PARTNERS IN SCHOOL READINESS

Early Childhood Applications

for Library Service

http://www.ackids.org/neighborhood-partnership-grant-project

HAYWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY

Hayward Unified School District

14%

8%

7%

60%

2%7%

2%

African-AmericanAsian, Not HispanicFilipino, Not HispanicHispanic or Latino of Any RacePacific Islander, Not HispanicWhite, Not HispanicTwo or More Races, Not Hispanic

Early Literacy Programming FY09

99%

1%

Programs By Language

SpanishEnglishBilingual

Bilingual Family

Outreach

Evidence-Based

Programming

Parent Education

Community Partnerships Staff Training

Updated Collections and Space

Early Childhood Specialists

Programming

Collections and Supplies

Staff Development

Programming

Child/Caregiver Learn and Play Groups

Bilingual Stories

Saturday Stories and Crafts

Collections and Supplies

Over 300 new Spanish books

New bilingual toys, puzzles, and games

All outreach and marketing materials in Spanish and

English

Staff Development

College-Level Spanish courses and Rosetta Stone

software

Child development and early education trainings

Trained 2 Spanish-Speaking paraprofessionals as program assistants

46%

23%

31%

Early Literacy Programming FY13

English Spanish Bilingual

A Brief Video…

ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY

ARPD & AFL: School Readiness

Col·lab·o·ra·tion (definition): The act of working with another or others on a joint

project.

Goals & ChallengesLibrary side:• Revamp Library-in-a-Box

program• Reach underserved

population

Parks side:• Create feeder program

for Tiny Tots• Utilize an underused

facility on the West End of Alameda

Collaborating with First 5

• Lessened the frustration of not reaching unattainable goals

• Guided us through new outreach strategies

• Offered us the opportunity to train our staff members

What We Ended Up With

• Parent/Child playgroup

• Expanded Library-in-a-Box program

• Expand “neighborhood partnership” into more of the neighborhood

Sustainability

• Transition playgroup to fee-based

• Morph book give-away program into 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

• Continue to collaborate

OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

Rockin Robins Family Play Days

• Expanded storytimes followed by play time

• Workshops for parents with expert instructors (from “positive discipline” to “preschool hip hop”)

• Take home tips and gifts to support activities at home

Systemwide Staff Development

• Children’s librarians better informed of stages of child development and applications in storytime and other programs.

• More staff aware of needs of children 0-5

• More staff contributing to storytime activities

Transition to Sustainable Service

Developing Partnerships

Storytimes Offered

2010 2013All storytimes offered weekly

Preschool (3-5 yrs)

13 some biweekly

11

Toddler (18 mos to 3 yrs)

6some biweekly

14 6 followed by “Playtime”

Baby(birth to 18 months)

0 5all followed by “Playtime”

Family (all ages)

3 4

Collections and Supplies

Toys and Spaces

“Caregivers may feed their children 3 and under anywhere in the library.”

Rethinking Rules

delightinspireinform

First 5 ResourcesContact your county commission (click through the map in the link) to inquire about resources and partnership opportunities. http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/county/county_map.html

Free kits for parents in several languages available to libraries:

http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/programs/programs_parent.html

Clio Hathaway, Youth Services Manager

Hayward Public Library

(510) 881-7948

Clio.Hathaway@hayward-ca.gov

Eva Volin, Supervising Children’s Librarian

Alameda Free Library

(510) 747-7707

evolin@alamedaca.gov

Nina Lindsay, Supervising Librarian Children’s Services

Oakland Public Library

(510) 238-6706

nlindsay@oaklandlibrary.org