Historical April 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A rich variety of people come in and out of the Kiosk daily.
They are young and old and from many different backgrounds, but one group in particular deserves special recognition.
They really help keep circulation up because there are quite a few of them; I am talking about the young mothers.
On a good day, three or four of them arrive with their babies in strollers and perhaps a toddler at their side with “Rover” bringing up the rear.
After “Rover” is tied to the bike rack, they come inside where the toddler makes a bee-line to the movable, circular shelves and begins twirling them.
After this they will sit on the floor and page through picture books. Young children like to choose their own books in what appears to be random selection, pulling a book from the shelf and running with it to the Check-out Desk. Mothers usually exchange these for ones they have chosen when the child is distracted.
After the children’s needs are met, mothers pick out their own books from among many diverse topics, such as fiction, child development, cooking, and gardening.
This group is special to me—like friends.
Because of this, I wanted to create an activity for them.
When I saw them on the lawn, after they had checked out their books, reading to their children, the idea of storytelling-in-thegrass came to me. Storytelling-in-the-grass began last summer and continued through the winter at 28th Ward Democratic Headquarters.
We even had a Christmas party with stories and games with about thirty in attendance, including mothers and fathers.
We have a new time and day for story time.
It will now begin at 11:30 on the second Saturday of the month.
This month on April 9, young mother and story lady, Rose Flynn, will read poetry.
After the 45-minute story time there will be something new, a 15 minute “mother’s exchange” where all things are possible such as exchanging baby sitter numbers, Pamper Coupons, and who knows what else.
Original photograph caption
Debra Green (rear) and Lucy Hannigan (foreground) help their children pick out books at the Kiosk. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1988, page 7. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1988.
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