The document summarizes activities from a workshop on building and sustaining a community book nook. It discusses defining reading experiences and libraries, reading aloud a story to learn about books and libraries, and the key components of setting up a book nook including acquiring books and resources, record keeping, and programming for readers. Participants engaged in activities like singing a library song, predicting a story based on its title, discussing what was learned from the story, and creating their own books with basic bibliographic entries and descriptions.

2. It Takes a Village to Build
(and Sustain) a Book Nook!
COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH BOOKS AND READING; LIBRARY
INVENTORY AND ACCOUNTABILITY;
LIBRARY ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

3. Day 1 – AM Session
WHAT IS YOUR READING
EXPERIENCE
- THE BOOK & WHY IT MATTERS
WHAT IS YOUR CONCEPT
OF A LIBRARY?.
LET US MAKE A BOOK!

4. Books and Our
Reading
Experience
• Things That Matter:
The Book Matters
• What Makes a Book?
Worksheet 1
Slide Deck

5. The Library Song
The Writer writes the book
The Writer writes the book
Hi-ho Library Oh! The Writer writes the
book!
The Illustrator draws
The Illustrator draws
Hi-ho Library Oh! The Illustrator draw!
The Publisher puts it together
The Publisher puts it together
Hi-ho Library Oh! The Publisher puts it
together!

6. What is the mouse
up to?
What can you imagine
when you read the
title: LIBRARY
MOUSE?
Make a
prediction!
What can we learn
about books and
libraries from the
story?
What do you feel
now that we are to
read aloud a story
from a book?
Let us have a READ ALOUD
Let us THINK together!

7. What did we learn about books and libraries from the Library Mouse?
What I know about
books and libraries
(including the work of
the librarian)?
What I learned from the story about
books and libraries (including the
work of the librarian)?
What is happening in our BOOK
NOOK?
BOOKS
LIBRARIES
WORK OF THE
LIBRARIAN

9. A library is
A CULTURE WHEN
What activities and services show that a
library is part of culture and lifestyle?
*Storytelling and Reading Aloud
* Learning / Activity Centers
* Makerspaces
* Training and Workshops
COMMUNITY WHEN
When do we say that a library is a space and
place for community and people to come
together?
* Exhibits and showcases of works, products,
talents
* Book donations, production and preservation
from members of the community
* Sufficient funds for sustainability and staffing

10. A library is
A SYSTEM WHEN
What processes are in place that show a
library is dynamic and alive?
* An efficient record keeping and
documentation system
* Active relationship: Book – Reader –
Library/BN
A STRUCTURE WHEN
What frameworks make a strong
library/Book Nook?
* Physical space that allows 10% of the
population
* A Safe space for books and resources
* Digital space that is integrated in the
physical environment

11. The 5 Laws of Library Science, Ranganathan
1.Books are for use.
2. Every reader his or her book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. The library is a growing organism.

12. Key Components
Book and
Resource Acquisition
Record Keeping and
Organization
Reader’s Services
and
Programming

13. Let us make a
book!

14. Basic Bibliographic Entry
Author. Title. Publisher. Place of Publication. Publication Year or Copyright.
1. Author
2. Title
3. Publisher
4. Place of Publication
5. Year or Copyright
Write a short description of your book (2-3 sentences).
Gagatiga, Zarah. A Boy and His Dog. Self-published. Binan, Laguna, Nov. 18, 2022
A boy was playing with his dog when rain suddenly poured in buckets. They waited for the rain to stop under
A wordless book, it is meant for the reader to provide his or her own words to the story.

15. Basic Bibliographic Entry
Author. Title. Publisher. Place of Publication.
Publication Year or Copyright.
1. Author
2. Title
3. Publisher
4. Place of Publication
5. Year or Copyright
Write a short description of the book (2-3
sentences).

16. Basic Bibliographic Entry
Author. Title. Publisher. Place of Publication.
Publication Year or Copyright.
1. Author
2. Title
3. Publisher
4. Place of Publication
5. Year or Copyright
Write a short description of the book (2-3
sentences).
Badelles, Jose. Boy with No Face. Quezon City.
Adarna Book Services. 1996.
Boy with No Face is about introspection and self
discovery. It focuses on the child’s ability to look
internally as the environment he lives in nurtures him.
The colors are bold and shapes symbolic of one’s
relationship with the world.
Recommended for quiet reading and paired read aloud
session.

17. Let’s play!
THE SORTING HAT! WORD ASSOCIATION GAME
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

18. How will you sort them?