Out of the Mouths of Babes
Posted by: Emily in Etc., Library Marketing, Library Service, Library Technology, Social NetworkingVia Library Techie: Check out this cool feature on CNN.com where children’s books are reviewed by children.
(I had forgotten about how CNN does this… it’s how I originally found one of my son’s favorite books, Scaredy Squirrel. This epic saga was reviewed by 6 year old Andrew Oglesby back in June of 2006. The rest, ,at least at my house, is history. Or legend.)
I love the suggestion that libraries could do something like this on their Web pages. It seems like a natural thing to do…
I can just imagine what my son, Robert, would say if asked to review some of his favorite books:
Goodnight Moon - “bunny. BUNNY!!! Shhhhhh!!! mouse mouse mouse up up clock clock mouse. Shhh. Bunny.”
Truck Duck - “DuckDuck QUACK! Truck. Car. Bug…EEEEEWWWWW! DUCK! Bobo. Monkey EEE EEE EEE. Duck!”
Yummy Yucky - “EEEEWWWWW! mommy… mommy… cookie!!!! cookie!!!! EEEEWWW! cheese. pizza. Meeeow! Bug. Sock stinky sock. EEEEWWWW!!!”
Give him a break. He’s only two.
But really, wouldn’t it be cool to share some of what the kids visiting your library have to say about the books they’ve read?
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February 12th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
How about devoting some wall space in the Children’s Room to pictures drawn by Jr. Patrons showing their favorite part of the story or how a book relates to their own experiences? Older patrons can write traditional book reports, use other media to illustrate the story, write an interview with the author ….. the ideas are endless. All it takes to involve your Jr. Patrons is a little space, some tape, labels and a love of books.
February 12th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Those are great ideas… I think it’s good (for me!) to remember that encouraging participation can happen offline as well as on. Inviting customers to share doesn’t have to depend on technology at all. But I happen to think it’s pretty fun that way.