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DOCUMENT RESUME IR 054 357 ED 352 054 READiscover Kentucky: A Children's Service:: TITLE Manual. Kentucky State Dept. for Libraries and Archives, INSTITUTION Frankfort. Department of Education, Washington, DC. SPONS AGENCY PUB DATE 91 NOTE 398p. Non-Classroom Use (055) Guides PUB TYPE MFO1 /PC16 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Childrens Games; *Childrens Libraries; Childrens DESCRIPTORS Literature; Conservation (Environment); Cultural Activities; *Environmental Education; *Folk Culture; *History Instruction; Information Dissemination; *Publicity; Story Telling; Theater Arts *Kentucky; Library Services and Construction Act; IDENTIFIERS *READiscover Kentucky ABSTRACT This manual for children's librarians was produced in conjunction with the Kentucky bicentennial and is intended to help find ways for children to experience the past; to stimulate ideas about book-related programs suited to individual communities and resources; and to suggest history-related activities. The manual is (1) publicity--ideas for promoting the presented in seven sections: (2) history--history program ideas and READiscover Kentucky concept; activities, many of which actually took place in Kentucky in former (3) folklife--(By Robert and Janet Gates), with ideas for times; (4) environment--environmental children and adult programming; history of Kentucky and activities for promoting recycling and nature conservation; (5) performing artists--description of individual Appalachian storytellers, entertainers, and musicians; (6) bibliography--a listing of approximately 200 books and materials that are associated with sections of the manual; and (7) reproduction masters--for use in promoting READiscover Kentucky and with activities about the state in general. 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Department The contents of this publication were developed under a grant from the policy of the U.S. of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent Government shou'id Department of Education; therefore, the endorsement by the Federal not be assumed. CONTENTS Acknowledgements 1 Message for Librarians 2 Publicity_ 5 History 31 136 Folklife 188 Environment 230 Performing Artists Bibliography 253 Reproduction Masters 336 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS When working on a project of this nature, it is always risky to There is a good chance thank those who helped you by name. Though I do not think of myself as a someone will be overlooked. risk taker, I am going to name names and hope that I get all of them. Thanks to the committee who helped conceive this project, who gave me more ideas than I could possibly use, who worked with various resource people, and who encouraged me every step of the way. BICENTENNIAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE Erma Anderson, Bluegrass Regional Library Board Rose Bray, Louisville Free Public Library Kathy Crawford, Larue County Public Library Pat Crum, Martin County Public Library Becky Dickerson, Hopkinsville-Christian County Library Sybil Galer, Letcher County Public Library Iris Garrott, Paducah Public Library Janet Gates, Madison County Public Library Gerry Green, Logan-Helm Woodford County Library Dorothy Griffith; Greenup County Public Library Cecelia Horn, Kenton County Public Library Sarah Kelley, Bluegrass North Regional Office Vickie Nicholson, Laurel County Public Library Alice Pierce, Lexington Public Library (Meggan Conway and. Jim Witham) Lesley Potts, Bowling Green Public Library Martha Rankin, Shelby County Public Library Boone County Public library Betsy Robinette, Lisa Waddle, Pulaski County Public Library Louis DeLuca of the Thanks to those who met with the committee: Kentucky Department of Education, Bob Gates of the Kentucky Folk Life Program, Julie Smither of the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, and Jeanne Suchanek of the Kentucky Historical Society. Contributors are acknowledgld on the pages of their submissions where feasible, but many priceless contributions were made in the Some of the people behind those nameless names of agencies only. contributions are Nancy Baird of the Kentucky Library and Larry Scott of the Kentucky Museum (both of Western Kentucky University) and Vicki Middleswarth of the Kentucky Historical Society. Thanks to the Vermont Department of Libraries and to the State of Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records for inspiration by way of marmals from their past summer reading programs. In an endeavor like this there are always many in-house people who Ellen Dickerson and Molly McConnell who give aid and expertise: prepared the AV bibliography; Molly Cone who worked with the committee and kept us abreast of statewide bicentennial plans; Jay Bank who made the crossword puzzles; Myra Morton who was the committee secretary and who helped with all phases of manual production; and Jim Nelson, our state librarian, who has always offered his unqualified support for youth services in Kentucky. Chris is a Last, but not least, thanks to our artist Chris Ware. He is a member of the staff of the Lexington Herald-Leader. frequent library user as are his wife and three preschool For years his "Library Jones" character has been a children. For READiscover favorite of Kentucky kids and their librarians. Kentucky he has created a whimsical Daniel Boone who (despite the fact that he is reported to have been substantially illiterate) will at long last discover the joys of reading--just look at his We know smiling face on the poster if you don't believe it! Chris' lighthearted, colorful treatment of our theme will delight His work will help us all to children of all ages. READiscover Kentucky! A MESSAGE FOR LIBRARIANS USING THIS MANUAL Vicki Middleswarth, a history interpreter who works for the Kentucky Historical Society, says she is always seeking "ways for children to experience the past". As children's librarians we will be doing the same thing as we work with our bicentennial theme, READiscover Kentucky. We will not be history teachers presenting political facts; we will be helping children to answer the questions they have about the past: What was Kentucky like 200 years ago? Or 2,000 years ago? What was it like to be a child in Kentucky 50 years ago? 100 years ago? 200 years ago? What was life like in my community in the past? What was life like in my own family in the past? How have these things shaped my life How will my life today become tomorrow's history? today? What will the future hold for me and for Kentutky? Helping children to answer these questions is a tall order, but in doing so we can help them develop a pride in themselves and a pride in the community and state they call homy. This manual will help you to find ways for children to experience the past. It is not intended to dictate what you must or should It is only meant to stimulate your ideas about book related do. programs that will be best suited to your young library patrons and to the resources of your library and your community. 2 7 The second section of this manual contains history related Initially the bicentennial committee wanted the activities. As your editor manual to include a capsule history of Kentucky. got deeper and deeper into the project, she found that she was no She also felt that it was a mistake to reinvent the historian. That is why there are two volumes accompanying this wheel. The first is A Teacher's Guide to Kentucky's Story by manual. Carol Crowe Carraco and Nancy Disher Baird which is meant to be used with the Kentucky Educational Television series of the same It is a particularly good history for our purposes because title. it tells Kentucky's story from the points-of-view of fictional At the end of each chapter is children living in various periods. Though a bibliography and a list of suggested activities. intended for fourth grade classrooms, these suggestions will Because we needed inspire many wonderful public library programs. a good source of reproducible maps and because we hear so much about our children's lack of knowledge of geography, you are receiving a second additional volume, Kentucky; A Geographical and This beautiful publication has easy to Historical Perspective. Each brief chapter use history in an encapsulated format. includes many suggestions for activities that could be scaled down Combined, these two titles will make a far for library programs. better and more practical history than your editor could ever have written. In doing this project, I have learned a lot about how good historians work--they use primary sources whenever possible. With the help of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Library and Museum at Western Kentucky University, I have been able to include many activities that are documented to have actually taken place in Kentucky or that can be reasonably assumed The home remedies included were really to have taken place here. used, the games were really played, the dolls were really made by Kentucky children, etc. Unquestionably the most impressive contribution to this manual was made by Bob and Janet Gates who wrote the folklife section. He is the director of the Kentucky Folklife Program and wrote the narrative; she is a children's librarian at Madison County Public Library and added activity suggestions. They have produced a seamless text which includes more things than you could possibly do during 1992. I'urge you to read every word of their section; it will help you to understand what is meant by "folk culture", and it will help you to teach your kids how to identify and value their own. Many of these materials will stimulate ideas for adult programming, and you are encouraged to take an intergenerational approach whenever feasibil 3 For the most part, I have The bibliography is my contribution. listed books that have a close relationship to the sections of the I have listed titles that were suggested by many of you. manual. I have resisted the urge to add titles to the bibliographies of contributors, but in my bibliography you will find items that will I have included much important work well with their themes. Appalachian material that was not strictly Kentucky material. I have included a substantial amount of out-of-print material (1) when a title seemed particularly valuable, and (2) when there seemed to be a good chance that many libraries would have it on (This is the time to go back and resurrect some of their shelves. I owe a great bibliographic debt those fine old Kentucky titles!) to George Brosi's "Appalachian Mountain Books" (see "Performing Artists" section) and to Barbara Mertins' Reading for Young People: Kentucky, Tennessee and Vest Virginia. Lastly, I take full responsibility for titles left off this bibliography, and I hope you will tell me what they are! As I mentioned earlier, this manual is not so much intended to tell you what to do as to stimulate your thinking. Exper:.ance tells me that when Kentucky's childrens librarians start thinking, We have arranged a way for the result can only be terrific ideas! There will be a periodic supplement to this you to share them. manual--a READiscover Kentucky newsletter that will contain newly hatched bicentennial ideas and late breaking news. You are invited to contribute any flashes of inspiration that come your way--program ideas, examples of publicity pieces, skits, games, patterns, books left off the bibliography, suggestions of people or organizations to do programs, ways to raise money, ideas for neat reading incentives, etc. etc. 1 have too much material for this manual, and I will be putting it in the newsletter. I urge you to share your thoughts, too. You will be receiving your first issue around the first of the year. In the meantime, don't forget to put the workshop dates on your calendars--it will be your chance to meet some of the experts who have made contributions to this manual. We're all going to have lots of fun as we READiscover Kentucky! Carol Baughman Children's Services Consultant Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives November 1991 4 Publicity 10