Cen Campbell at the Fullerton Library

1. Young Children, New
Media & Libraries
Cen Campbell
May 3, 2014

2. Who are you?

3. LittleeLit.com

4. Defining the Scope
• Develop
promising
practices for the
use of new
media without
young children
(0-5) and their
caregivers

5. Thank you!

6. Worried
• Content (quality, control)
• Loss of the “book”
• Digital divide
• Screen time
• Impede social development
• Technological
competencies
• Size of screen
• Balance of tech & non-tech
• Funding
• Integrating into ECRR
• Implementation (tech
setup, where to look)
• Seductive details
• Gimmick/passing fad
• Early Literacy

7. Excited
• Ubiquity
• Enhance child’s desire to
explore new forms of
literature
• Kids engaged & excited
about reading
• Parent & child engagement
• Keeping the library &
storytime relevant
• Reaching out to young
parents
• Everyone can see the
books
• Librarians as curators of
new forms of media
• Apps to promote literacy
• Using new media to inform
caregivers about library
programs

8. Posse Up
• Share if you have used some
kind of new media (usually a
tablet device) with young
children & families
• Share questions, comments,
concerns or hopes you have
for this new phenomenon

9. Reframing the Issue
• There is no
either/or
• This is about
relationships,
not
technology

10. Images that make us sad

11. This is Our Opportunity

12. elf2.library.ca.gov

13. ELF2.0: Young Children, New
Media & Libraries
Events
• CLA Preconference
2014
• Webinar May 8
• Regional Meeting-
Riverside May 14
• CLA Networking Event
2015
Toolkit
• Bibliography
• Survey
• Forum (partnership)
• Evaluation criteria

14. General Guidelines
• Start with a buddy!
• Tie content to the
collection
• Start with books & music
you already love
• Always test out apps the
day you share them
• Balance tech & non-tech
• Engage parents in
discussion
• Hand held or mirrored?
• Try not to use apps with
ads
• Use mix of paid & free
content
• Have a backup
• If you have tech
difficulties, talk through it
• Use the vast body of
knowledge you & your
colleagues ALREADY have!

15. Suggested Apps to Try out
• Animal Sounds
• Bean’s babyBoynton 4-
pack
• Byron Barton Collection 1
• Endless ABC
• Felt Board App
• Four Little Corners
• Grow a Reader
• Hairy Maclary from
Donaldson’s Dairy
• Mother Goose on the
Loose App
• Sock puppets
• Wee Sing ABC

16. Keep in Mind
• Be explicit for caregivers
WHY you are using the
screen/iPad, make sure you
know for whose benefit you
have chosen a digital tool
• Digital tools DO NOT replace
any of our current
storytelling tools; they are
another tool in the toolkit
• Use the best tool for the job
(hint: a lot of the time, the
best tool is NOT digital!)
• We want parents to be able to
ask us questions about this
topic; they won’t if they feel
judged
• Children under 2 shouldn’t
have too much access to
technology. But it might
support their caregiver’s
learning process.

17. Easy Ways to Get Started
• Find your favourite Storytime Book digitially (app,
iBooks, Kindle, Nook, library offerings etc)
• Try a Digital Felt Board
• Post lyrics, welcome and/or resource slides for the
parents

18. Demo & Tips & Tricks
• Set Up (wired or wireless?)
• Lyrics (projected)
• Felt Board/MGOL (live or screen shot)
• Digital Books (always have paper copies to check out, or on
same theme; you can use books you’ve never been able to use
before)
• Images (non-fiction! Create your own content!)
• Sounds (what does a peacock REALLY sound like?)
• Music (Easy playlists; display album cover while song is playing
and include call number on screen while dancing around)
• Talk Sing Read Write Play!