tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post347523526213566844..comments2023-12-25T03:14:35.667-06:00Comments on Tiny Tips for Library Fun: Unprogram Your ProgramsMarge Loch-Woutershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-6199309018313443932014-01-27T19:28:23.492-06:002014-01-27T19:28:23.492-06:00I love planning and preparing for programs, and I ...I love planning and preparing for programs, and I love presenting programs too. Planning and preparing can take longer than the actual program, but isn't that true for many things in life? It's the nature of preparation. Will I spend an hour everyday for a week learning and memorizing a story so that when I tell it, it feels totally natural and flows? You betcha. Also I learn a ton from my planning and preparation, more ideas emerge for other events or story times, better ways of presenting a book, early literacy hooks. This doesn't feel like work to me, it's actually energizing. I love "unprogrammed" time as well, our weekly Lego League is a blast, the kids are so creative. Thanks for giving me something to think about. Brenda McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662825358916133065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-3605223755696531472013-01-12T20:24:39.927-06:002013-01-12T20:24:39.927-06:00I feel your pain. We are trying to wait to plan sl...I feel your pain. We are trying to wait to plan slightly longer so we are closer to the season (we finished planning most of Jan-Apr in mid Dec). SOmetimes it's a scramble for the first PR but honestly, it seems easier to add stuff on the fly that way and keep the door cracked open for the "kismet" moment or program offering!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-68211448742363835952013-01-12T19:46:51.438-06:002013-01-12T19:46:51.438-06:00Thank you for putting into words what has been goi...Thank you for putting into words what has been going through by head for quite awhile. At our library we plan our programs so far in advance (it's January, who knows what I will feel like doing in June. By the time the program comes around I've lost interest and many times we missed popular events that have happened in the meantime. We got a directive for summer programs that the typical storytime + puppet show we done in the past and have been really popular aren't enough any more. We need more, more, more which means more staff time and lots more overthinking.kgbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766756605515661279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-19564108933331745642013-01-07T09:51:15.101-06:002013-01-07T09:51:15.101-06:00I feel like we don't get a chance to just roll...I feel like we don't get a chance to just roll with the fun...and programs become an end to a means. You got me thinking in Nov on this so I'm glad we're talking about this!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-15585809866412458032013-01-07T09:28:05.263-06:002013-01-07T09:28:05.263-06:00Wonderful post! You hit on where my head has been ...Wonderful post! You hit on where my head has been recently concerning the "unprogram". When I put too much time into overthinking programs and how they are presented, I lose my energy and run short on money and enthisiasm with pressure to get results---whatever that means. The laid back, talking to kids, sharing the excitement they bring to the library, allows me to share my own excitement about the library. This is great stuff to "noodle" over!Georgia Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343084219668995173noreply@blogger.com