Hello,
I'm Molly Malloy, a.k.a. The Children's Custodian. I work at Miles City Public Library. I'm the Youth Services Librarian and am responsible for all early literacy projects at the library.
Hey Molly!
Thanks for being the first non MSL staffer to make an introduction! You've got a good alter ego there. Do you have a favorite among your past projects?
Thanks for being the first non MSL staffer to make an introduction! You've got a good alter ego there. Do you have a favorite among your past projects?
Well, I really enjoyed a recent event at the library. This December we partnered with Sprouts (of One Health) and local volunteers to have Santa and Mrs. Claus visit. It was a definite success for our youngest patrons, I think, because we included singing of carols and listening to Santa read "The Night Before Christmas" before kids visited with him and said what they wanted for Christmas. So, I think we modeled some good early literacy education methods, and we threw in extras for parents, too, because Sprouts donated take-home activity sheets that gave our parents more opportunities to help their kids with pre-reading skills.
Talking, reading, singing, and encouraging parents to continue that work at home. That sounds like a really good program!