[Michlib-l] Story times - what are you doing?

[Vicki Shurly]

We started out with virtual story times, but as the pandemic has dragged
on, we had fewer participants and eventually our audience dwindled down to
nothing.  In its place, we now offer twice a month Story Hour Bags for
preschoolers and those fly out the door.  The bags are always themed with a
poem or picture on the front.  Inside, we tuck related activities, crafts,
occasionally inexpensive books for the child to keep, reading lists from
our collection and occasionally stories that we have created ourselves or
obtained for free use online.  A recent bag  on Fun in Winter even included
a fake snowball (ordered in bulk online) with instructions on a game to be
played indoors.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 10:17 AM Lorry Traver via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have been trying to do virtual live story times for a few weeks now and
> I don't seem to be getting a large crowd from it, which I expected
> partially. I do have one family who regularly comes, but struggles with
> logging on and often has internet issues during story time.
>
> Those who are doing take-home or virtual programming only, what have you
> found works best for your story time?
>
> I apologize as I believe I asked this question recently, but I am trying
> to rethink my story time sessions to determine what my next step should be,
> whether moving to pre-recorded to make it easier for our patrons to view,
> or maybe just send home a DIY story time kit for interested families,
> ordering copies of the needed titles ahead of time for them to check out
> and use at home.
>
> Thank you ahead of time for your help!
>
> --
> "You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to
> a child." - Dr. Seuss
>
> *Lorry Traver*
> Youth Services Coordinator
> Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library
> 211 N. Almont Ave.
> Imlay City, MI 48444
>
> ltraver at ruthhughes.org
>
> 810-724-8043
>
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Victoria M. Shurly, Director
Peninsula Community Library
2893 Island View Road
Traverse City, MI 49686
231.223.7700
vshurly at tadl.org

*"It is good to have an end to journey, but it is the journey that matters
in the end."  Ursula Le Guin*
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