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FRIENDS OF THE SEQUATCHIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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| Story hour children enjoy a Valentine party. |
| Spring 2007 graduation. |
| Friends volunteers help with summer reading program scrapbooking. |
The 2008 Summer Reading Program has now ended.
“Starship Adventure @ Your Library" was the 2008 Summer Reading Program theme. The Summer
Reading Program seeks to promote reading skills during the summer months when most children and
older youth are not in school, and it usually begins in June. The 2008 year was the 20th year for this worthy
program, developed and distributed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives and offered by many local
public libraries. Tennessee recently joined a cooperative of 37 other states to develop and distribute
summer reading programs. This will mean Tennessee libraries will be able to get the materials earlier
and plan their programs earlier. The Sequatchie County children and youth who participated in 2008 had
the opportunity to read individually for their reading logs and to enjoy library services and activities.
Toddler Time
Summer reading activities for toddlers are usually relatively brief, maybe fifteen minutes or less. They
feature simple songs, rhymes, stories, and activities following the summer’s theme.
Preschool Story Time
Summer reading activities for preschool children are usually the same as those for toddlers, but are slightly
more complex and activities and last longer.
School Age Children
The program for school age children usually feature much more advanced books, activities, games, and
crafts like scrapbooking.
Teens
For the Fourth Year the Tennessee State Library and Archives created a Teen Summer Reading Program
with this summer's theme “Find What’s Out There @ Your Library.” This program provided both educational
and recreational opportunities for teens. The program provided ideas designed to challenge teens to
investigate and to discover the world around them.
“Starship Adventure @ Your Library" was the 2008 Summer Reading Program theme. The Summer
Reading Program seeks to promote reading skills during the summer months when most children and
older youth are not in school, and it usually begins in June. The 2008 year was the 20th year for this worthy
program, developed and distributed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives and offered by many local
public libraries. Tennessee recently joined a cooperative of 37 other states to develop and distribute
summer reading programs. This will mean Tennessee libraries will be able to get the materials earlier
and plan their programs earlier. The Sequatchie County children and youth who participated in 2008 had
the opportunity to read individually for their reading logs and to enjoy library services and activities.
Toddler Time
Summer reading activities for toddlers are usually relatively brief, maybe fifteen minutes or less. They
feature simple songs, rhymes, stories, and activities following the summer’s theme.
Preschool Story Time
Summer reading activities for preschool children are usually the same as those for toddlers, but are slightly
more complex and activities and last longer.
School Age Children
The program for school age children usually feature much more advanced books, activities, games, and
crafts like scrapbooking.
Teens
For the Fourth Year the Tennessee State Library and Archives created a Teen Summer Reading Program
with this summer's theme “Find What’s Out There @ Your Library.” This program provided both educational
and recreational opportunities for teens. The program provided ideas designed to challenge teens to
investigate and to discover the world around them.
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Preschool Story Hour
Young children really enjoy the Preschool Story Hour. The library staff and volunteers want everyone to
have a good time and to develop and to nurture the children’s love of books and reading. To be certain it
works well for everyone, here is how it operates and what is expected of parents and children.
• This service is usually provided during the school year each Wednesday, beginning at 10:00 am, and
it lasts for about 50 minutes. Please check with the library for the latest schedule.
• This service is for children three to five years old only. To participate your child must have become
three years old by September 1, 2007, and must not be older than five years by September 1, 2007. Your
child must be pre-registered to attend.
• The story hour seeks to introduce your child to good books and to listening. Your child will also
experience group behavior.
• Please be on time. Arrive early enough to get out of coats and for your child to visit the bathroom. A
young child is easily distracted, and latecomers are a distraction.
• Parents do not attend story hour with their children. The children form a line and enter the story hour
room together. Parents should wait in the main library room but within calling distance, at least for the first
week or two. (If they remain right outside the story hour room, the children may hear them talking.) Young
children placed in a group of strangers may become frightened, and it may be necessary to call a parent to
return for a child.
• We expect a certain level of behavior and maturity from the children. To participate a child must be
able to learn to listen to a story and to sit quietly while it is in progress. The storyteller provides
opportunities for finger play and other activities. A child who is not ready should attend later when he or
she is more mature.
• Prepare your child to attend by telling him or her about story hour. Tell the child there will be stories
read or told, finger plays, songs, crafts, and other activities. Explain you will not attend with the child, but
that you will be close, if needed.
• If public schools are on vacation or not in session on a particular Wednesday, there will be no story
hour that Wednesday.
• If at all possible, please let the library know no later than Tuesday afternoon, if your child will not be
attending on Wednesday. If a child misses three consecutive Wednesdays without a legitimate excuse,
that child will be replaced by another on our waiting list.
• We will provide a little party and refreshments for the children on Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s
Day, and Easter. We will ask the parents to provide refreshments. We will serve appropriate food so the
party will serve as lunch on these days. We do not celebrate birthday parties, and we ask parents not to
bring refreshments on any other days, as the activity ends so close to lunch time.
• After story hour we hope you and your child will choose books to check out so that the story hour
participation will be enhanced at home, and we encourage parents to select books they will enjoy reading
to their children.
Young children really enjoy the Preschool Story Hour. The library staff and volunteers want everyone to
have a good time and to develop and to nurture the children’s love of books and reading. To be certain it
works well for everyone, here is how it operates and what is expected of parents and children.
• This service is usually provided during the school year each Wednesday, beginning at 10:00 am, and
it lasts for about 50 minutes. Please check with the library for the latest schedule.
• This service is for children three to five years old only. To participate your child must have become
three years old by September 1, 2007, and must not be older than five years by September 1, 2007. Your
child must be pre-registered to attend.
• The story hour seeks to introduce your child to good books and to listening. Your child will also
experience group behavior.
• Please be on time. Arrive early enough to get out of coats and for your child to visit the bathroom. A
young child is easily distracted, and latecomers are a distraction.
• Parents do not attend story hour with their children. The children form a line and enter the story hour
room together. Parents should wait in the main library room but within calling distance, at least for the first
week or two. (If they remain right outside the story hour room, the children may hear them talking.) Young
children placed in a group of strangers may become frightened, and it may be necessary to call a parent to
return for a child.
• We expect a certain level of behavior and maturity from the children. To participate a child must be
able to learn to listen to a story and to sit quietly while it is in progress. The storyteller provides
opportunities for finger play and other activities. A child who is not ready should attend later when he or
she is more mature.
• Prepare your child to attend by telling him or her about story hour. Tell the child there will be stories
read or told, finger plays, songs, crafts, and other activities. Explain you will not attend with the child, but
that you will be close, if needed.
• If public schools are on vacation or not in session on a particular Wednesday, there will be no story
hour that Wednesday.
• If at all possible, please let the library know no later than Tuesday afternoon, if your child will not be
attending on Wednesday. If a child misses three consecutive Wednesdays without a legitimate excuse,
that child will be replaced by another on our waiting list.
• We will provide a little party and refreshments for the children on Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s
Day, and Easter. We will ask the parents to provide refreshments. We will serve appropriate food so the
party will serve as lunch on these days. We do not celebrate birthday parties, and we ask parents not to
bring refreshments on any other days, as the activity ends so close to lunch time.
• After story hour we hope you and your child will choose books to check out so that the story hour
participation will be enhanced at home, and we encourage parents to select books they will enjoy reading
to their children.
| Story hour children dress up for Halloween. |