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!!!!!
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…
What does MGOL have in common with the Declaration of Independence?
While she was a student, my mother was required to memorize the part of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence. She recited it to me when I was a child: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all citizens…
Exciting happenings
June has been a whirlwind of a month! In just a few days, I will be going to the American Library Association annual conference in San Francisco (total attendance is approximately 25,000 people!). For a few days, librarians from around…
MGOL for Preemies?
One morning this week, I joined my friend and fellow children’s librarian, Nancy, at the pool for water aerobics. During the class, another exerciser, Jen, pointed out that while the older exercise instructors often move TO the music and coordinate…