1. The Role of Librarians in Fostering
A Genuine Love for Books in Reading
Among Young People of the Nation
Redefining Children's Services in Libraries
Schools and Communities
The 1st National Conference of Children's Librarians
National Library of the Philippines
1-2 October, 2012
Zarah C. Gagatiga
http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com
zarah.gagatiga@gmail.com
2. Introduction: Keywords
Role Librarians Children's Services
Library Services for Young People
Genuine Love
Books and Reading Children of the Nation
Young People of the Nation
3. Librarian's Pet
"I was the librarian's pet at my
school - Miss Evelyn Diaz was her
name. I must have been nine?
Eight? Twelve? I am of the age
now where the memory is all a
blur. But I remember the books.
Towers of them! We were only
allowed to borrow two at a time but
Miss Diaz kept some under the
counter for me and when nobody
was looking stamped me through
with four, five, six in one go."
Source for photo: http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/candy-gourlays-
sweet-success/
4. Librarian's Pet
"Miss Diaz made me feel special - like we
shared between us this golden treasure that
no one else had access to in the school.
When I begged to add just one more book to
the pile, she was amazed and excited. When
I brought the books back, she was delighted
that I had read them so quicklyz".
6. A Library Concept
It is important that we know our library
history and our reading mythology, so that,
we have a context to anchor our practice of
the profession in this history and in our
personal belief system.
What is your personal library philosophy?
7. Library Concept
CULTURE COMMUNITY
Reading culture / Book
"It takes a village to raise
awareness / Lifelong
a child" - African Proverb
learning
LIBRARY
SYSTEMS STRUCTURES
Information Cycle / Provision of physical,
Knowledge creation and virtual and intellectual
communication / structures of access
Epistemology
8. Library Services for Young
People
"Public libraries provide an opportunity for
children to experience the enjoyment of
reading and the excitement of discovering
knowledge and works of the imagination."
- IFLA Guidelines for Children's
Libraries Services, 2001
9. Library Services for Young
People
a. School libraries have an important role in
teaching.
b. School libraries pave the way for
technology use in schools.
c. School libraries inspire literacy.
d. School libraries don't matter without
certified school librarians.
- School Libraries Work!, Scholastic 2008
10. The Role of the Librarian
a. Teacher
b. Instructional Technologist
c. Library and Information Systems Manager
d. Consultant and Counselor
e. Community Developer
f. Literacy Advocate
11. Who is the Filipino Young
Reader?
The Digital Natives
Digital Natives are born into an
age of technology.
For them, technology is not
only a tool, but an environment
that affords space for play,
self-expression, imagination
and the construction of
meaning.
12. The Filipino Young Reader
Contextual library services and programs to the
needs of young readers:
a. Babies and Toddlers
b. Preschool children
c. School children (K-12)
d. Special needs group
Work with parents, caregivers, educators and
adults working with and for children.
13. A Genuine Love for Books &
Reading
Reading is:
a. Sociolinguistic process
b. Developmental
c. Interactive
d. Unitary and Global
e. Physiological and Psychological
14. Reading as a sociolinguistic
process
Understanding signs
and symbols
Interpreting the
physical environment
and non-verbal cues
15. Reading as stages of
development
Level I Letter - sound relations: pre-reading, initial
reading and decoding
Level II Letter - sound relations: initial reading and
decoding & starting advanced decoding skills
Advanced decoding skills: confirmation and fluency
Level III Comprehension: reading to learn the new
Reading and understanding complex material:
multiple viewpoints
- Jeanne Chall, 1983
16. Reading as an Interactive
Process
a. Bottom - Up Model
b. Top - Down Model
c. Interactive process: combination of the
two models
17. Reading as Unitary & Global
READING
Comprehension
Word
Study Skills / Work Skills /
Recognition Research / Information
Literacy
18. Reading as Physiological &
Psychological
* Stimulus
* Electric currents
* Images, Experiences and
Meaning
* Piaget’s Theory of
assimilation,
accommodation and
equilibrium
* Horizon of Learning
Theory
Sources of image: http://www.becomehealthynow.com/popups/dendrites.htm and http:
//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/Structure.shtml
19. Back to Books. Back to Basics
1. Children's literature affords delight and a
sense of wonder.
2. It extends the imaginative power of
childhood.
3. It develops the child's appreciation of beauty.
4. It contributes to the growth of a more
compassionate human being.
5. It opens to the wonderland of words and
ways of using them.
Lina Diaz de Rivera, 10 Values of Children's Literature, 2000
20. Back to Books. Back to Basics
6. It offers a vast storehouse of information.
7. It contributes to art appreciation.
8. It has the potential for raising the self-
concept of a child who has a poor picture of
himself.
9. It forms a foundation for more difficult
adolescent novels, poems and drama.
10. It gives a heroic image to childhood.
Lina Diaz de Rivera, 10 Values of Children's Literature, 2000
21. PBBY Best Reads 2nd NCBA
Not in photo: Doll Eyes
by Eline Santos,
Paintings by Joy Malalri
and Translations by
Augie Rivera
Published by CANVAS
22. Connect. Extend. Challenge!
What links from past knowledge were you able
to connect with new ones?
What can you bring back to your community
after listening to the lecture/presentation?
How are you going to transfer the technology
learned from the lecture/presentation?
* Special token for volunteers!
