Smart Starts: Creating Meaningful Play Programming

Authors

  • Bari Ericson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/cal13n4.17

Abstract

How many “golden moments” have you had at your library this week?

You know what I mean . . . Dad and Sam discussing how to make their block structure stronger, or Nanny and Emma creating a puppet play intermixing two languages, or Grandma and Parker fitting together puzzle pieces while conversing about words starting with “M.”

How can you create an environment at your library to expand the opportunities for these golden moments? By creating intentional, educational play programming at your library.

Author Biography

Bari Ericson

Bari Ericson is Youth Programming Associate at Glen Ellyn (IL) Public Library.

References

Anne Burke, Ready to Learn: Using Play to Build Literacy Skills in Young Learners (Markham, Ontario: Pembroke, 2010).

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Published

2015-12-07

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 4 (2015): Winter

Section

Features

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