Emergent LIteracy Wiki-Dec 2, 2008

PRINT MOTIVATION
In the video, Saroj Ghoting used the example of having the audience participate by repeating the reoccurring phrase in Jesse Bear What Will You Wear to Demonstrate print motivation (enjoyment of books)

EMERGENT LITERACY RESOURCES
On the Emergent Literacy Resources page, I selected the Maryland Model for School Readiness link because an important role of a librarian is to help better prepare children for school. The MMSR website tells the 5 components of Action. They are 1-Classroom Instruction, 2- Assessment, 3-Communications with Family, 4-Coordination with Early Education Programs & Initiatives, 5-Integrated Staff Development Activities

ELAINE ON MAIN PAGE/PEER COACHING
The following are not mentioned as primary reasons for participating in Peer Coaching:
b-Allows you to earn CEU's for your certification
e-Makes it easier for your supervisor to evaluate your performance for reviews.

BEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1-FALSE-It is important when planning your storytime to put the variety of formats in a order that has the longest story after the Warm Up & then follows the Structure of Storytime format
http://wiki.carr.org/db/attachments/emergentliteracy/38/2/structureofstorytime.pdf

2-FALSE-According to the video featuring Saroj Ghoting, you do NOT need to change the structure of your storytime to highlight a skill. You use your storytime to "feature" the skill but you do not change the storytime to "reflect that skill."

LANGUAGE & VOCABULARY
1-Sharing songs help babies build oral language because they can see through the song that words are broken down into parts or syllables & that helps them build the skills they will need when learning to read. This will help with their reading readiness.

2-The Humpty Dumpty rhyme & flannel board help demonstrate Language Development. By doing the flannel board on a regular basis, the children begin to recognize what is happen going to happen next by listening to the story. Then they will begin to develop the skills necessary to listen properly & comprehend what is being said.

NARRATIVE SKILLS
1-Jon says that by using different voices during the story you can keep the kids engaged. Also, when you ask predicting questions the kids stay engaged by telling you what they think is going to happen next!

2-In the second video Buff, gives the kids the opportunity to make predictions, in the end allowing the listeners to retell parts of the story, talk about their favorite parts, etc. This will help encourage them to be active and engaged listeners

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
We can help young children develop phonological awareness by doing ALL of the following:
a-Include rhyming stories in our storytimes
b-Include songs in our storytimes
c-Include language play in our storytimes

Parent/Caregiver Connection
Buff told us one way to involve parents in the programs activity is to look for items in everyday life that begin with the same letter of the storytime theme. In Buff's example, she used the book Fish Wish to demonstrate Fish begins with a "f". Then she encourages parents to look at home, for items or activities like "fan" that begin with the letter "f". Another activity she tells parents to do with children involves the colorful ribbons. By making them "dance" in all different directions, styles, & locations, parents can help children use both sides of their brain which is essential for learning.


LETTER RECOGNITION
In the first video, Buff uses her name's last letter, "f" to demonstrate letter recognition. She sounds out the letter, encourages the audience to say it too & then points to letter in the word "fish". During the second videos she does a few plays on the letter "f". Buff points & sounds out the word emphasizing the "f". Then makes the "f" fall down enunciating each "f" clearly. She continues by using some "f" words to make predictions about the possibility of furry fish, freaky fish or friendly fish.

CONCEPTS ABOUT PRINT
"Concepts about print is a term referring to book and print awareness. This includes knowing the parts of a book, how to hold a book and turn the pages, that print tracks from left to right and top to bottom, and the idea that print conveys meaning. Understanding these basic concepts about print is an important component of school readiness." This comes directly from the wiki page & describes it better in those words than I could possibly use.
http://wiki.carr.org/traction/read?proj=EmergentLiteracy&sort=0&title=Concepts%20About%20Print&stickyparams=sort,title&rec=EmergentLiteracy33&type=multi&find=(t%20content)

Orientation-Team Work

Here is a Link to the latest Report on the Umbrella Group's Wiki
http://intranet.carr.org:3455/9/56

Name Two Systemwide Teams Currently Operating
Learning Libraries Teams
Merchandising

Name One Team Currently Chartered at your Branch or Worksite
TAC 20th Anniversary Celebration Team--Created to celebrate TAC being open for 20 years!

***The most interesting teams to me would be the Summer Reading 2008 team & the Merchandising Team*****

Orientation-Human Resources

Tell us about the area you feel will be most useful to you.
All of the Human Resource Tab on the intranet will be useful. Most important is the ESS where I can update emergency contacts, print a pay stub & fill in my time card.


Name the HR Staff and vote for which prop used in the picture you liked best.
Muffie Smith-Director of HR
Terri Simmons-HR Specialist
Kim Smithson-HR Specialist
Jaclyn Jaeger-HR Secretary
& my favorite prop was the "Elton John" style sunglasses on Muffie

Orientation-Staff Association

Who is the Staff Association representative at your location.

Pat Verdis(according to the 2007 form that pops in the Staff Association Room on the Orientation Game Board) But for 2008 Helen Nightingale is our Staff Assocation Rep.

Orientation-IT Services

IT SERVICES
Who are the troubleshooters at your location?
Nadine Rosendale & Helen Sparks

Who is the IT Tech assigned to your location?
Chris Maynard


Name a CCPL wiki.
CCPL Job Description Wiki

Orientation-Operations & Facilities

Orientation-Operations & Facilities

In your blog, write about the most fascinating thing you learned about Operations.
List the names of the Facilities Manager, IT Manager, and Technical Services Manager in your blog.

The most interesting thing I learned about Operations is how much they actually do. In addition to creating such a good quiz...they have to maintain & oversee almost all of the daily activities that are required to make CCPL function properly. Plus they let me know that as of 2006 there were 60 billion email transactions Every Day!

• IT SERVICES MANAGER = Bob Kuntz
• FACILITIES MANAGER = Tom Sheets Sr
• TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER = Elaine Adkins

Orientation-Outreach Service

CCPL's Programming Philosophy
Find the Programming Philosophy section and view the Programming Philosophy PowerPoint Presentation. Blog about your experience.

-The Power Point Presentation give a good background & history on the Programing Philosophy & Guidelines which were implemented in 1982(revised in 1989) & cover topics such as:

1. Definition of a Program
2. Benefits of Programming
3. Recognize Audiences & emerging audiences
4. Identifying Customer Needs & Trends
5. Who Provides Library Programming

Orientation-CTR

Contact Us Now
Contact us now is a service that is staffed by CTR, where patrons can email a question & receive a response. Questions range from information desk questions to book reservations. Having worked in CTR I have had the experience of answering the email questions that come into CTR.

Ask Us Now
AskUsNow is a service that provides 24 hour reference coverage 7 days a week. CTR helps staff the AskUsNow service along with other Library Services through out Maryland. This service is great for people doing last minute research or homework long after the library & school have closed.

Orientation-InterLibrary Loan

Booking a Meeting Room
Reserving a meeting is very easy to do. You need only basic information to place the request. The interested party can provide you with name, name of organization, date of meeting, number of people attending, phone #, etc & the request will be made. I am awaiting a call back from ILL dept on instructions on how to delete the room.

Orientation-Materials Management

Electronic Resources
Having worked the Information Desk for 10 months & also subbed at CTR, I have found the Electronic or Research Resources that the library subscribes to are very useful. Many patrons have questions that cannot be answered with materials in the system, so we turn to the resources we subscribe to for help. Some of my favorite are Books in Print, Novelist, Medline Plus & Ancestry.com.

Orientation-External Relations Room

From viewing the information in the External Relations Room I now know who to contact to have fliers made for programs & how to add or edit a program in the system!

Orientation-Deputy Director Room--Answers

Who are the current members of the Library Board?
The CCPL website lists the following as Active Board Members
Joyce Muller, John J. Bowden, Todd Herring
President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer

Mary Lou Dewey, Gilda Hogan, Keir Knight, Nancy Lynch


Find your job on the CCPL organization chart.
How many people work in your branch or HQ department?
20 People are listed on the Staff Directory(but there have been a few new hires recently that are not on directory)

Have you met everyone at your work location?
YES
If there is no one new for you to meet at your work location, contact someone at another work location and introduce yourself. Record who you met, what they do, and one thing you learned about them.
I met Gregor Becker @ CTR through email first. He is the CTR Manager & my supervisor Teresa Tisha told me, working at CTR would be a great training for working on the Information Desk. I learned that Gregor has working with CCPL for many years & also did a short stint with the Frederick County Library system.


Name at least one CCPL service or project that was begun with LSTA funds. Describe the project briefly.
Spanish Outreach.
This project provides information, materials and bilingual storytimes in Spanish and English through the bookmobile service that is offered after St. John’s Spanish Mass.

Visit the website of the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Who is eligible for their services? How can someone apply?

You are eligible for LPBHif you are:

• Legally Blind - vision of 20/200 or less with glasses; a visual field of 20 degrees
• Visually Limited-difficulty focusing long enough to read standard print without special aids
• Physically Limited - difficulty handling a book or turning pages.
• Reading Disabled - due to an organic dysfunction such as dyslexia.

To Apply

• Print and complete the application and return to LBPH
• Request an application at your local public library
• Request an application by calling LBPH at any of the numbers listed at the top of this page

Ask your Branch Manager to tell you about some of CCPL’s experiences with challenges to library materials. Briefly describe what you learned.
My Branch manager showed me a few copies of letters to the Deputiy Director & how objections to particular materials are handled. The letters were in response to people's objections about a particular movie or title. For example,a patron found a book called WHATS WITH THE DUDES AT THE DOOR? objectionable. That person then filed a complaint with the deputy director & she responded, that one of the duties of the library is to "reflect a variety of view on all subjects." She also, went on to say we were weak in some areas the patron was interested in & was ordering new materials to expand our collection on that subject. The letter went on to point out that librarians were happy to assist patrons with finding materials contain subject matter that they are looking for.


What is the Risk-Takers’ Network?

The network is part of the learning organization contains information that" seeks to improve internal and external customer service through the use of innovation, creativity, learning, risk-taking and team work."

Orientation--Deputy Director Room

MARYLAND LAW
Board

• 7 Members
• Meets at least 10 times per year. At headquarters & at each branch once per annum.

Budget
2007 Budget= 7.9M

Sources of Funding

• 11% State
• 84% County

Budget Expenses

• 72% Salary
• 16% Materials/Access
• 12% Everything Else

OTHER ITEMS LEARNED

--"sunshine Laws"-meeting that are open to public along with certain records such as salary information.

--Request for Confidential Records--From Law Enforcement--Forward Request to Library Director, because the director is Official Custodian of Library Records, as decided on by the board

Federal Laws

Orientation--Director/Admin-Staff Question

There is an autographed movie poster in the Administrative Assistant's office. How did the Administrative Assistant come upon this item?

A few years ago for On the Same Page we did To Kill A Mockingbird. Kris Peters up at NCC suggested that we contact Mary Badham who portrayed Scout in the film to see if she would come and speak at our showing of the movie at the Arts Council. Well, we did and she DID!!! She was great, a lot of fun and everyone who came to the film really enjoyed having her talk about Gregory Peck and making the movie. We had her sign a few posters that we had purchased. I was one of the lucky recipients of one of them for my work on the project