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3/24/2016 1 Transforming Into a Family Place Library ™ Presented by: Crystal Drillen Diana Slavinsky Ida Garza Laura Chapa Pattie Mayfield What is Family Place Libraries™? • A network of librarians nationwide who believe that literacy begins at birth and that libraries can help build healthy communities by nourishing healthy families. • A model for transforming public libraries into welcoming, developmentally appropriate early learning environments for very young children, their parents, and caregivers. • A collaboration between Libraries for the Future and Middle Country Public Library in New York. Family Place Libraries™ • Framework for a new ways of looking at children’s services. • Expands the role of public libraries as community centers and key players in family and early childhood development, parent and community involvement, and lifelong learning beginning at birth.
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Transforming Into a Family Place Library ™
Presented by:
Crystal Drillen
Diana Slavinsky
Ida Garza
Laura Chapa
Pattie Mayfield
What is Family Place Libraries™? • A network of librarians nationwide who believe
that literacy begins at birth and that libraries can help build healthy communities by nourishing healthy families.
• A model for transforming public libraries into welcoming, developmentally appropriate early learning environments for very young children, their parents, and caregivers.
• A collaboration between Libraries for the Future and Middle Country Public Library in New York.
Family Place Libraries™
• Framework for a new ways of looking at children’s services.
• Expands the role of public libraries as community centers and key players in family and early childhood development, parent and community involvement, and lifelong learning beginning at birth.
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Family Place Libraries™
• Based on research on early brain development. • Supports the essential role of parents as first
teachers . • Addresses the physical, social, emotional, and
cognitive aspects of child development to help build a foundation for learning during the critical first years of life.
• Partners with social, health and educational services providers to position libraries as key early childhood and family support organizations within the local community.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Family Place Libraries Project™
• Goal: To help Texas public libraries address early learning with
an aim of ensuring that all children enter school ready and able to learn.
• Provides tuition for two staff from participating Texas libraries to attend the three-day Family Place Libraries™ Training Institute in Long Island, NY.
• Participating libraries are eligible for a grant of $6000 from State funds to develop their Family Place Libraries™ program.
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission Family Place Libraries™ Project is made possible in part through a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (2015, 2016, and 2017).
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Family Place Libraries Project™
www.tsl.texas.gov/ldn/familyplace
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Key Components of Family Place Libraries™
• Family Place Libraries™ Training Institute • Family-friendly space in the Children’s Room • Parenting Collection in the Children’s Room • Staff an orientation to Family Place Libraries • Partnerships with community agencies • Parent/Child Workshops provided with community
partners • Support, consulting, and site visit by Middle Country
Public Library staff • State and national evaluation and progress
reports
Pattie Mayfield Bertha Voyer Memorial Library
Training Family Place Training – May, 2015
Held at Middle Country Public Library in
Centereach and Selden, N.Y.
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Training
TSLAC Grant & MOU
• TSLAC supplied $6,000 towards building our Family Place – manipulatives, collection, supplies
• Grant funds were sent to us after the signing of the MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
• There are suggested lists included in the Training Manual –most of our Items from came from Lakeshore Learning, Constructive Playthings, Brodart and even Amazon
And Things Began to ARRIVE!
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Bertha Voyer’s Family Place
Before Family Place
After Family Place
After Family Place And coming soon – remodeled area in Community Center to be dedicated Family Place Program Area!
This is the area before work began ….
This is how it looked last week!
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Our First Learn, Play, GROW! Program
Moms, Grandmothers and kids having a great time together!
Our First Learn, Play, GROW! Program
These FACES tell it all!
Crystal Drillen, Ida Garza,
and Laura Chapa Nueces County Keach Family Library
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• Nueces County Health Department – Family Nutrition – Diabetes – Nurse Family Partnerships
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Family and Consumer Sciences – Expanded Food & Nutrition
• Early Childhood Intervention Services- ECI – Speech, Behavioral, Occupational Therapists.
• Music – Music Therapists – Corpus Christi Musikgarten
• Monthly Calendar
• Monthly Newsletter
• Flyers
• Outreach – Schools, Fairs, Meetings
• Community Agencies and Organizations
• Social Media
– Facebook – paid ads
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• Commissioner Court Presentation
• Funding
– Commissioner Ortiz gave us funding to expand and renovate
Diana Slavinsky Gladys Harrington Library,
Plano Library System
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Gladys Harrington Library
Plano, TX
June 2015-present
Before Panoramic Shot of Children’s Area
June-August 2015
Additional before images
June-August 2015
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Transition
June-August 2015
Parenting Collection
July 2015
New Furniture and Toys Before Carpet Remodel
August 2015
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Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
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Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
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Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
Children’s Area After Carpet Remodel
Children’s Area Bulletin Board
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Parenting Collection with Handouts
Staff Training
• Slideshow of photos taken at Middle Country Libraries during training
• Slideshow to introduce core components (provided by Family Place Libraries)
• An opportunity to look at various library handouts describing Parent Child Workshops and children’s play areas (provided by Family Place Libraries)
Staff Training cont.
• A viewing of the Parent Child Workshop DVD (provided by Family Place Libraries) and also available online
• A viewing of the Infant Brain Development DVD (provided by Family Place Libraries)
• An opportunity for questions and discussion
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Staff Training cont.
• A tour of the children’s play area pointing out toy and furniture decisions
• An opportunity to play with the toys we purchased with our grant funds
• A chance to offer feedback, comments, and thoughts
Staff Training cont.
Maintaining the Children’s Area
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Maintaining the Children’s Area
Maintaining the Children’s Area
http://cleanmyspace.com/how-to-clean-baby-kids-toys/
Maintaining the Children’s Area
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Maintaining the Children’s Area
Parent Child Playgroup
Parent Child Playgroup
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Parent Child Playgroup
Parent Child Playgroup
Finally, some details happen out of necessity…
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Crystal Drillen, Nueces County Keach Family Library [email protected] Diana Slavinsky, Gladys Harrington Library, Plano Public Library System [email protected] Ida Garza, Nueces County Keach Family Library [email protected] Laura Chapa, Nueces County Keach Family Library [email protected] Pattie Mayfield, Bertha Voyer Memorial Library [email protected]
TSLAC Family Place Libraries Project www.tsl.texas.gov/ldn/familyplace
Thank You!
