Category Archives: Children’s Spaces
Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins!
As I was making the daily schedules this week for our children’s department, I wrote the phrase “Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins” across the top. Highlighted in yellow. In our library, Summer Reading sign-up is no joke. It is … Continue reading
Good Children’s Spaces = Better Behavior
I’ve been doing a lot of brainstorming lately about library spaces for children and using space, as opposed to rules and policies, to keep children, grownups, and staff happy. Keeping the 10 Commandments in mind, I think great children’s libraries … Continue reading
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A Shhhhhh-Free Zone: Is it Possible?
In a public library serving a diverse population consisting of both children and adults, the issue of noise level inevitably comes up. As a children’s librarian concerned with creating a space that both inspires creative exploration and in-depth learning, I … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Room Policies, Children's Spaces
Speaking of Crafts and Bugs……
Here’s a few shots of the display I made for Catch the Reading Bug. I used construction paper, pinking shears, and assorted “found objects” to make my giant insects. (Except for the butterfly, which is a puppet.) and the whole … Continue reading
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New Literacy Playground in Toronto!
via Walter over at The Monkey Speaks. The new children’s area of the S.Walter Stewart branch of the Toronto Public Library is designed around the 6 Pre-Literacy Skills developed by the Every Child Ready to Read program. The new space … Continue reading
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