1. Read a little, talk a little The power of story PNLA Conference 2015August 2015Fort Vancouver Regional Library District

2. Who we are: ●Brigitte Mucci, Adult Services Librarian ●Beth Wood, Adult Services Librarian ●Maggie Novario, Teen Services Librarian ●Kathryn Kohl, Adult Services Librarian (at FVRL), currently Member Services Librarian for Libraries in Clackamas County ●Jennifer Studebaker, Virtual Services Coordinator

3. Where we work: ●Vancouver Community Library - right here in downtown Vancouver, Washington! ●We’re part of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Image: “Vancouver Public Library” https://flic.kr/p/a7pH2W by Pamela Rentzhttps://flic.kr/p/a7pH2W

4. Flow of this session... ●What these programs are about ●Mini-version of program ●What we did ●What we learned ●List of some of our favorite stories (for you to take)

5. History of our story/conversation groups “We don’t want to teach the story. We want the story to motivate people to hear their own voice.” -- Sarah Hirschman, People & Stories founder ●People and Stories video (5 min)People and Stories video ●Based on Paulo Friere’s theory of Liberating Education ●http://www.peopleandstories.net/ for partnering or grantshttp://www.peopleandstories.net/

6. The basics (once you have a group): BEFORE PROGRAM: ●Find a short story that you can read in 10-30 minutes, and practice reading it. ●Develop questions to encourage conversation DURING THE PROGRAM: ●Read the story to group (aloud) - giving everyone a copy of the story so they can follow along. ●Discuss the story

7. Now it’s time for a story! Image: “Abalone” https://flic.kr/p/9Pb3E by Art Seigelhttps://flic.kr/p/9Pb3E

8. Our programs ●Western Stories/Morning Story Conversations ●Stories Come to You (senior center) ●Adult Jail Program ●Teen Program ●Juvenile Detention Center Program ●School for the Blind

9. Morning Story Conversations (library) ●Sessions in the library Image: “Vancouver Public Library” https://flic.kr/p/a7mRfa photo by Pamela Rentzhttps://flic.kr/p/a7mRfa

10. Stories Come to You (Senior Ctr.) ●Outreach at low income housing complex for seniors Image: “Picture 0052011” https://flic.kr/p/abceHi photo by Ray Norman Bridge Marathonhttps://flic.kr/p/abceHi

11. Adult Jail Program ●Re-entry program for men and women within a few weeks of release from jail Image: “Prison Bars” https://flic.kr/p/a91URN by MIchael Coghlanhttps://flic.kr/p/a91URN

12. Teen Program ●Weekly program in the library’s teen room Image: “Teen Book Group” https://flic.kr/p/7Nn3D4 by Rapid City Public Libraryhttps://flic.kr/p/7Nn3D4

13. Juvenile Detention Center ●Program for youth in custody Image: “classroom” https://flic.kr/p/avtfVU by Emory Maidenhttps://flic.kr/p/avtfVU

14. School for the Blind ●Outreach sessions in freshman and sophomore English classes Image: “Reading Braille” https://flic.kr/p/d36Sy by Jason Pearcehttps://flic.kr/p/d36Sy

15. Pearls of Wisdom Image: “Ostrica con perla” https://flic.kr/p/bf4DuB photo by Max Garciahttps://flic.kr/p/bf4DuB

16. People and Stories ●http://www.peopleandstories.net/http://www.peopleandstories.net/

17. Thank you for joining us! Please contact us if you have questions: ●Brigitte Mucci, bmucci@fvrl.org, 360-906-5133bmucci@fvrl.org ●Beth Wood, bwood@fvrl.org, 360-906-5132bwood@fvrl.org ●Maggie Novario, mnovario@fvrl.org, 360-906-5121mnovario@fvrl.org ●Kathryn Kohl, kkohl@lincc.org, 503-723-4915kkohl@lincc.org ●Jennifer Studebaker, jstudebaker@fvrl.org, 360-906-5035jstudebaker@fvrl.org