storytelling
Storytelling Photos
Per the SJSU electronic portfolio, I’m off to “use the service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access”: I am scheduled to work the reference desk. Sounds more exciting as a “core competency.” : ^ ) Here are a couple of shots of storytelling I enjoyed leading at a local elementary school recently. Do you [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )AASL 13th National Conference (with Storytelling)
I promise to get to our TAGS discussion within a week but since time-sensitive conference information just arrived to me, let’s get to that today. The school librarians out there will love it!
Announcing..
The American Association of School Librarians is having their conference and it is very close to us this time around: Reno, Nevada! Hold your [...]
Storytelling Web Resources
Are you looking for storytelling festivals in your area? Need storytelling resources to plan your next program? The Storytelling Ring gathers storytelling sites gleaned throughout the World Wide Web! Find storytelling resources, organizations, events, and the tellers themselves. Of course, do not forget to visit the home of the National Storytelling Network Storynet to find storytelling events in your local area.
Remember: Tellabration! [...]
AASL (division of ALA) Announces Storytelling
This story is ripped directly from the ALA Webpage. I hope it is helpful to all of you school librarians!
Storytellers to share their craft at the AASL National Conference
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce the storyteller lineup for its third [...]
Turning on the Light
HungarianLibrarian took a summer vacation and came back to a full plate, ending sunny activities and transitioning to fall. Now that things are back to a regular if bustling routine, there’s so much to discuss! My apologies to Sarah Lee and all of you storytellers who have checked the site. I’m going to commit to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Picture Book Folk Tales: East Indian
Here is a short list of ideas to conduct a children’s storytime featuring picture book folk tales. The theme I have selected is Folk Tales from India but I also list others below that would work equally as well, particularly if offered with additional selections that share the new theme. HungarianLibrarian believes that children should always [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Storytelling
Have you ever wondered how to set up a storytelling program? Which age groups would like tall tales, fables or foklore? How do you find, learn and perform a story to keep your audience’s attention, encourage participation and hold them in the palm of your hand? HungarianLibrarian explores two books today that teach the foundations of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Build a list..
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Calling all Children’s Services Librarians, book sellers, teachers, parents and anyone familiar with leading circle time, storytelling on a reading rug or who has ever been a child..
HungarianLibrarian will soon be building a page to serve as a dynamic, ever-growing list of themed picture books. What do children in your life [...]
Book Pick: Library Dragon
A Review From Publishers Weekly
When an elementary school advertises for a “thick-skinned professional” who is “on fire with enthusiasm,” it gets just that-and then some. A bespectacled, dress-wearing dragon, Miss Lotta Scales replaces all the books with spanking clean ones, and refuses to let the students (“with their gooey fingers and snotty noses”) touch them. [...]
