DARIEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY INTERNSHIP
LIS 698 – Spring 2011
Whitney Owen
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
•Community hub
•CL Picture book collection organized by glades
•Lots of Pratt folk
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reader’s Advisory
Reference Desk
Collection Development
Programming
Observations
Clerical chores
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
• “7, 8, Create!”
•Librarians identified age group
•Empowered me to make it my own
•Stories, crafts, games
NATURE OF WORK
•Developmentally Appropriate Practice
•Emergent Literacy Skills
•Socialization
•Fun
DIGITAL OBSERVATIONS
Virtual Reference
Google Tools
E-book launch
Programming Tools Topics
REFLECTIONS
•Professional development
•Values of library service to children
•What a difference literacy support makes
•Tools, Tips, and Tricks of the Trade