted to share what I put together and how it went. If you have suggestions or ideas, I am all ears! Otherwise, I hope this helps anyone else starting out.<br />
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I put a limit on the program to 10 so that I could purchase 10 copies of the same board books. The program is new, so we haven't had even 10 people show up. This works out for now, but I've been in contact with local early childhood organizations to try to raise our attendance. </div>
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Supplies:</div>
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1 Copy of the Outline</div>
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1 Baby Stand-in (I used a Barbar doll)</div>
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1 Boombox with a copy of Jim Gill's CD "Toe Leg Knee"</div>
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10 Copies of 3 Different Board Books</div>
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10 Scarves</div>
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10 Shakers</div>
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10 Copies of Songs and Rhymes for the Parents</div>
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10 Carpet Squares (or blankets to make the parents comfortable)</div>
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Here is the outline I used:</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b>I.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;">
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to Babies & Books, a story time for babies 6 weeks to 18 months old. A few
things before we get started. First, we run on baby time. It’s okay to be late,
to leave early, to go out and back in if your baby needs the time. Second,
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Then we come right back.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Look, look, it’s time for a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>book</u>,<br />
Look, look, it’s time for a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>book</u>.<br />
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He had ten thousand men<br />
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<i><span style="color: #222222;">Shake It to the East<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">(pass out
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shake it to the east, shake it to the
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shake it all around and then you take
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shake your shakers up, shake your shakers
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Zoom Zoom Zoom<br />
Were going to the moon<br />
Zoom Zoom Zoom<br />
Were going to the moon<br />
We'll climb aboard a rocket ship<br />
And go upon a little trip<br />
Zoom Zoom Zoom<br />
Were going to the moon<br />
5. .4. .3. .2. .1. .Blast Off!<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 -2 -3 Peek-a-boo! I see you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we take a bath!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Here we go
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Here we go down, down, down<br />
Here we go back and forth<br />
Here we go round and round<br />
Here we go to the left<br />
Here we go to the right<br />
Let’s all blow a kiss<br />
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next time for your comfort. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222;">Free Play and Read! </span></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color: #222222;">Baby safe toys and board books from the collection are
out. Feel free to mingle and with other parents. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Special thanks to the <a href="http://www.friscolibrary.com/">Frisco Public Library</a>, <a href="http://www.spl.org/">Seattle Public Library</a>, and to <a href="http://jbrary.com/">Jbrary</a> for songs and inspiration. </span></div>
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It was really fun! I had one kiddo who cried when we did the Noble Duke of York action rhyme, but she was smiling again by Peek-a-boo. Having only a few people makes it a little awkward. I hope we get the full 10 people so that everyone gets more out of it. </div>
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The other day I did my first Preschool Story Time at my new library. I decided to do a Cinco de Mayo theme. Mostly, I wanted to make the story time bilingual. I am not fluent in Spanish, but know a few phrases. I made sure to double check pronunciations and spellings with a coworker who is fluent before I went into the story time. Here is what I did and how it went.<br />
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Welcome to story time! We sing my current hello song.<br />
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<b>We Clap and Sing Hello</b><br />
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)<br />
We clap and sing hello<br />
(clap, clap)<br />
We clap and sing hello<br />
(clap, clap)<br />
With our friends in story time<br />
We clap and sing hello<br />
(clap, clap)<br />
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It's letter time!<br />
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I like to start with letter time to introduce the capital and lowercase letters to the preschoolers. This story time, it was letter M. I set up the letter time by bringing out puppets: a monkey, a mouse, and a moose. What letter do they all have in common?!<br />
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M is, of course, for the month of May. This is how I introduce the theme.<br />
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To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, we read bilingual books in story time.<br />
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This book was great. I didn't read all of it because it is a little long. Instead I read selected words in Spanish. At the end, I repeated the colors in Spanish and pointed out the children who were wearing those colors.<br />
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Next we sang a song in Spanish. I took care to teach them each phrase twice before we started the song.<br />
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<b>Buenos Días </b><br />
(tune: Are You Sleeping?)<br />
Buenos días, buenos días<br />
Cómo estás? Cómo estás?<br />
Muy bien gracias<br />
Muy bien gracias<br />
Y tu? Y tu?<br />
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At this point, I noticed a little bit of restlessness from the kids. Learning all those words in a new language was doable, but took a lot of their concentration. It was time to shake out some sillies. I put on a Raffi CD and played <i>Shake My Sillies Out</i>.<br />
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I like to use this transition rhyme to get them calm for a book again:<br />
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Stretch up high toward the sky<br />
Stretch on down to the ground<br />
Stretch arms out and spin around<br />
Sit quietly back down<br />
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Book:<br />
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I absolutely adore Pat Mora. This book has a lot of great illustrations as well. Once again, I read selected parts in Spanish so as to not overwhelm the mostly native English speaking crowd. </div>
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I took a break from Spanish and did a felt story of the <i>Itsy Bitsy Spider</i>. Originally, I had planned on introducing more Spanish words into the song, but I could tell they needed a break. </div>
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Next, we put on Jim Gill's <i>The Tempo Marches On</i>. This song is great for learning self-regulation and fast vs slow. </div>
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This book was really perfect. Had it been only in English, I would say it was more of a Toddler level book, but since it was introducing words in another language it worked great. I had everyone repeat the phrase 'Qué más?' that came up on every page. </div>
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Next I sang my goodbye song on my guitar: <i>May There Always Be Sunshine</i>. Inspired by Jim Gill, I ask the kids what they think there should always be and try to work it into the song. Always good fun.</div>
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It's been a while since my last post because I have been preparing to move to Oregon. I got a job as the Youth Services Coordinator for The Dalles-Wasco County library. This is an amazing opportunity and I am excited to start working in my new community. This position is especially exciting because the library is in the process of adding a Children's expansion. I get to be a part of creating a destination library space! I start at the end of the month and hope to share some of my experiences with you. It's going to be an adventure. :) <br />
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Here are some pictures of the current library and the beautiful Columbia River Gorge area.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0Dalles Wasco County Library, 722 Court Street, The Dalles, OR 97058, USA45.5988675 -121.1854205000000220.076832999999997 -162.49401450000002 71.120902 -79.876826500000021tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-28668198436642393572015-03-03T17:24:00.000-08:002015-03-03T17:24:16.630-08:00Seattle Story Time Tour - Ballard Branch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This post is a little late in coming, but I went to the Ballard Branch last week and observed a Baby Story Time. It was fantastic! And a nice change of pace. </div>
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When I enter the meeting room at the Ballard Library, parents are sitting on the floor with blankets and adorable babies. Ms. Claire has a large sheet of butcher paper that has the order of today's story time and the words to some of the songs. </div>
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Ms. Claire lets everyone know that this program operates on baby time. This means that you can be late, be wiggly, or leave early if that is how your little one needs it to be. She also encourages parents to sing along even if they don't like their singing voices. </div>
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Time to say hello! Say hello to your toes, to your knees, to your elbows, etc. Parents wiggle their babies to say hello to each body part. To demonstrate what to do, Ms. Claire uses a Barbar stuffed animal as her 'baby'. </div>
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Book: "Click, Clack, Peep"</div>
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"We are marching to the drum, marching to the drum, hi-ho the dario... and the drum says stop!" A few more verses include running, bouncing, and sitting instead of marching.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0Ballard, Seattle, WA, USA47.677 -122.3849999999999947.6342355 -122.46568099999999 47.7197645 -122.30431899999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-5483017172148025052015-02-25T08:46:00.002-08:002015-02-25T08:46:50.180-08:00Holly Black Visits University Place Library<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My friend and fellow librarian, Larissa, invited me to see Holly Black speak at her local library in University Place, WA. This library is a part of the Pierce County Library System, which I have yet to explore. Naturally, I had to poke around before the program.<br />
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The library is a part of the City Hall and has this really great open sign.<br />
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I noticed the Science-to-Go backpacks. Details about what's inside can be found on their website <a href="http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/kids-teens/parents-caregivers/books-resources/science-to-go/backpacks.htm">here</a>.<br />
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As cool as this library is, the reason I am here is to see Fantasy/Paranormal YA author Holly Black speak and to meet her. Back in 2002 when her first book, <i>Tithe</i>, came out, I was a freshman in high school. One of my friends suggested it to me because of our shared love of fairies. I had unfortunate fashion sense and often even dressed like a fairy in my early teens. As an adult, I have had the opportunity to dress up like a fairy and get paid for it at the library!<br />
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Since <i>Tithe</i>, I have read the <em>White Cat</em> series and the incredibly creepy book, <em>Doll Bones</em>. I learned during her talk that she also worked on graphic novels, one of which was a collaboration with one of my favorite artists, Rebecca Guay. <br />
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Holly Black is a great speaker! She had lots of sage advice to writers, which Larissa and I appreciated since we both like to write whenever we aren't librarianing. The advice that stuck out the most were these three tips for writers:<br />
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1. <strong>Read a lot.</strong> Even books that you wouldn't normally read. You will learn a lot about structure, character, and world building. <br />
2. <strong>Write a lot</strong>. Even if it's bad or complete gibberish. If you wait until you are 'inspired' you may never write a single word. <br />
3. <strong>Have writing partners that can hold you accountable for work.</strong> If someone else is expecting you to write something, you will be more likely to do it. You don't want to let your buddy down, do you?<br />
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I also really enjoyed her talking about her characters. She explained to us that characters in her books never wanted to be characters in books. They wanted to be lazy fairies, drinking in coffee houses and miring in ennui. She also made a really good point that no one in their right mind would want to be a protagonist in a book. Everything goes wrong for you and your life is really very challenging.<br />
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Thanks to the local bookshop, King's Books, I was able to snag a copy of Tithe (my own copy, if I ever had one, lost to the tides of time). <br />
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Larissa and I awkwardly told Holly Black that we loved her and snapped this photo. Holly confessed to us that she was almost a librarian (all she had left to take was a cataloging course). Very cool.<br />
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I plan to go read a lot, write a lot, and bother my writer friends more. Thanks, Holly!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0University Place Library, 3609 Market Place West #100, University Place, WA 98466, USA47.2258909 -122.535957521.703856400000003 -163.8445515 72.7479254 -81.2273635tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-89306075907953021022015-02-19T17:04:00.001-08:002015-02-19T17:04:36.750-08:00Library Profile - Sno-Isle Libraries, Lynnwood Public Library<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I thought it was about time I paid another visit to a library in the Sno-Isle system, having heard so many good things from all the wonderful people I've met who work there. So, today I visited the Lynnwood Public Library.</div>
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I noticed upon entering that Sno-Isle has a 'Best Bets' book display of popular titles. A librarian from the Snohomish Public Library once told me that these were popular books that could not be placed on hold. This way, patrons could happen across a book they were looking for while inside the library. King County Library System has something similar called 'Choice Reads' and Everett Public Library has 'Quick Picks.' I love the idea and that the systems share the concept. </div>
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The Lynnwood library is also home to one of Sno-Isle's <a href="http://www.sno-isle.org/creative-tech">Creative Tech Centers</a>. This sectioned off area is used for technology programing and open public use. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com019200 44th Avenue West, Lynnwood, WA 98036, USA47.824073299999988 -122.2931327999999747.823406799999987 -122.29439329999997 47.824739799999989 -122.29187229999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-1036272243719905162015-02-18T14:41:00.003-08:002015-02-18T14:41:35.390-08:00Seattle Story Time Tour - Capitol Hill <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Branch: Capitol Hill<br />
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Storyteller: Ms. Rachel<br />
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I visited with Ms. Rachel once already for the Family Story Time at the Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch, however it was nice to see a different approach for a different age group.<br />
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The meeting room upstairs is all decorated for story time when I enter. Ms. Rachel has put together a book display and laid out name tags on a table. The front of the room has a map of the world and a felt board with Chinese lanterns. I am very excited to see it is going to be about Chinese New Year! My husband is Chinese-American and his family celebrates the holiday.<br />
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We begin with an opening song and a round of "Open and Shut Them."<br />
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Ms. Rachel tells us, that continuing with our tour of the world, we will talk about China. She points out China on the map and tells us how to say "Happy New Year!" in Chinese.<br />
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It turns out that there are a lot of ways to say this and I'm sorry to say I cannot remember which one she used. My personal favorite, and one I can't use because I'm married now, is "Kung Hei Fat Choy." This is basically a way of saying "Happy New Year, now give me my red envelope full of cash!" I was lucky enough to get the gift of Lai See from my in-laws last New Year when I was engaged. Now it is our job to give others money. Share the love!<br />
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There are more common ways to say Happy New Year, however. Chinese is a very tonal language, so it is best to listen to a phrase and attempt to get the intonation just right. <a href="http://goodcharacters.com/newsletters/gong-xi-fa-cai.html">Here</a> is a link I found from Good Characters, a company that helps North American businesses translate copy into Chinese. My husband claims I am incapable of getting the tones correct, so good luck!<br />
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Book: Two Shy Pandas<br />
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Next we sing the color song, picking out colors on our clothing.<br />
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"If you're wearing red today, red today, red today. If you're wearing red today, stand up and say hooray! (repeat with other colors)."<br />
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Book: Red is a Dragon<br />
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This is a perfect book for toddlers. Bright pictures and simple words to teach colors.<br />
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Now it is time for scarf dancing. Ms. Rachel even lets me have one! She passes out brightly colored scarves and puts on a CD. The song we dance to is "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-In-The-Scarves/dp/B0012DCXT0">The Rhythm in the Scarves</a>" by Johnette Downing.<br />
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Once everyone has returned their scarves and settled down, Ms. Rachel does a flannel story with the Chinese lanterns on the felt board. She sings a song to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot."<br />
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"One Chinese lantern, shining bright. Use them to light your way in the night. If it's really dark, just light one more. That's what Chinese lanterns are for." Each time she adds one until she gets to five. At this point she alters the rhyme a little to wish us all Happy New Year again in Chinese.<br />
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Ms. Rachel gets out a nonfiction book that they have been using about world cultures and reads the section on China.<br />
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Book: Children Around the World<br />
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Now it is time to go and we sing a closing song, "Skinny Marinky Dinky Dink."<br />
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She has hand stamps for the children and a craft. Today's craft is a Chinese Dragon.<br />
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Happy Chinese New Year! I hope you have a truly calm and peaceful year of the sheep. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102, USA47.62289 -122.3223340000000147.622194 -122.32359450000001 47.623585999999996 -122.32107350000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-15361810148059131672015-02-17T19:24:00.000-08:002015-02-18T09:07:51.965-08:00The Library, Taxes, and You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Like many of you, I am yet to do my taxes. For those of you already done with this task and with refund in hand, well... la-de-da! My situation this year is a little more complicated since I have had multiple jobs and gotten married. I need to wait for W2s and other paperwork to come in and then I am filing together with my husband (who has also had multiple incomes).<br />
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This can a bit overwhelming to even think about, but in today's high tech world we can easily file for free online. Not everyone is this fortunate. Not everyone has a computer. Not everyone can use one. Even then, taxes can get pretty complicated and you may need to ask someone a few questions.<br />
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Enter the library!<br />
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If you want to file free online, but don't have a computer or super great computer skills, just head into the library and use a public access computer to go to this<a href="http://www.irs.gov/uac/Free-File:-Do-Your-Federal-Taxes-for-Free"> website</a>.<br />
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If you need quick computer assistance, there is undoubtably a librarian nearby who can help. Librarians cannot help with the actual taxes. We would could get in trouble if any advice we gave you was wrong. We are not tax professionals.<br />
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Enter AARP!<br />
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If you need a little more help or have tax questions, a lot of libraries partner with AARP to provide tax help to people of any age. Find a location <a href="http://www.aarp.org/applications/VMISLocator/searchTaxAideLocations.action">here</a>.<br />
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Unfortunately, many libraries are no longer getting forms or information booklets from the IRS. However, a librarian can help you print anything you may need from the <a href="http://www.irs.gov/">IRS website.</a> <br />
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So do not fear! Get started at your local library today. This year the only stress April 15th will bring about will be because you forgot milk at the grocery store. Or something. :)<br />
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Almost every public library will have a craft for kids to make Valentines, Valentine Boxes, or Valentine's Day cards.<br />
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This is a really neat trend that has caught on at many libraries. You check out a book without knowing what it is. Will it be love, or will your book date be a dud?<br />
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Perfect for reading while curled up next to your cat with a glass of wine. Judgement free!<br />
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Eating out can be a miserable experience. Even if you make reservations, restaurants are so busy this night. Stay in with your sweetie and make your own tasty food together. Even if it turns out poorly, it will make a funny story (plus, Dominoes does deliver on Valentine's Day... just saying).<br />
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"What are Valentine's Day traditions in other countries?"<br />
"What is the number for local chocolate makers or florists?"<br />
"Who wrote that song that goes like this... ? We heard it on our first date."<br />
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#Letmelibrarianthatforyou<br />
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Good luck!<br />
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Love,<br />
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I've been touring all the library branches in Seattle and observing story times, but this week I took a little detour. I volunteer for the King County Library System at the Burien Library and I asked the children's librarians at this library if I could sit in on one of their story times. Here is what we did today.<br />
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Library: KCLS Burien Library<br />
Age/Type: Preschool<br />
Storyteller: Ms. Gaye<br />
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This story time takes place in the building's multipurpose room that the library shares with city hall. It is a nice, big space. Ms. Gaye has name tags for story time goers and makes chit chat as people come in. She starts the story time with a great rhyme. KCLS has an excellent website that shares a lot of songs and rhymes called <a href="http://wiki.kcls.org/index.php/Main_Page">Tell Me a Story</a>.<br />
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Here is the one we open with:<br />
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"<a href="http://wiki.kcls.org/index.php/My_Hands">My Hands</a>"<br />
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Next we play a fun guessing game with four flannel houses. Ms. Gaye asks us to guess under which house the little duck is hiding. "Little duck, little duck, are you in the red house?" We repeat until we find the little duck under the last house.<br />
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We talk about how ducks go 'quack' and Ms. Gaye explains that today is all about the letter 'Q'. She takes out a 'Q' on a stick and asks us what words start with 'Q'.<br />
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Book: "Little Quack's Hide and Seek"<br />
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Since Valentine's Day is coming up, Ms. Gaye gets out a flannel called "<a href="http://wiki.kcls.org/index.php/Five_sweet_valentines">Five Sweet Valentines</a>." I've used this rhyme before. It's a great subtraction exercise.<br />
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Book: "Questions, Questions"<br />
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Next we sing "<a href="http://wiki.kcls.org/index.php/Roll_Your_Hands">Roll Your Hands</a>." I love this!<br />
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What else starts with 'Q'? Why, 'Queen' of course! Ms. Gaye does a flannel rhyme called "<a href="http://wiki.kcls.org/index.php/Queen_of_Hearts">Queen of Hearts</a>." A Queen gets new dresses with various shapes. We point out the shapes on our own clothing.<br />
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This next part is truly magical. Ms. Gaye has a bag of stuffed animals and she pulls them out as she sings the "<a href="http://wiki.kcls.org/index.php/When_Animals_Get_Up_in_the_Morning">When Animals Get Up in the Morning</a>" song.<br />
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After this, we sing the "Alphabet Song" and clap to the beat.<br />
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Book: "If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands" - a Pop-up!!<br />
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The last activity before the craft is the "Beanbag Song." Ms. Gaye puts on a song from a CD and hands out beanbags. The song is really fun and interactive. All the parents and kids get really into throwing the beanbags and holding them to different body parts.<br />
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The craft is creating a Queen with Q cut outs.<br />
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What a cool story time! Thanks for letting me observe today, Ms. Gaye.<br />
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Best,<br />
Amanda<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0Burien Library, 400 Southwest 152nd Street, Burien, WA 98166, USA47.4670092 -122.3395411000000221.9449747 -163.64813510000002 72.9890437 -81.03094710000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-41644982737795451862015-02-05T16:28:00.000-08:002015-02-05T16:28:49.309-08:00Library Profile - King County Library System, Bellevue<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was visiting a friend in Bellevue today and I thought I would stop by the KCLS library here. This was an excellent decision. What a lovely library, and HUGE!<br />
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The library has three layers of space. The first floor has fiction, youth materials, and check out stations.</div>
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This is a great library! There were lots of people, and yet I was able to easily find a quiet spot to work. The drive from Seattle wasn't that bad, either (although I purposely timed it to miss rush hour). I'm glad I was able to stop by. </div>
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Branch: Green Lake<br />
Storyteller: Ms. Joanna<br />
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Today's Story time takes place in the "Mary Alice Cooley" meeting room on the lower level of the library. It's a nice, big space. Children gather on a colorful carpet and Ms. Joanna welcomes them. She points out the shapes and colors on the carpet.<br />
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The theme for this story time is Animals!<br />
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Book: "Hello, Day!"<br />
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Song: "When Animals Get Up in the Morning"</div>
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"When cows get up in the morning, they always say hello. They say moo, moo, moo, that is what they say." We repeat with Pig, Duck, and Horse. </div>
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Book: "Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails"</div>
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Next, Ms. Joanna hands out shakers and we sing "The More We Get Together."</div>
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Big Book: "Where is the Green Sheep"</div>
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Now Ms. Joanna asks the children to get on all four like a dog. We sing "How Much is That Doggie in the Window." The children bark and shake their 'tails' during the song. What fun!</div>
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Next we do a classic finger play called "Two Little Birds." We hold out a pointer for each bird and fly them away behind our backs. At the end they come back out.</div>
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"Two little birds, sitting on a wall. One named Petter and one named Paul. Fly away Peter. Fly away Paul. Come back Peter. Come back Paul."</div>
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She repeats this with ponies, fishes, and pussy cats.</div>
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Book: "Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?"</div>
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Ms. Joanna then tells us a Flannel Story based on the popular book "Dog's Colorful Day."</div>
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Shakers are passed around again and the children shake and dance to the song "The Animal Fair" on a CD.</div>
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It's time for the Goodbye Song! We sing: "We Wave Goodbye Like This."</div>
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Ms. Joanna stamps hands and passes out toys for a play time that follows story time. I love the idea of letting caregivers and children socialize. </div>
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Thank you for letting me observe, Ms. Joanna! Congratulations on your retirement. I'm so glad we got to meet.</div>
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Storyteller: Ms. Nancy</div>
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Today's storyteller is Ms. Nancy. She tells us about upcoming events at the library as parents and children trickle in. The theme for today is Love in honor of Valentine's Day. Children gather around on the quilt in the center and Ms. Nancy leads us in an opening rhyme. It is a variation on this classic rhyme:</div>
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"This is my book I open it wide to see all the pictures that are inside. This is my ball, so big and so round. To toss in the air or roll on the ground. This is my umbrella; it keeps me dry, as the raindrops fall from the cloudy sky. This is my kitty; just hear him purr, as I gently stroke his long silky fur." </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0Lake City Public Library, 12501 28th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA 98125, USA47.7197975 -122.2981242000000222.197763 -163.60671820000002 73.241832 -80.989530200000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-25958017935341181442015-01-31T14:00:00.003-08:002015-01-31T14:14:25.884-08:00Save the Little Free Library<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Libraries don't have to be buildings to be a great destination. I love my neighborhood <a href="http://littlefreelibrary.org/">Little Free Libraries</a>. I pass by two on the same street when I run. Normally I prefer to exercise in a gym because of allergies, but I'm training for the Hot Chocolate Run 5K on March 1st in downtown Seattle. Otherwise I would might have never found those two libraries!<br />
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In return, I dropped off about five books that I've read for book clubs over the years that I didn't care to keep. I made sure I picked good quality, popular titles (because of the librarian in me!). I just didn't enjoy them personally. Hopefully someone else will!<br />
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Also, this Little Free Library in Greenlake wins the award for best thing ever.<br />
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I've seen some news stories recently (<a href="http://www.ksla.com/story/27979921/highland-little-free-library-deemed-illegal-and-forced-to-close?clienttype=generic">here</a> and <a href="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/01/29/mpc-orders-little-free-library-cease-operation/22541329/">here</a>) about cities banning little free libraries in communities. This is so incredibly heartbreaking. If you live in one of these communities, go talk to your city council members. Let them know how libraries, in any shape or form, make a community better. Here are a few steps:<br />
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1. Find out who your city council district representative is and schedule an appointment.<br />
2. Know your stuff. Bring facts about how literacy transforms a community. ALA.org can help you there.<br />
3. Bring examples of other communities that have successful Little Free Libraries. Seattle has them everywhere! Search the news, find pictures, gather stories.<br />
4. Get others in the community involved. If the city council member has twenty of their constituents come to them and tell them that city ordinances should be changed to allow little free libraries, that will make a greater impact than just one person.<br />
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Good luck and remember that you have a voice!<br />
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Amanda</div>
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This branch lives in an historic building (see plaque above). It's super tiny, but they make the space work. Ms. Rachel opens the doors at 11am and we begin right away.</div>
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Ms. Rachel leads the group in an opening chant that goes like this:</div>
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"The bright sun comes up, the dew falls away. Good morning, good morning, the little birds say. Wake up!"</div>
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Today's story time is about Birds! Ms. Rachel Asks the children about the letter B and we make the 'buh' sound. </div>
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The first book she reads is "WOW! Said the Owl."</div>
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Ms. Erica tells us the story of the Groundhog. If he sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, that means 6 more weeks of winter. </div>
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"I'm a little groundhog short and stout. February 2nd I pop out. If I see my shadow, they all shout: '6 more weeks of winter without a doubt!'"</div>
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Yay! I finally get to see a flannel. She uses a flannel set to tell the story of a confused Groundhog that can't tell if he can see his own shadow. Ms. Erica asks us to chant 'Groundhog, groundhog, when will Spring be?" He decides to go back into his burrow and wait for Spring to decide on its own.</div>
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Goodbye Song: "If You're Happy and You Know It"</div>
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After the story time, Ms. Erica passes out puppets for kids to play with. She also has a craft prepared. Today's craft is a sheet of paper with four empty trees representing each season. The kids are provided with paper, glue, cotton balls, etc. to decorate them. </div>
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This was a great, high energy group! Thanks for letting me observe. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437025039392804319noreply@blogger.com0Northeast Public Library, 6801 35th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA 98115, USA47.677929000000013 -122.2907547.677195000000012 -122.2920105 47.678663000000014 -122.2894895tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738584492563324897.post-67403201726132198422015-01-24T13:23:00.000-08:002015-01-24T13:23:56.902-08:00Library eBook Checkout vs. Kindle Unlimited<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lately, every time I try to find an eBook to read through the library I notice that the title is 'checked out' and I have to put it on hold. This kind of model for eBook lending, which is the main model for the platform 'Overdrive,' can be frustrating to library users. The lending platform 'Freeding' uses a different model involving credits. Each patron is allotted a certain number of credits and newer or more popular titles cost more. With this model, at least you are never placed on hold, but it limits the patron in how many titles they can check out.<br />
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This has made me wonder if there was another service out there that could fuel my eBook hunger.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Enter Kindle Unlimited. </span></b><br />
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I just recently stumbled across this service and signed up for the free trial. The service costs $9.99 a month for unlimited access to their selected eBook collection. Here are my thoughts after using the service for a little while.<br />
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<b>Not a great selection - yet.</b><br />
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Similarly to Amazon Prime Video, Kindle Unlimited seems to have only the dregs of content available. There are no new titles and a limited selection of other 'popular' titles. This may change over time, however. Netflix started out with not so great online content and now it is the reason I don't have cable TV. There is still a lot of garbage on Netflix, but they are constantly adding new things and have great original content. Right at this moment however, I would not pay for Kindle Unlimited based on the selection.<br />
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<b>Has eBooks and eAudiobooks.</b><br />
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It has both! Which is pretty great. The selection is not the best yet, as previously mentioned, but you also get a free three month trial membership to Audible when you sign up for your first paid month of Kindle Unlimited. Audible has an amazing selection of audiobooks to download, so there's that.<br />
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<b>No limit to how many you can rent.</b><br />
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This is more than I would ever need, personally. I can read 3 books and listen to 1 audiobook at a time, but that's my limit. And I normally read something like 4-5 books a month max. If you share your kindle with another person, you may be able to use the unlimited books more to your advantage. There is also the fact that you can access the eBooks from the Kindle app. I don't know if/how they are going to address this issue, but this seems to open it up to sharing the service with others. You and 10+ friends might be able to share the one service provided you log into the same account on a tablet or smart phone. Hmm. Not that I would try that, Amazon!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Now we can compare to this to the Library eBooks.</span></b><br />
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<b>It's free!</b><br />
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Well, sort of. You are already paying for it with your taxes, so you might as well use the service.<br />
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<b>Selection can vary greatly.</b><br />
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In all likelihood, your library has a pretty amazing selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. However, some publishers still refuse to to give libraries good deals (or any deals) for their books, so there are also some big holes in the collection. But the bigger problem is holds. When I seek out an eBook title, I want it now. I don't want to place it on hold and wait for a 'copy' to become available. It's a part of the digital culture to gain immediate access to information. This artificial limiting of the library collection makes zero sense to anyone ever. It's not just you.<br />
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<b>There is normally some kind of limit.</b><br />
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I am lucky in that Seattle Public Library has a limit of 25 titles at any one time. There is no way I would ever need more, as previously outlined. Some libraries have smaller limits. I had an account for a library that allowed only 3 titles at one time. Another library used the Freeding service, which gave you 5 credits a month. With new and popular titles costing 3 credits, you essentially end up with 1 book a month. That's pretty restrictive.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">In conclusion.</span></b><br />
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Neither of these options are the catch-all "I will never buy another book again" solution. It's nice to have the free library service either way. You can check to see if the library has a title you want to read and if not, no big deal. You can purchase the eBook or find a print copy. Maybe once the selection is better for Kindle Unlimited, it will be worth looking into. Otherwise at $9.99 a month, it may not be worth it if I can't find titles I actually want to read.<br />
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Best,<br />
Amanda</div>
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As you walk into the library, a friendly whiteboard reminds all story time goers to get a ticket at the desk. The story time at this branch is more popular than the room can handle, often turning people away to adhere to fire code. Laminated tickets are given out to ensure just the right number of people can enter the program. </div>
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Ms. Claire has made handouts with today's songs, rhymes, and books so that parents can take the fun of story time home. The repetition, she explains, helps them learn concepts and memorization. </div>
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Even though Ms. Claire does not always do themes, she points out that the characters for this story time are all worried about something. </div>
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Before her opening song, Ms. Claire goes through the motions that they will use in the song. This gives the newcomers a chance to learn and gives the regulars a chance to practice. Her opening song goes like this:</div>
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"Good morning dear earth. Good morning dear sun. Good morning to the clouds and the flowers, each one - Good morning to the bees and the birds in the trees. Good morning to you and good morning to me!"</div>
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Next, she takes the chance to tell parents about story time expectations. To entertain the kids while she does so she tells them to shake one hand then another as she outlines how to make the most of story time. She tells parents it is okay to be loud, but any unhappy children are also free to leave and rejoin them when they are happier. Parents are expected to participate and put those cell phones away.</div>
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To get out a few more wiggles, Ms. Claire has them sing "Open Shut Them."</div>
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Her first book is a classic. I adore this book: "Owl Babies."</div>
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After the story she has them sing the classic camp song "Boom Chicka Boom." She then asks them to whisper it, sing it fast, sing it slow, then sing it super fast. The result is perfect. The kids love this one. </div>
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To transition into the next book she has the kids shake up high, shake down low, and shake in the middle. She reads "The Squeaky Door." </div>
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Now Ms. Claire asks them all to stand and sing "Itsy-Bitsy Spider." They like that so much, she starts a second verse with "Great Big Spider," making bigger gestures. </div>
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You hold out your hand and point to each finger, naming them Johnny. When you get to the crook in the hand between the pointer finger and thumb, you swoop your finger down and say "Whoops!" Ms. Claire does this faster and faster until silliness occurs. (I feel like this is a good general rule of thumb for story time. "Repeat until silliness occurs.")</div>
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The last book is good old "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes."</div>
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Her closing song is a fantastic counting ditty about dinosaurs. It's a song by Nancy Stewart called "Dinosaurs in Cars" and you can find it <a href="http://www.nancymusic.com/Dinocarsplay.htm">here</a>.</div>
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She ends the story time by stamping the hand of each kid who wants one. She has them sing a waiting song. She points out to the parents that this will help them self-regulate later on. The song is to the tune of "Frere Jacques" and goes like this:</div>
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One of the perks of being a government employee is that you get federal holidays off of work. I've discovered that these holidays are a much welcome reprieve for library staff. So, sorry for what I'm about to say, but... I think public libraries should be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (and possibly other federal holidays). I worked for a library that stays open and hosts a MLK Day celebration and the community really appreciated it. I poked around online and found three libraries that are open today and hosting events. Here is what they are doing.<br />
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<b>Frisco Public Library, Frisco, TX</b><br />
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This is the library I used to work for. I helped organize this event, so I know more about it than the following two. On the website, they describe the events like this: "Explore an interactive exhibit that celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and his impact on the Civil Rights Movement." While some details may have changed, this is how it this exhibit looked a few years ago. There were banners marking the timeline of the greatest civil rights achievements around the room. There was a short documentary on loop for patrons to watch and a few other educational stations. Outside the room, patrons could write out on a paper cloud what dreams they have for the future.<br />
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<b>Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines, IA</b><br />
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Most of the Des Moines PL branches are closed, but one branch remains open for a celebration. They also had an art and writing contest in honor of MLK. Here is what they say on their website:<br />
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"The Forest Avenue Library is sponsoring a student art and writing contest as part of our community event honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The students whose pieces are selected will win a gift card and have the opportunity to present their work during our annual MLK, Jr. Day Celebration on January 19, 2015 at 4:00pm.<br />
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Legacy means what is handed down from the past, from one person to another. Martin Luther King, Jr. left a great legacy for all of us. He was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, which helped bring about important laws such as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. These laws made great progress toward racial equality. He was a powerful speaker, helping people think and feel differently about racism. Dr. King believed in making changes peacefully and he earned the Nobel Peace Prize for this. Later in his life, he also worked with others to try to end poverty and war and to create world peace.<br />
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Reflecting on Dr. King’s legacy, we invite you to express yourself by creating a work of visual art (painting, photography, sculpture) or writing (poetry, short story, essay)."<br />
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<b>Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH</b><br />
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CPL has a wonderful community event that they describe on their website:<br />
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"Drum Majors for Change.<br />
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The drum beat for change remains strong as each new generation continues the struggle. Join the Cleveland Public Library and the Delta Alpha Lambda Chapter of the Alphi Phi Alpha fraternity (Dr. Kings fraternity) in commemorating Dr. Kings life and honoring his legacy of leadership in the struggle for civil rights.<br />
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Keynote address presented by Pastor Richard M. Gibson, Elizabeth Baptist Church, Cleveland, OH. A community reception follows the program."<br />
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While I know it is important to treat your staff well and give them paid time off, I'm not sure public libraries should be closed on most federal holidays. I accept that major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas should be left alone so people can spend time with their families, but do we really need Columbus Day off? Memorial Day? Veterans Day? The library could be open and serving the public on these days. This would open the door to all kinds of community learning events to honor the reason for the holiday. Instead, why not give employees extra floating holidays?<br />
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I know I just suggested that we take away what is a glorious day off of work for many of you, but think of how you could truly embody the spirit of MLK by bringing the community together to celebrate his dream.<br />
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Best,<br />
Amanda<br />
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