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social lessons of storytime - listening and
learning alongside others - can benefit older
children, too:
" I would make the case that you don't stop
storytime with preschoolers, " Umberger says.
" I know that my first real memory of what
made me want to be a librarian was that I
had a librarian, in fifth grade, who read 'Tom
Sawyer' and 'Huck Finn' to us. "
It's that fun, shared approach to books that
convinces kids to want to read ... and makes
the library an exciting place where that can
happen.
And that 's something Ms. Beane
understands well.
A Storytime Reader
with Deep Roots
Decades before she ever dreamed of helping
others learn to read, young Antinette was
regularly cozying up with a book at the
Gainsboro Branch Library, where her greataunt
worked as an assistant.
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" It impacted me, " she remembers. " It was
just a sense of a little independence. I could
browse, check out a book... I felt like I was it. "
That sense of self-confidence is something
she's been determined to pass on in Roanoke
- first at the Main Library, then in Raleigh
Court and now in Melrose.
" Seeing [kids] grow mentally as well as
physically ... it's important to me, " she says.
" I want them to continue to thrive and know
their worth. "
More Than Just a
Read-aloud Session
If you haven't been to a storytime lately -
or if you haven't seen one of RPL's online
readings, offered throughout the COVIDrelated
shutdowns - then you might think of
storytime as a simple event in which someone
reads a book out loud.
Not so fast, says Beane, who frequently
incorporates sing-along songs, themed
crafts and snacks. It's not uncommon to
see someone in costume, or to catch a visit
from the police chief or vice mayor. During
a firetruck-themed reading, EMTs and
firefighters have rumbled up in their trucks,
lights flashing. And for a farm-themed
storytime, live chickens, donkeys and goats
joined in for the fun.
" The children love it, " says Beane, who
notes that some previous storytimes, like
a " Frozen " themed event, have attracted as
many as 200 kids and parents. " We just have
a good time. "
Those events form a welcome complement
to the many other offerings at Melrose
Library - the city's newest and largest
branch location - including fitness classes,
an outdoor fall festival, and a Feed and Read
program providing hot meals for children.
With Goodwill's job training facility next
door and a huge new Kiwanis-funded
playground nearby, the library has become a
destination ... and a community.
It's a community Beane is proud to be
building, from its youngest members up. I
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