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Apr 24, 2019

Book Look (A Whole Book Approach Storytime): Gutters

This week was our final Book Look Storytime and we were examining gutters. Just in case you don't know already, gutters are the cre...

Apr 18, 2019

Book Look: A Whole Book Approach storytime, week 3 (Amazing Endpapers!!)

I could talk about endpapers... endlessly! It's one of the first book design elements I started noticing and calling kids attention t...

Apr 17, 2019

Book Look: A Whole Book Approach Storytime (week 2, Orientation + a little Gutter talk)

This week, we compared books that were Landscape and books that were Portrait in orientation and talked about why that might be. We star...

Apr 16, 2019

Book Look: A Whole Book Approach storytime (Week 1, Trim Size)

I'm trying a storytime experiment! I was so inspired by Megan Dowd Lambert's book Reading Picture Books With Children about t...

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Who are Library Makers?

Library Makers: Madison, WI, United States; Libraries have always had a reputation for being places of learning. Traditionally, the books housed in libraries have been perceived as the library's main purpose, and indeed books are a great way to learn. However, in today's increasingly digital world, it is important to remind the public that valuable learning also takes place outside of books and libraries are a great source of person-to-person learning experiences. The learning that takes place in libraries is what keeps this institution relevant in a world where access to books is changing rapidly. Here are a few somewhat non-traditional library programs I've created to take advantage of the one-on-one opportunities we have at the library today.

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