Presenter: David Wright, Seattle Public Library.
This workshop was a lot of fun. David Wright is a former theater-dude who has launched a very cool adult storytime program at his library. It's a lunch-hour event, held twice a month, in which adults gather around to hear a story. He talked about the cultural importance of story-telling and gave some useful advice about how to select good stories. He does his own reading, but he mentioned that almost every community has local theater people who could make good story-tellers (obviously, we have more access to this group than most libraries would). There are many ways to do these programs, either in the library or in the greater community, and with podcasting and the like, the possibilities are endless. There was a good combination of entertainment (he told several stories, which were wonderful) and practical advice. I left this workshop feeling very excited and wanting to run out and tell stories. I would like to try something like this for the Transforming Life After 50 fellowship. Very fun and inspiring!
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We actually had a gentleman interested in volunteering to specifically tell stories that stopped by the library. I'll give yout he rundown when you come back if you like.
ReplyDeleteI do love a good story! I frequently notice adults and paretns enjoying the stories as much as the children!