CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS: CHANGING LIVES

Lauren MooneyLIS 620 – Professor Linda Chapman

WHO ARE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS?WHAT DO WE DO?

“To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one.”-Anonymous, Chinese saying

WHO ARE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS?WE ARE EDUCATORS

WHO ARE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS?WE ARE

LITERATURE CONSULTANTS

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”  -Charles W. Eliot

WHO ARE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS?WE ARE STORYTELLERS

“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” -Robert McKee

WHO ARE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS?WE DEVELOP CREATIVE & INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

On average the Croton Free Library holds approximately 25 programs a month.

WHO ARE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS?WE DEVELOP

ORIGINAL SUMMER READING PROGRAMS

2011 theme for the Summer Reading Program

There were 271 participants in the 2011 summer reading program.

There were 8992 total children’s books read during the 2011 summer reading

program.

There were 102 programs offered throughout the 2011 summer reading program, with a total number of 1639

participants at the programs.

WHO ARE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS?WE ARE

EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SPECIALISTS

OUR MISSIONFor children to discover the joy of

reading and The value of the library

"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change

lives for the better.”-Sidney SheldonAuthor

REFERENCES

Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault. 2006 Summer Library Program Finale. August 11, 2006.

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Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault. Under the Big Top. January 23, 2007. Retrieved from

http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckhamlibrary/368033142/in/photostream

Crawley Library. Children’s Library Sign Arrives. December 4, 2008. Retrieved from

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crawleylibrary/3082686813/

Diogene.chindesinope. Child Learning. July 8, 2008. Retrieved from

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9240733@N03/2686963239/

Hummusmama. Library Haul! October 16, 2008. Retrieved from

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hummusmama/2947492258/

Layland, Eddie. Learning to Read. August 12, 2011. Retrieved from

http://www.flickr.com/photos/laylandmasuda/6039607826/

Manchester Library. One World Many Stories. June 14, 2011. Retrieved from

http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterlibrary/5832975707/

Piercecountlibrary. Storytime Inside. January 11, 2011. Retrieved from

http://www.flickr.com/photos/piercecountylibrary/5435557668/

Shannonmitchell. A Child’s Smile. May 28, 2011. Retrieved from

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