Presentation Feb 13, 2014 Sara Bryce La Crosse Public Library

1. THERE’S STUFF ON YOUR TABLES!
Please don’t touch anything (yet)
Thanks!

2. “FIZZ,
BOOM,
READ”
IS NOT A SUMMER PRESCRIPTION
FOR YOUR BRAIN
Sara Bryce
La Crosse Public Library
Feb 13, 2014

3. PINTEREST

4. SUMMER READING PROMOTION

Meet them where they are

Get them to come to the library
(this is POWERFUL stuff!)

5. HOW TO GET TO THE KIDS?
 Teacher
buy-in:
 Ask for 15 min at each grade level TOPS
 Ask for three dates/times, make one of
them work
 If possible communicate through the LMC

6. 15 MIN PITCH: SOME THINGS TO TRY

Talk TO the kids: no 4th wall

BRAIN DRAIN: The library can solve it!

2-3 things you want them to do: repeat them and
make THE KIDS repeat them

7. ACTIVITY: YOUR PITCH (10 MIN)

What problem does your Summer Reading
Program solve for kids?

What 2-3 things do you want them to remember?

What else could you say about the library to pump
them up?

8. NOW YOU’VE DONE IT.
THEY’RE COMING FOR YOU.

9. SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED SOME

10. HERE IS OUR BOAT.
• 18 year old memorial
•Steel sides
•Reward for “being caught reading” on it
The goal was to get kids to read
on the Boat.
Why weren’t we successful?

11. REWARDING FOR
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

Everyone likes being rewarded, right?
…is it a chore?

12. 
Children weren’t reading….
They were WAITING to “GET CAUGHT”
(when they didn’t fast enough?)


13. THE QUESTION:
How do we
set the kids up
for success?
THE ANSWER:
1.
2.
Rename the Boat.
Make clear rules.

14. How do we make non-arbitrary rules?

15. MANAGING THE SPACE: ADULTS

16. MANAGING SPACE: CHILDREN

17. AND THE LIBRARY’S LIKE

18. AND YOU’RE LIKE

19. HERE’S THE THING:

They’re kids.
You
need to tell them
what to do.

20. You can’t assume anyone
To know anything
You didn’t teach them
yourself.
--kind of a mix between Bruner
and Vygotsky

21. ONE ESSENTIAL PART OF RULES:
How EXACTLY a child can meet
your expectations
(AS SOON AS they meet them, say
thanks)

22. WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?

“No Running in the Library”
(What should I do instead?)

“Walking feet”
(What does that EVEN MEAN?)

“Walk Please”

23. YOU ARE THE AUTHORITY

Make your expectation clear

Mean what you say

Consequence: your disappointment
(as soon as they correct their behavior: THANK them)

24. SETTING CLEAR EXPECTATIONS WILL:
1.
2.
3.
Empower children to use the
library effectively
Create a welcoming environment
for kids
Ensure more positive
interactions for you

25. ACTIVITY: 15 MIN
There are two shiny envelopes per table.
 Inside is a rule or correction phrase a librarian
might use with a kid patron.


1.
2.
DISCUSS:
Why is it problematic?
How would you phrase it differently?

26. SETTING UP YOUR SPACE FOR SUCCESS
Take a look around and ask yourself the following
questions:
1. Entering the Children’s area, what do I want a child
to gravitate toward?


MAKE THIS SHINY
2. Looking around the Children’s area, is there
anything a child could do to destroy something
completely irreplaceable?

REMOVE THIS THING

27. SETTING YOUR SPACE UP FOR SUCCESS

28. PASSIVE PROGRAMMING

29. STEALTH PROGRAMMING

30. CHECK OUT CLUBS

31. STORY ACTION POD
Crowd-sourced displays
Your personal amusement

32. IN-ROOM DIY SCAVENGER HUNT

33. HOWEVER IT WORKS AT YOUR LIBRARY…

34. …WHEREVER THERE’S ROOM!

35. DISPLAYS AS
PASSIVE PROGRAMMING

36. BOOK BUNDLES

37. SLP DECORATING PARTY!

38. STE(A)M PROGRAMMING

39. WHY DO YOU PROGRAM?

To get kids into the library

To increase room use and check-out

To create shared experiences with our kid patrons

40. HOW DO YOU PROGRAM?

interactive, engaging, meaningful, kid-centered

Set up 3-5 stations, explain them, let them go

Less planning time, less $$

41. SCIENCE- PRESCHOOL
I’ll huff…
And I’ll puff…

42. SCIENCE- ELEMENTARY
MYTH: Raisins Can Dance!
Materials:
--a can of colorless soda (e.g., 7-Up or
Sprite)
--a tall, clear glass or plastic cup
--several raisins (fresh raisins work the
best)

43. SCIENCE- TEEN
Mad Scientist Club

44. TECHNOLOGY- PRESCHOOL

45. TECHNOLOGY- ELEMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK
39rr19u04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw
7_M4Hb9q8

46. TECHNOLOGY- TEEN
Meme-making
Youtube favorites
Ghost Hunters

47. ENGINEERING- PRESCHOOL
DUPLO playground

48. ENGINEERING- ELEMENTARY
LEGOs….
…FOREVER!

49. ENGINEERING- TEEN

50. ENGINEERING EXTRA:

At your table:

make the tallest tower you can with
straws and pins

51. ART- PRESCHOOL
• Hot Wheels Art!
• Art in a Bag!

52. ART- ELEMENTARY
Graphic Novel Club
Stations of stuff

53. ART- TEEN
Repurposing/up-cycling
• bleaching
• tie dye
• crafts from withdrawn books

54. MATH- PRESCHOOL
• sorting (into colors, shapes, etc)
• dance party
• “5 little…” songs

55. MATH- ELEMENTARY
Angry Birds Live!
Wild Records

56. MATH- TEEN
Life-Size Games
Bracelet Making

57. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO TRY IT!

Records you can try right now:

Catching a ping pong ball with chopsticks

Kicking your own behind

Making a card tower

58. Contact me!
Sara Bryce
sara@lacrosselibrary.org
http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/
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