What happened at the retreat!

You Like Us!  Building blocks to socialize your library on line.

by Randolph County Public Library Powerpoint

Using Facebook, Twitter, and other online social networking tools to inform your customers of what is going on in your library.

DIY or Die: Crafting with teens on the cheap

by Autumn Winters, Southwest Regional Library, Durham County Public Library

Instructions and bibliography on crafting with and for teens. Projects and Bibliography

One World, Many Stories.  Endless Ideas:  Spicing up you multicultural programs.

by Brandon Bensley, Glenwood Branch, Greensboro Public Library

"Best practices" for creating a successful multicultural program for all ages.

Slide Show

Bibliography

Urban Lit: What is it and why it should be in your library

by Nastasha Johnson, assistant professor/reference & literacy librarian, NC A&T (formerly teen librarian at Forsyth County Library)

Connected Youth, Hispanic Teen Fiction website

Library Success: A best practices wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians

StreetFiction.org, author interviews, new, and reviews of urban literature and other African-american fiction and non-fiction, including Christian fiction. 

New York Public Library Booklists, including Urban lit and Hispanic lit

Children's Programming 101

by Heather Harden, Martin Memorial Library, Williamston, NC and Cindy Henderson, Ahoskie Public Library

A great storytime is like cooking, you need a good recipe (professional collection books with ready-made storytimes) and all of your other ingredients: Picutre books are the main course, use flannel boards, story gloves and aprons, prop stories,, and other librarian-made low-cost props as side dishes to round out the meal.

Online Resources for Storytime

Extras from the floor

http://www.brownielocks.com/ 

NOTE:  Have children retell the story at the end using the props or flannel board.