1. Literacy Programs: Reaching All Parents

2. Article Making Storytime Available to Children of Working Parents: Public Libraries and the Scheduling of Children’s Literacy Programs Authors: Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Denise e. Agosto, Xiaoning Sun Children and Libraries, Summer/Fall 2007

3. Discussion What were some Big Ideas from the article? What connections did you make between the article and your library?

4. Share  Programs after 5:00 during the week or any time on weekends? – How did you assess the need? – How are the programs staffed/ managed? – How well-attended are the programs?  School libraries with outreach to parents?

5. Author Pat Mora on Reaching Out to ELL Parents

6. Alternative methods to reach families… in binder

7. Dial-a-Story Enables children and adults to dial their local library from any telephone and listen to taped stories 24/7 Full system: $1135, additional 5-tape packages at $51.25 www.dialastory.comwww.dialastory.com

8. On-line Stories TumbleBooks: www.tumblebooks.comwww.tumblebooks.com – Boise Public Library Boise Public Library – $399/year for single branch or elementary school – Discounts for multiple branches/schools, consortia Storyplace: www.storyplace.orgwww.storyplace.org – Free site, need high-speed connection Speakaboos: www.speakaboos.comwww.speakaboos.com – Free site, need high-speed connection

9. Links to Games and Activities Pike’s Peak Library District (http://ppld.org) Pike’s Peak Library District http://ppld.org Multnomah County Public Library (http://www.multcolib.org/) Multnomah County Public Libraryhttp://www.multcolib.org/

10. Website: Early Literacy Resources Nampa Public Library: Lapsit Rhymes Nampa Public Library Montgomery County Public Library: Early Literacy Montgomery County Public Library Hennepin County Library: Birth to 6 Hennepin County Library Brooklyn Public Library: Video clips Brooklyn Public Library

11. Newsletters Electronic – Lake Oswego Public Library Lake Oswego Public Library Hardcopy – The Bookworm, ICFLICFL

12. Storytime Kits County of Los Angeles Public Library (http://www.colapublib.org)

13. Early Literacy Stations Read to Me Early Literacy Stations (Resources) Read to Me Early Literacy Stations Ready-Set-Read Stations: Mission Branch of San Fransisco Public Library – Webinar on WebJunction Webinar on WebJunction

14. Early Literacy Computer Stations Idaho Analysis of AWE (Advanced Workstations in Education) Computer Usage, Fall 2008 to Spring 2009, Dr. Roger Stewart

15. Reading Tips in Many Languages English Amharic (Ethiopia) Arabic Cambodian Chinese French German Hindi (India, Pakistan) Hmong Japanese Lao Oromo (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia) Russian Somali Spanish Vietnamese Hennepin County Public Library www.hclib.org/birthTo6/EarlyLit_ReadingTips.cfm - from the Minnesota Humanities Center

16. Denver Public Library Phone-a-story! On-line stories Podcasts Music for kids Games for kids Storytimes – Do It Yourself Do It Yourself Newsletters

17. Outreach Efforts Read to Me First Book/ National First Book Every Child Ready to Read (on-site, off-site) Story Corners: WIC, grocery stores, etc.

18. Other?

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