County Home School Booktalks 2009 – 2010 School Year Results of HCL staff and CHS resident surveys

Process County Home School residents were surveyed as part of May 2010 booktalk Print surveys were put into survey monkey tool by volunteers Hennepin County Library staff who participate in booktalks program were surveyed in June / July 2010 Power point of most popular books during school year compiled by volunteer

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers

Survey of booktalkers: suggestions Continue to recommend new books that might be of interest to CMS residents. umm, make me less nervous? Unless you have a magic wand that erases stage fright, I think they are good as is. The time commitment is definitely substantial, so it would have been nice to get more off-desk time to work on my book talks, but that's probably not possible. Have booktalkers complete a short report following each visit that gets shared with other booktalkers so that we get to share experiences and best practices, as well as titles/authors they are really interested in.

Survey of booktalkers: suggestions I would like to see the previously talked books include the blurbs on the sheets handed to students. This would help me make better selections. I would also like to see the time between when a book was talked and when it is talked again shortened -- maybe 4 months? This is such a great program--I hope that it continues despite lower numbers of students at the school. I can't think of anything to improve the experience other than keep it going! Have boys and girls separate.

Survey of booktalkers: suggestions Scheduling the visits can be complicated--we have had to reschedule multiple times. Making the CHs school calendar available to booktalkers would help Hard to say, given the changes that have taken place there. Making sure that there is a permanent teacher present, who knows the drill and is participating, is critical. My visit this year would have been a complete disaster had the teachers not been fully present. My visit a few years ago did not fare so well--the teacher was "present" but not fully engaged. Can't think of anything. It's pretty darned good as is!

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents What do you like MOST about the booktalks you have seen? the people make the book sound good Every time they come they have a different book and there are such a wide variety that i absolutely love the way they described the books they help me understand what the book is about they talk about all the books i was interested

Survey of CHS residents What do you like LEAST about the booktalks you have seen? nothing at all really. Just the residents interrupting the speakers. that you can’t get them the same day half the books don't look good its not short and sweet by the point how long they are when it ends

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents

Survey of CHS residents: comments more urban books bring dog books like pit bulls cover more books/ give LESS detail have more teen fiction just the amount of time we got but i doubt its up to you guys to change longer time more books

Next steps / recommendations Share results with CHS teachers Ask CHS teachers to share results with students Share results with HCL booktalkers, and later all HCL staff

Next steps / recommendations Create vehicle for booktalkers to report / share information Drop number of titles to five Drop number of months before repeating title to six

Next steps / recommendations Create links to previous booklists on booktalk web page Ask Foundation for funding for staff to perform talks Work with CHS teachers on their role in program

Next steps / recommendations Add to suggested lists more urban fiction, teen fiction, and poetry of interest to CHS students Booktalk more titles, give less detail about each Increase amount of fiction / decrease non-fiction except for poetry and sports