Children's services

An Infopeople Online Learning Course (LSSC approved)
Dates: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 – Monday, October 22, 2012
Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others (about payment)

Instructor: Penny Peck

Does your work in the library include service to children and their families?

An Infopeople Online Learning Course

Dates: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 – Monday, Juy 1, 2013

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community and Infopeople Partners, $150 for all others (about payment)

Instructor: Penny Peck

Do you want to be able to provide children, tweens, and teens at your library with great suggestions for recreational reading?

This online course will help you to:

(An Infopeople Webinar)
October 28, 2008 12pm - 1pm

Jump in and have fun with reading! Toddlers and preschoolers are ready to actively participate in singing, call and response and music and movement. Your library can establish itself as a literacy leader in the community by involving parents & kids in lively and entertaining storytimes.

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
September 9 – October 6, 2008

Fee: $75 for those in the California library community.

You will find programming for babies and their parents "Simply Irresistible!" Babies are your "captive audience," and parents are often at their most hopeful and receptive. Your library can establish itself as a literacy leader in the community by teaching parents how to share baby songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, fingerplays, age-appropriate picture books, board books, and gentle stretching. You can forge strong relationships with parents as you demonstrate how to explore language with their child in a lively and entertaining way.

There's a demand for bilingual Spanish/English storytime in your library as the number of Spanish-speaking families grows.

Early literacy is proven to be essential to a child's success in school, and libraries are embracing the call for early literacy by expanding storytimes, which are a key to promoting Kindergarten readiness and emergent literacy. Libraries are increasing the number of storytimes offered by training volunteers and paraprofessionals, as well as youth services librarians, to perform storytime for wider age groups than the traditional preschool storytime.

(An Infopeople Online Learning Course)
February 6, 2007 - March 5, 2007

This course is about how to do summer reading programs generally. It is not about the California Summer Reading Program, but complements it by providing staff with additional training and resources. The course is co-sponsored by the California Library Association.