1. Meredith Anderson Geneva Public Library District Geneva, Illinois
Story Share Workshop
Meredith Anderson
Geneva Public Library District
Geneva, Illinois

2. FORTUNATELY/UNFORTUNATELY
7.5 minutes

3. Where am I coming from?

4. Professional journey. 7.5 minutes

5. Let’s talk about the concept of play
Let’s talk about the concept of play. 5 minutes (audience members—joke game?)

6. WHO DO I SERVE. Group talk: who do YOU serve
WHO DO I SERVE? Group talk: who do YOU serve? What are your community needs? Best practices discussion.

7. Serving patrons with memory issues & special needs
Customer-first mentality
Be sensitive to feelings
Provide opportunities to participate
Prepare activities for a variety of abilities
Focus on discovering and learning together
Patience
Leave them with a positive feeling! Spread joy!
Best practices discussion

8. What is Story Share?

9. Story Share structure
This program is built on literacy-based activities surrounding a theme:
Reading aloud
Leader
Any willing participants
Discussion
Open-ended questions
Brainstorming & Ideas
List making
Creating
New poems, new stories
Play
What does Story Share look like? Also, opportunities to highlight your community!

10. Let’s take another look…

11. Your turn! Small group activity:
Brainstorm a few potential Story Share topics and discuss how you might build the program.
Share one or two with the whole group.
10 minutes to brainstorm—5 minutes to share