While looking for information on nursery rhymes, I stumbled across a post by Kate Deadder in her blog for San Jose State University called “We’ve Got Rhythm” which succinctly describes the value of reciting nursery rhymes with children. Check out…
Alexandre Vattemare Award for Creativity in Libraries !!!
In May, I was informed that I had received a national award for creativity in libraries. It is still thrilling and I wanted to share the news on my blog. Below is the official press release: Thank you, everyone. Hooray!!!!!
Here, There, and Everywhere
Mother Goose on the Loose has certainly been traveling here, there, and everywhere, and soon there will be a book (to be published by ALA Editions) describing the types of programs with information on how you can use MGOL as…
A Surprise Footnote Connection
Currently, at the request of ALA Editions, I am revising my Mother Goose on the Loose manual, originally published in 2006. I wanted to add in information about connections with “the seven life essential skills every child needs” from Ellen…
MGOL in Hospitals (a taste from the ALSC Institute in Atlanta)
While at the ASLC Institute in Atlanta, I attended a wonderful session by librarian Amanda Bressler entitled “Healthy Partnerships: Creating an Early Literacy Outreach Partnership for Hospitalized Children.” The description read: Scrub in and pull on your rubber gloves; it’s time to…
The Goslings are Growing
Here’s a video about the Mother Goose on the Loose Goslings program: On October 21, I will be presenting on “Early Literacy Programming for Families with Fragile Babies” with partners from Port Discovery, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and…
Mother Goose on the Loose Goslings
A few months ago, I posted about the idea of creating a Mother Goose on the Loose program for parents with premature babies, hospitalized in NICU units. I am proud to announce that with the assistance of Port Discovery Children’s…
The Raising of America
During the past two weeks, I have been watching a newly released video series called “The Raising of America.” In addition to giving updated facts and research regarding the importance of the earliest years in children’s lives, this series presents historical…
Random Acts of Kindness
Last week, while all of Baltimore was battling a tremendous snow storm, I was in Florida presenting a “Transforming Preschool Storytime” workshop to an enthusiastic and receptive group of children’s librarians. I left feeling invigorated and delighted that our…
Radical Change
I am currently at the ALISE conference in Boston. This yearly event is for library school professors and doctoral students to share research and network with colleagues. The theme of this year’s conference is Radical Change, a theory coined by…