Bill Landau's presentation at the AZLA library convention on 11/17/10

1. By Bill Landau
Around the World in 45 Minutes
Ideas for theIdeas for the
Summer Reading Program 2011Summer Reading Program 2011
blandau@flagstaffaz.gov

2. Who am I?
•Manager of East Flagstaff Community Library
•SIRLS student @ University of Arizona online
•An “accidental” librarian…
•Proud father of a librarian and a speech pathologist

3. Why am I excited
about SRP 2011?
•Thanks to the Collaborative Summer Reading Program
for choosing this theme.
•Great platform to present diversity and acceptance.
•Much prejudice comes from lack of education and this is
our chance to enlighten.
•As Raffi says…

4. One light, one sun
One sun lighting everyone.
One world turning
One world turning everyone.
One world, one home
One world home for everyone.
One dream, one song
One song heard by everyone.
One love, one heart
One heart warming everyone.
One hope, one joy
One love filling everyone.
One light, one sun
One sun, lighting everyone.
One light warming everyone.
One Light One Sun
Words and music by Raffi © 1985 Homeland Publishing

5. My #1 Tip for aMy #1 Tip for a
successful SRP…successful SRP…
•READ YOUR MANUAL!READ YOUR MANUAL!
•Mentally raise your hand if…
•What is in it?

6. The art
is
amazing!
Three
Cheers
for
Rafael
Lopez!
Be sure
to
explore
the
entire
DVD!
Packed
with
much
info!

7. Idea #2Idea #2
•In a rut? Set some goals andIn a rut? Set some goals and
objectives!objectives!
•But what about real life?
•“I’m too busy to set goals!”
•In reality, you are too busy to NOT set goals.
•At least ask, “Why are we doing this?”

8. Sample GoalsSample Goals
•To motivate children to read
•To develop positive attitudes about reading
•To attract more users to your library
•To expose your patrons to other cultures
Sample ObjectivesSample Objectives
•To register 10% more middle school students
•To have 75% completion among participants
•To have 10% more programming than last year
•To find one more community partner

9. Idea #3Idea #3
IncentivesIncentives
•Get rid of the landfill junk
•Here’s what we did…
•Free book at midway point
•Fun Folder filled with local
passes and coupons

10. Idea #4Idea #4
•Get a Movie LicenseGet a Movie License
•www.mplc.com
•www.movlic.com
•Don’t take their first offer!
•But don’t show them without
•TONS of movies with a world theme

11. Idea #5Idea #5
Organize your programsOrganize your programs
•Ever had someone not show up?
•Ever have a presenter show up and realize
they needed a microphone, or a podium, or a
fire department on standby?
•Page 17 has a planning form ready to use

12. Idea #6Idea #6
•Feature a different continentFeature a different continent
every week!every week!
•Find locals in your community to appear
as a guest from each continent.
•Can’t find someone from Antarctica?
Try acting! Dress up and have fun!

13. Idea #7Idea #7
Africa Week!Africa Week!
•African music
•Crafts from Africa
•Safari So Good (more on that later)
•Watch “The Lion King”

14. Idea #8Idea #8
Antarctica Week!Antarctica Week!
•Did you know there were dinosaurs in
Antarctica?
•Penguin Program!
•Many resources on the Internet or in your
library.
•http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school
/Antarctica/

15. Idea #9Idea #9
•Asia Week!Asia Week!
•http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/

16. Idea #10Idea #10
Australia Week!Australia Week!
•Make a paper lunch bag platypus.
•http://familycrafts.about.com/od/zoowilda
nimals/a/PaperBagPlatypus.htm
•Have a Wiggles Week celebrating the
music of the Wiggles!

17. Idea #11Idea #11
Europe Week!Europe Week!
•Watch “Beauty and the Beast”
•Unlimited potential with crafts, food,
customs, music, etc.
•Decorate the library like Italy or Paris!
•Invite a European into the library to talk
about their country and answer questions.

18. Idea #12Idea #12
South America Week!South America Week!
•Google “South American Crafts” and you
will find enough fun to last years!
•Invite a dance studio in to present
programs for various ages.
•I already have arranged to have Zumba
dance classes at our library this summer!

19. Idea #13Idea #13
•North America Week!North America Week!
•No-Brainer for programming
•Good one to save until the last week to
symbolize coming home after touring the
world during SRP.

20. Idea #14Idea #14
How can I afford to decorate?How can I afford to decorate?
•Call up your travel agent and ask
•Travel posters and brochures
•Plus, ask agent to present a program!

21. Idea #15Idea #15
Bring in your suitcases to buildBring in your suitcases to build
book displays around!book displays around!
•Globes and world maps, too
•Book displays to coordinate with featured
continent of the week

22. Idea #16Idea #16
•MUSIC!MUSIC!
•Incorporate cultural music into every
program
•Consider a concert series of world music
•Stock up now on music from around the
globe!

23. Idea #17Idea #17
Like Me and You
•Music by Raffi, D. Pike © 1985 Homeland Publishing SOCAN
From the album One light, One Sun

24. Idea #18Idea #18
Putamayo World Music!Putamayo World Music!
•Makes great background during craft
programs
•http://www.putumayo.com

25. Idea #19Idea #19
Wee Sing, Around the World!Wee Sing, Around the World!
•CD and songbook with guitar chords
•Book also includes stories about each
song and suggests actions.
•http://www.weesing.com
•ISBN: 978-0-8431-2005-9

26. Tue TueTue Tue(clapping song from Ghana – guitar chord D throughout)(clapping song from Ghana – guitar chord D throughout)
Tu-e tu-e, ba-ree-ma tu-e tu-e
Tu-e tu-e, ba-ree-ma tu-e tu-e
A-bo-fra ba a-ma da-wa da-wa tu-e tu-e
A-bo-fra ba a-ma da-wa da-wa
Tu-e tu-e Hei!
Ba-ree-ma tu-e tu-e Hei! (last line, x3)

27. Idea #20Idea #20
Program Idea -Program Idea -
Bugs from Around the World!Bugs from Around the World!
““All You NeedAll You Need
are Bugs!”are Bugs!”

28. Idea #21Idea #21
Program Idea – CinderallaProgram Idea – Cinderalla
Around the WorldAround the World
•Page 86-87 in manual
•Dozens upon dozens of versions of this
classic fairy tale
•Read, compare, review
•Manual has games like “Pass the Glass
Slipper”

29. Idea #22Idea #22
Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling
•Page 90 in manual
•Children retell a classic fairytale by
making a home movie (have teens help)
•Produce several and have a screening of
their movies for parents to attend
•Free video-editing tool at Microsoft.com –
search for “moviemaker”

30. Idea #23Idea #23
Make Passports forMake Passports for
SRPSRP
•Complete directions and
template in the manual!
•Have kids get passport
stamped each time they
come to the library
•Could also serve as your
reading log

31. Idea #23Idea #23
Pull all of your travel books!Pull all of your travel books!
•The Manual has MANY lists!
•Check out the Miroslav Sasek “This is…”
series This is…
•New York
•San Francisco
•Texas
•Venice
•Greece
•Rome
•Britain
•Hong Kong
•And many more…

32. Idea #24Idea #24
Have a special Madeline week!Have a special Madeline week!
•Perfect for discussing cultures!

33. Idea #25Idea #25
Enter a parade!Enter a parade!
•Or create your own
•You will find out how
much people
appreciate you!

34. Idea #26Idea #26
Include EVERYONE!Include EVERYONE!
•If you are not including SRP events for
children with special needs, make this the
year you start!
• Or consider all-inclusive
programs!
•Lots of books available on
the subject, but best advice
is just try it!

35. Idea #27Idea #27
I’d Rather Be Cruising!I’d Rather Be Cruising!
•Detailed program plans starting on page 106
of the manual!
• Opening program, closing or throughout
•Include games played on cruise ships like
shuffleboard.
•You could even have a cruise ship buffet of
healthy snack food.
•“Sail Into Storytime”

36. Idea #28Idea #28
Old MacDonald Modes ofOld MacDonald Modes of
Transportation Song!Transportation Song!
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O
And in that car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O
With a beep beep here and a beep beep there
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
Other verses, boat, jet, bicycle, horse, bus, etc.

37. Idea #29Idea #29
Craft IdeaCraft Idea
Paper Plate Steering Wheel!Paper Plate Steering Wheel!
•Page 117 of manual
•Could use for Old MacDonald
song on previous page

38. Idea #30Idea #30
Pigeon Loves Things That Go!Pigeon Loves Things That Go!
•Fits in great with the travel theme
•Hold a Mo Willems Storytime
•A “must-visit” web site for any storyteller…
http://www.pigeonpresents.com/grownup.a
spx

39. Idea #31Idea #31
•Safari So Good!Safari So Good!
•Page 110 in manual
•Adapt this plan for other weeks
•Amazon Safari
•Neighborhood Safari
•Arctic Safari
•You can dress up in pith helmet,
khaki shirt, etc. and take kids
anywhere!

40. Idea #32Idea #32
Programs can take us anywhere!Programs can take us anywhere!
•Travel to Neverland with Peter Pan
•Go to Where the Wild Things Are
•Go to the Hundred Acre Wood
•Go to Prehistoric Times
•Go To Alice In Wonderland
•Go to Outer Space
•Go to Treasure Island

41. Idea #33Idea #33
Games From Around The World!Games From Around The World!
•Google “games from around the world”
•Hopscotch
•Marbles
•Jump Rope
•Circle Games
•Games of Tag
•Card Games
•http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-section.htm

42. Idea #34Idea #34
Jokes and Riddles fromJokes and Riddles from
Around the World!Around the World!
•Consider a different foreign joke or riddle
every day displayed on the front counter
•Which state has the happiest people?
•Where do authors go to write?
•What state do cars like best?
•This large lake thinks it’s better than all
the others.
•Funniest world joke contest.

43. Idea #35Idea #35
Travelogue Program!Travelogue Program!
•Have you been someplace cool? Make a
program from your photos!
•If not, invite a travel agent to present.
•“How to” plan a trip to anywhere…
maybe Disneyland
•Invite kids to bring in snapshots of their favorite
places and make a bulletin board display.
•Flat Stanley photos…around town or around
the world!

44. Idea #36Idea #36
Where in the World is CarmenWhere in the World is Carmen
Sandiego?Sandiego?
•Does anyone remember this game?
•Where did it go?
•There are still some working PC versions.
•Try creating your own “live” version by
printing out a weekly set of clues about
where you are “hiding” each week.
•And what about the Oregon Trail???

45. Idea #37Idea #37
Movement Activity – My ScarfMovement Activity – My Scarf
•Page 150 of the manual.
•Scarves are “big” in many countries.
•Buy remnant fabric and make lots of colorful
scarves for all our your kids.
•Program around pretending to be…a
cowboy/cowgirl, a dog with long floppy ears, a
ballet dancer, etc.
•If you don’t feel comfortable, ask a local dance
teacher to put on a program.

46. Idea #38Idea #38
Japanese Tea CeremonyJapanese Tea Ceremony
•Read up or find someone to lead.
•Give it a British flair if you prefer, inviting
all to High Tea with little cookies and
cucumber sandwiches.
•Consider an inter-generational tea party.

47. Idea #39Idea #39
Rice Grains RelayRice Grains Relay
•Little kids should use wooden spoons
instead of chopsticks…ouch!
•Transfer one grain of rice at a time until
pile is gone.
•Make it a Rice-Day Program with rice
crafts, games and rice-based snacks.
•Call it “Rice to the Occasion!”

48. Idea #40Idea #40
Walking Through Africa ProgramWalking Through Africa Program
•Page 191 in manual.
•Do you know Brown Bear, Brown Bear,
What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr?
•Adapt it to….
•Walking through Africa, What do I see?
•I see a twiga (giraffe) looking at me
•Manual gives 12 other African animals
you can also use in this adaptation.

49. Idea #41Idea #41
Photocopy the manual handoutsPhotocopy the manual handouts
•Place one person in charge of
making new flyers available.
•Don’t put them all out at once.
Keep them coming back for
different puzzles.
•In English and in Spanish

50. Idea #42Idea #42
Where in the World?Where in the World?
•Give each student a world map.
•Students color in country they are reading
about.
•Relationship can be…
•Author was born there
•The setting of the book
•The book was printed there
•Any mention of any other countries

51. Idea #43Idea #43
Don’t Forget RhymesDon’t Forget Rhymes
from Other Countriesfrom Other Countries
Uno, dos, tres – CHO
Uno, dos, tres – CO
Uno, dos, tres – LA
Uno, dos, tres – TE!
Chocolate, chocolate, bate, bate, chocolate
Chocolate, chocolate, bate, bate, chocolate
Traditional Spanish chant

52. Idea #44Idea #44
The DVD Bonus…The DVD Bonus…
Foreign Language VideosForeign Language Videos
•You MUST watch these!
•Kind of “cheesy”, but great for learning some
basics of Chinese, French, Spanish, German,
Dutch, Swahili and Norwegian!

53. Idea #45Idea #45
The Teen and Adult Programs!The Teen and Adult Programs!

54. Thank You!
Feel free to email me
blandau@flagstaffaz.gov