For starters, in 2017 my staff and I led 300 storytimes with 10,694 attending! That is an average of 36 per session which is great. Taking into account that we only have storytimes 9 months out of the year, I am SUPER pumped about these numbers. We have gotten a lot of great feedback from our storytime families, and we all love what we do. I know I sometimes feel like pinching myself mid program because I can't believe I get paid to do it! In 2017 we led a total of 542 programs. This includes storytimes, special programs, and outreach visits. A total of 15,546 attended which is an average of 29 per program. These are also numbers I am super excited about. We were consistently in the top 5 out of 27 branches for program attendance each month, often in the top 2 or 3. My super competitive side is gunning for #1 in 2018! Ha ha! We had a variety of programs for all ages in 2017 and have already scheduled an even better mix for the first half of 2018 that I am really excited about.
Here are some highlights for each month of some of my favorite programs. Each month we also had meetings of Preschool STEAM Club, Kid Creators or Block Stars, and Marvelous Minecrafters. We also added a monthly SCRATCH Club towards the end of the year. I also had the opportunity to present at several conferences throughout the year as part of Ohio Library Council and Northeast Ohio Regional Library System events.
January 2017
* Colorlicious - Activity stations based on picture books by Victoria Kann.
* 3D Design for Kids
* Minute to Win It: Kids vs Adults
* Scales and Tails - A local pet store brought some animals for families to interact with.
February 2017
* Duct Tape Designs
* Family Science Night
* Preschool visits at a local school and with a local Head Start group
March 2017
* Seussapalooza
* Canvas Creations
* Zentangle for Kids
* Intro to Virtual Reality
* Family Minecraft
* Family Literacy Night at the local elementary school
April 2017
* April Fools Storytime
* Unbirthday Celebration
* Lego WeDo Robotix
* Family Mythbusters Challenge
* Library Scavenger Hunt
May 2017
* Family Prom
* Comic Book Day Storytime, Crafts, Green Screen Photos
* Intro to SCRATCH
* Summer Reading school visits galore!
June 2017
* National Doughnut Day Celebration
* Family Fun Play Dates
* Diary of a Wimpy Kid Robotix
* Chalk the Walk
* Young Engineers - box forts, cup towers, and more!
* Writing workshop based on the book A Picture Book with No Pictures
* Book Buddies
July 2017
* Play dates
* Book Buddies
* Chalk the Walk
* Summer Carnival Minecraft Challenge
* Fancy Friday with Fancy Nancy (A HUGE HIT!!!)
* Operation Kindergarten - a kindergarten readiness program
* Learn to play the ukulele
* Saturday Crafternoon
August 2017
* Play Learn and Grow
* Spy School
* Minecraft Challenge
* Chalk the Walk
* Eclipse Day festivities
* Back to School Celebration
* Meet the teacher nights
September 2017
* Tween Tech: Tagxedo
* Kid Zone Bracelets and Bookmarks
* Family Minecraft Pirate Challenge
* Homework Help Open House
October 2017
* National Chemistry Week
* Minecraft Zombie Haunted House Challenge
* Crazy Concoctions
* Get in Character Storytime
* Baby Club
November 2017
* Maker Monday
* Coding for Kids
* Friday Free Play
* Daisy scout visit
* 2nd grade class visits
December 2017
* Polar Express Pajama Prom
* All About Toys
* Star Wars Coding
* Cotton Candy Day Celebration
* Student Ambassadors
* Make and Take Holiday Crafts
* 2nd grade SCRATCH Jr visits
Personal Career Goals for 2018
* Increase storytime and program attendance numbers.
* Include additional technology programs.
* Expand on the partnership created in 2017 between the library and 2nd grade classes at our local elementary school as part of their community engagement initiative.
* Create an after school literacy based club with the local elementary school.
* Present at additional conferences.
* Act as a mentor for employees new to the system.
* Improve upon my blog and expand it and the accompanying Facebook page to a wider audience.
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