Podcasts about children's services manager

Meet Erin Linsenmeyer, Children's Librarian and Outreach Coordinator, and Allyson Renell, Children's Services Manager, while they discuss early literacy at the library and outreach programming; PAWSitive Therapy Troupe

Summary: Librarians Christine Freeman and Lauren Martino talk about MCPL's upcoming Summer Read and Learn program, which starts June 9 and runs through September 9. This program offers children and teens fun incentives to read and learn all summer long. There will be amazing events at MCPL branches throughout the summer as well. Join us for the fun!  Recording Date: May 9, 2018 Hosts: Julie Dina and David Payne Guests: Christine Freeman is MCPL's Early Literacy and Children's Services Manager, as well as Branch Manager for the Noyes Library for Young Children. Lauren Martino is a Children's Librarian at our Silver Spring branch. She is also one of the hosts of the Library Matters podcast.  Featured MCPL Resource: MCPL offers reading lists by grade and age, including a list for adults. Find something new to read today!  What Our Guests Are Reading:  Christine Freeman Travel guides to England  We Were Here by Matt de la Peña Lauren Martino The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby Books Mentioned During this Episode: Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis Other Items of Interest Mentioned During this Episode:  1000 Books Before Kindergarten: Prepare your child for kindergarten with this fun, effective program that will engage your child with books, songs, fingerplays, and other learning activities. Beanstack: A fun site for logging books and more. MCPL uses Beanstack for many programs, including 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, our Reading Challenge, and our Summer Read and Learn programs. Customers can also opt to receive weekly emails with suggested books for their readers. Collaborative Summer Library Program: A consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children, teens, and adults at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries. Eric Energy: An energetic scientist who will amaze children during his hands-on, interactive science show.  Jacks Are Wild: Don't miss Mario and Bella, a pair of spirited Jack Russell terriers who perform amazing tricks that will delight children of all ages.  Libraries Rock! Dance Party: Put on your best pop star outfit or wear your craziest hair and come join us to dance! dance! dance! We will have photo props, a bubble machine and a music playlist to keep you moving.   Milkshake: Join us at Damascus Library for an interactive show filled with fun, silliness, and dancing led by the Grammy-nominated duo Milkshake.  Nature on Wheels - Raptors!: Learn about raptors. like bald eagles and hawks, while surrounded by your favorite books!  Reptile Rangers: Join us at Maggie Nightingale Library and meet a live king snake, a corn snake, a terrapin, and more! Presented by a park ranger from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.  Summer Read and Learn Kickoff Events: Several MCPL branches are celebrating the start of our Summer Read and Learn program June 9.  Video Games at the Symphony: The Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra will present family-friendly events at Silver Spring Library on 6/23 and Rockville Memorial Library on 8/11.   Zoomobile: Discover some of the amazing adaptations animals have for life in the wild and try some challenging activities to compare those adaptations to our own abilities.   Read the transcript. 

Dallas Shirley is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who provides Children's Counselling and Family Counselling for non-profit organizations. She currently works as the Children's Services Manager at Abbotsford Hospice Society and a Grief Specialist for the Abbotsford School District. Dallas is also the author of a books series called Woodland Wisdom Books, which are guides for parents, caregivers, educators, counsellor, and other adults who help to support children dealing with difficult issues. In this episode we talk about her journey into helping bereaved children, children’s grief and their grief dreams, her grief journey, and a dream she wants to have. You can find more about Dallas and her books here http://www.woodlandwisdombooks.com/

Episode Summary: Children's librarians Olivia Darrell and Christine Freeman talk about MCPL's upcoming 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. It's a fun way to help prepare your child for kindergarten and beyond, all while fostering a love of reading. Registration for this program begins Saturday, March 24, 2018.  Recording Date: February 7, 2018 Hosts: Julia Dina and Lauren Martino Guests: Olivia Darrell and Christine Freeman. Olivia Darrell is a librarian in our Collection Management department who selects the children's fiction for MCPL. Christine Freeman is our Early Literacy and Children's Services Manager. She also manages the Noyes Library for Young Children.  Featured MCPL Resource: Bookflix, read along with classic video storybooks on this learn-to-read site, which also includes related nonfiction e-books.  What Our Guests Are Reading Or Listening to: Olivia Darrell: This American Life, an NPR show featuring spoken essays, memoirs, and other non-fiction narratives organized around a theme. No One is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts, and The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell by, well, W. Kamau Bell.  Christine Freeman: The Selection series by Kiera Cass and Sucktown, Alaska by Craig Dirkes. Books and Other Media Mentioned During this Episode:  Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty Bark George by Jules Feiffer Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang First Snow by Bomi Park Get a Hit Mo by David A. Adler A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards Horn Book: A magazine filled with book reviews and articles of interest to children's librarians. It is used by librarians to select books and other material.  I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison In Plain Sight by Richard Jackson Jarabi Jumps by Gaia Cornwall Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn Looking for Bongo by Eric Velasquez Malika's Costume by Nadia L Horn Marta Big & Small by Jen Arena My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller Star Wars Little Golden Book Collection  School Library Journal: A magazine filled with book reviews and articles of interest to school librarians and children's librarians. It is used by librarians to select books and other material, as well as keep up with developments in the field of children's librarianship.  Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp MCPL Resources Mentioned During this Episode: Beanstack: A fun site for logging books and more. MCPL uses Beanstack for many programs, including 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, our Reading Challenge, and our summer read and learn programs.  BookFlix: Read along with classic video storybooks on this learn-to-read site, which also includes related nonfiction e-books. MCPL's 3rd Annual Reading Challenge Picture books that include braille TumbleBooks: An online collection of animated, talking picture books. Includes story books, chapter books, nonfiction, videos, and more. Includes books in French and Spanish.  Read the transcript

Recording Date: May 3, 2017 Guests: Christine Freeman, Early Literacy and Children's Services Manager, and Susan Moritz, Program Manager, Virtual Services.   Episode Summary: Our guests discuss MCPL's upcoming Summer Read and Learn program. MCPL's Summer Read and Learn program promotes reading and learning all summer long through a variety of reading and activity based learning tracks.  MCPL resources and services mentioned during this episode: Summer Read and Learn: This program runs from June 10 through September 10, 2017. There will be activities for children, teens, and adults.  Four Doorways to Reading: Legendary librarian Nancy Pearl identified 4 reasons people fall in love with books. They are plot, people, place, and prose. Sign up through Beanstack for reading recommendations based on your preferences among these 4 doorways to literature. Freegal: Download up to 5 song each week for free. Choose from over 3,000,000 recordings.  Library Link: A partnership between MCPL and Montgomery County Public Schools to ensure every child enrolled in a county public school receives a library card.  MCPL 2017 Reading Challenge: Over the course of 2017, read one book from each of twelve different categories. The categories include items such as a book set in your home state or country, a book with a viewpoint different from your own, and a book with a cover that is green.   MCPL's Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) programs.  MCPL Strategic Plan: To provide access to services, resources, and programs so that everyone can participate in making a more Literate Montgomery, Connected Montgomery, Strong and Vibrant Montgomery, and Delighted Montgomery.  MCPL Storytimes Suggested Titles by Grade and Interest Level What Do I Check Out Next?: Tell us what you like to read and we'll e-mail you a personalized list of 3 to 5 books that our readers' advisory experts have chosen for you.  Books and other media mentioned during this episode:  Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir: Laia goes undercover at the empire's military academy in order to save her brother from execution.  Little Brother by Cory Doctorow: Marcus uses his hacking skills to resist an out of control Department of Homeland Security. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen: Princess Kelsea returns home to ascend the throne amidst political intrigue and personal peril.  The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard: A commoner with rare power, Mare risks everything to help a growing rebellion.  Shanghai Girls by Lisa See: Two sisters leave Shanghai to begin new lives in 1930s Los Angeles.  The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware: A journalist suspects the murder of a passenger no else believes was ever on board their cruise ship. Rick Riordan: Bestselling author of children's book series such as The Heroes of Olympus, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and The Kane Chronicles.  Read the full transcript

In this interview, Suzy interviews a Children's Services Manager.