July 18th

Monkey Storytime!
This was the first really big turnout I'd seen. There were over 80 kids there - plus parents! Pamela had to do a little bit of crowd control but overall the kids (and parents) were good listeners. When the kids were standing up in front she said,"Everybody should be sitting really flat on the ground." When a child would stand up and get closer she would turn the book away and remind the child to sit down. After a while they learn even though it's hard to do at first. She said the the worst case scenario is when parents talk on the sidelines because they're supposed to be modeling good listening and it also adds to the din of noise. It's nice to hang out for a little while after storytime. A lot of good socializing happens between kids and between parents!

Introduction: Fingerplay - I've got 10 fingers...
Song & Sign Language - The more we get together the happier we'll be
1st Story - Big book: Caps For Sale
2nd Story - What Time Mr. Crocodile? She pointed out the monkeys in each picture and asked what are they doing? The narrative doesn't mention the monkeys!
Song #1- Rum Sum Sum: She sang it three times. First normal, then extra loud, then extra soft
Song #2- Hammer All Day Long. All the kids stood up for this one. She asked for a name and then added it to the song. All together she asked 5 names.
3rd Story- 10 Naughty Little Monkeys
Flannel Board Storytelling- Counting Crocodiles: the story of the monkey and the deer who are friends on two different islands. The clever monkey gets the crocodiles to line up and he walks across them to get to his friend's island!
Summer Reading Program Announcement
Last song/story- If You're Happy and You Know It pop-up book :)

Bibliography:
Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
What Time Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra
Ten Naughty Little Monkeys by Suzanne Williams
If You're Happy and You Know It(pop-up book) by David A. Carter
Extras:
So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy VanLaan
Yummy Yummy Food For My Tummy by Sam Lloyd
Mo's Stinky Sweater by David Bedford
Tall by Jez Alborough

Storytime Stretchers: Tongue Twisters, Choruses, Games, and Charades by Naomi Baltuck (includes audience age range, tips and time)
Baltuck is a local author and her books have different songs than other books. Her ideas may not be for pre-school storytime but they are good for older kids (K-6) They're good for school visits or programs where you don't know the specific age range you'll be talking to.

Storytellers Sourcebook by Margaret Read MacDonald
Although there is a steep learning curve to use it, it is a good resource for inspiration.


Database of the Day
King County Jail Register for looking up inmates. On the SPL website go to Databases/Government/Crime & Safety

Reader's Advisory
A parent of a second grader came in looking for reading material. His son was reading Henry & Mudge and Mr. Putter & Tabby. We recommended Commander Toad and Nate the Great.

A teen came in and said she liked fiction stories with tornadoes and volcanoes in them. I looked up tornados - fiction as well as tornadoes - fiction and volcanoes - fiction. We found "Night of the Twisters", "Death Wind", "Sasquatch" (about Mt. St. Helens), and "Storms". I also recommended "Isaac's Storm" which is narrative non-fiction. I chose titles that were in the teen section and the J section that were longer. The challenge with this sort of request is that not all fiction has comprehensive subject headings. There may be tornado fiction out there that does not have a tornado subject heading!

Behavior Problem
A patron was lying down on the floor in the stacks. Another patron complained he wasn't being cooperative about moving. He was asked to find a place to sit. If he hadn't moved he could have been asked to leave the library.