The Utopian Library

Eloise Long, Kutztown University
Eileen Kern, Kratzer Elementary School
See presenter’s wikispace for more info and examples
“We need to talk to kids the way they are talking to each other.”
A booktalk should be something the ‘talker truly enjoys…

a booktalk IS a structured mini-mystery
a booktalk IS NOT a review or critique

Types of booktalks

plot driven
character driven
connections
author purpose
influence
it’s all about [...]

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Create a your own slideshow

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Just stopping by for a sec to share this. I made it with Slideroll for the Kids section of MPOW’s website. Spending time with this little project makes my heart happy and reminds me of how fun and easy it is to use social software to tell the library’s story and connect with our communities.

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