Why We Do Storytime
- Storytime Goals
- Storytime or Family Playtime
- Current Storytime offerings -- descriptions for age specific, special and series, cultural and target storytimes
Early Childhood Development
- Developmental ages and stages (Colorado Early Learning)
- Developmental Stages
- Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) for Storytimes
Planning and Delivering Storytime
Sample Storytime structures with DAP and book recommendations
Virtual Storytime
Storytime Set-up by Location
Google folders for each location to assist storytime substitutes
Cultural and Target Language Storytimes
- Black Storytime -- updated info to come
- Chinese Storytime -- info to come
- Hora de cuentos Best Practices
- Native Story Hour -- this storytime is done by paid presenters and coordinated by SERS
- Rainbow Storytime
- Russian Storytime -- info to come
- Sensory Storytime
Sensory Storytime training on Niche Academy - Vietnamese Storytime -- info to come
Special and Series Storytimes
- Bike storytime
- Drag Queen storytime -- this storytime is done by outside presenters and coordinated by SERS
- Symphony storytimes
Early Literacy Messages for Caregivers
- Early Literacy Talking Points on the 5 Practices
- DIY Storytime Cards with caregiver messages
- Dialogic Reading in Storytime
Other Resources
- Best practices for Storytime supplies requests
- Books, songs and rhymes -- favorites, openings and closings, videos from MCL and other libraries
- Board Book Collections
- Visual schedules
- Storytime Toy & Prop Cleaning Guidelines
- Cleaning Tip Sheet
- Laundry for storytime scarves
- Staff-created fliers
- Sustaintable toys for Storytimes -- suggestions for different ages and possible vendors
- Trained Storytime Providers
Storytime Training Team & Documents
The Storytime Training Team organizes and delivers storytime training to staff and communicates with the Youth Services Assistant about tracking staff training.
In order to be eligible for storytime training, staff must be Library Assistant-trained or higher in classification. Each public location should have at least one staff person, beyond the Youth Librarian, who is trained and provides on-going storytime.
storytime-training-team@multco.us
Mentoring
- Storytime Training Checklist
- Fast Track Storytime Training Checklist
- Outreach Storytime Training Checklist
- Storytime Mentoring Partnership Agreement
- Storytime Mentor Checklist
- New Mentoring Partner Conversation document (optional)
- Storytime Challenges & Problem Solving
- Resources For Mentors
Evaluation
- Request for Formal Storytime Observation -- Mentee should complete this form when they are ready for their formal certification.
- Storytime Observation Checklist
- Storytime Evaluation Form
Storytime Provider Contacts
- All providers : lib-storytime-providers@multco.us(link sends e-mail)
- Storytime subs: storytime-subs@multco.us(link sends e-mail)
- BCLA storytime: bcla-storytime-providers@multco.us(link sends e-mail)
- Chinese storytime: chinese-storytime-providers@multco.us(link sends e-mail)
- Russian storytime: russian-storytime-providers@multco.us(link sends e-mail)
- Sensory storytime: lib-sensory-storytime@multco.us(link sends e-mail)
- Spanish storytime: lib-storytime-providers-spanish@multco.us(link sends e-mail)
- Vietnamese storytime: vietnamese-storytime-providers@multco.us