Middle Childhood Matters: Revitalizing Services and Programs for School Age Children
Friday, April 8, 2016, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Colorado Convention Center, Room 401-404
In 2014, Toronto Public Library transformed Middle Childhood services and programs. With a focus on supporting healthy child development and resiliency, we constructed a research based framework for Middle Childhood. Programs, services, and spaces for school age children are now intentionally developed to foster creativity, support critical thinking, and inspire self-directed learning. Just as early childhood services were transformed by Every Child Ready to Read, our Middle Childhood Framework has revolutionized delivery of services to children aged 6-12.
At the end of this session, participants will:
1: Identify key objectives in developing a research based strategic plan to support school aged children.
2: Explore staff as active facilitators in engaging children and bringing the framework alive.
3: Learn how to employ best practices for developing services, programs, and spaces for children 6 - 12 that are agile, adaptable to branch size and resources, and ensure quality, consistency, and accessibility.
The session organizer(s) identified this session as appropriate for:
Level 2: People with some knowledge, who want to increase their understanding.
This session will have: Medium interaction: single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout
Handouts: Download 1 Download 2
Track: Imagine
Tags: Serving Youth, Children's Services, Collaboration, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Transforming Libraries
Presenters
Peggy Thomas, Library Service Manager
Toronto Public Library, Toronto, ON
Peggy Thomas worked for twenty-two years as a teacher and teacher-librarian in the elementary school system in the Toronto area. She has served as the president of the Ontario School Library Association and has also served as the president of the Ontario Library Association. In 2010 Peggy went back to school for her MLIS. She currently works for Toronto Public Library helping to redefine services to school age children for TPL.
Diane Banks, Services Specialist
Toronto Public Library, Toronto, ON
Diane Banks is a Services Specialist at Toronto Public Library (TPL), currently implementing TPL's Middle Childhood Framework which focuses on collections, services, programs and spaces for children aged 6 - 12 and their families.You can connect with Diane via email (dbanks@torontopubliclibrary.ca) or LinkedIn (https://ca.linkedin.com/in/diane-banks-b0651750).