Groovin’ in the - American Library Association · Library Dr. Noah Lenstra, Katie Scherrer, and Barbara Scott. LET’S MOVE IN LIBRARIES! Dr. Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of

Movin’ and

Groovin’ in the

LibraryDr. Noah Lenstra, Katie Scherrer, and

Barbara Scott

LET’S MOVE IN LIBRARIES!

Dr. Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Studies at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Who am I and

how did I get

here?

If museums can do this, why not public libraries???

What can YOU do in

YOUR library to increase

physical activity?

It’s all about

COMMUNITY

“The Community Catalyst Initiative challenges museums and libraries to transform how they collaborate with their communities.”

SEVEN ways libraries get us moving

1. Make movement part of existing programs

2. Get people active outdoors

3. New collections

4. New spaces and infrastructures

5. Fitness and movement classes

6. For FUN!

7. Be a model for others

1. Make movement part of existing programs

Summer Reading

Who’s

ready to

train like

an

astronaut?

https://www.nasa.gov/tla/activities

2. Get People Active Outdoors

Since 2008, Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro, NC, has had a community garden at the library

Ready to try a

StoryWalk?

Stillwater,

Oklahoma

made a great

video:

https://bit.ly/2

MFPY3y

3. Develop New Collections

https://bit.ly/2MHi1iM

• Funded by ALSC Curiosity Creates Grant

• HUGELY popular in Summer

• Used for active programs

• Expanded to include 7 bicycles, and more

4. New spaces & infrastructures

5. Fitness & Movement Classes

Read more here: “Sports and Health Education at Pre-school Level - A project of the Center of Excellence for children in Brasov, Romania,” in Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section Newsletter, IFLA, June 2014, Special Issue on Sport and Libraries

Motto of Program: A Moving Child is a Learning Child

Hear more here: http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/

6. For

FUN!

7. Be a

Model for

Others!!

What will you do?

1. Make movement part of existing programs

2. Get people active outdoors

3. New collections

4. New spaces and infrastructures

5. Fitness and movement classes

6. For FUN!

7. Be a model for others

Let’s stay connected!

LetsMoveLibraries.org – We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube

lenstra@uncg.edu - PLEASE REACH OUT!!!!

ENHANCING STORYTIME WITH

EMBODIED PLAY

Yoga-inspired movement and stillness for kids 3—6

Let’s Move!

Happy Spines!

Modifying movement instruction for kids

Key Takeaway #1: Yoga Offers a Model

for Whole-Child Engagement

Key Takeaway #2: If We Care about Early Literacy, We Have to Care about Physical Literacy

The Synergistic Effect of Teaching a Combined Explicit Movement and Phonological Awareness Program to Preschool Aged Students

Deborah Callcott, Lorraine Hammond, and Susan Hill

Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015

“Findings suggest that teaching pre-primary aged children early literacy and movement in tandem is more beneficial than teaching either in isolation.”

A Quasi-Experimental Study of a Movement and Preliteracy Program for 3- and 4-Year-Old Children

Chloe Bedard, Emily Bremer, Wenonah Campbell, John Cairney

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017

“The results of this study show that participation in a direct instruction, community-based, parent-oriented movement and preliteracy program can significantly improve movement and preliteracy skill levels of preschool children with typical development.”

Time to Move!

Let’s talk, sing, and read as we dance for the sun!

Key Takeaway #3: Opportunities Are

Abundant!

SHAPE America Locomotor Competencies - Kindergarten

• Performs locomotor skills (hopping, galloping, running, sliding, skipping) while maintaining balance. (S1.E1.K)

• Performs jumping and landing actions with balance. (S1.E3.K)

• Maintains momentary stillness on different bases of support. (S1.E7.Ka)

• Forms wide, narrow, curled and twisted body shapes. (S1.E7.Kb)

Curled Shape Twisted Shape

Temporary Stillness

Let’s Grow from Seeds

to Trees!

Child’s Pose

Extended Child’s Pose with Twist

Hero Pose

Wide Leg Seated Pose with Side Bend

High Kneeling

Extended Mountain

Tree Pose

Peaceful Warrior

Key Takeaway #4: Mindful Movement and

Stillness Are for YOU Too

"I just finished my regular storytime, and I threw in a few yoga-inspired touches. It was amazing! I can’t stop smiling! An adult came up at the end with a big smile on his face and said, 'This was magical.' That’s one of the greatest compliments I’ve received in my career. I realize the practices I did weren’t that different from my typical programs. However, I was very intentional in my planning and presentation, rather than just running on autopilot as it’s easy to do when you’ve been doing the same thing for a decade. That intentionality made a big difference in how I felt, how I connected with the group, and how they received what I was doing. And there are so many lessons in that for every facet of my life."

-Keesha Summers, Children's Librarian, Xenia (OH)

Katie Scherrer, MLIS,

RYT

Founder, “Stories, Songs, and Stretches!”

Owner, Connected Communities

Author, Stories, Songs, and Stretches! Creating Playful Storytimes with Yoga and Movement

Coauthor, Once Upon a Cuento: Bilingual Storytimes in English and Spanish

In-person training nationwide

Online training with Library Juice Academy

Consulting and writing services for special projects

www.connectedcommunitiesconsulting.com

www.katiescherreryoga.com

@katiescherreryoga – Instagram & Facebook

@connectedkatie - Twitter

MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND

MORE

Barbara Scott

TOTS, TALES, AND TUNES

2010-2013

HUMBLE

BEGINNINGS

…

WHAT DOES MUSIC

PROVIDE…

…or, in other words,

why you should do a

program like this…

Listening

skills…

Cultural

sharing…

Physical

knowledge…

(for example,

the importance of

crossing the

midline…)

Listening skills, part 2…

Cognitive development…

Appreciation…

Motor

development…

Self

esteem…

Social interaction…

Strong bond

between

parent and

child…

YEARLY ATTENDANCE FIGURES2013: 346

2014:

1,422

2015:

1,402

2016:

2,532

2017:

1,936

So far in 2018…..

That’s a five-year grand

total (so far) of…..

It’s all about leveling the playing

field…

Barbara Scott, Children’s

Librarian

Bucyrus Public Library

200 E. Mansfield Street

Bucyrus, Ohio 44820

419-562-7327 x104

barbarascott@hotmail.com