Digital Experiences: Reading,

Access, Creation and Fun!

Created by Paige Bentley-Flannery

Community Librarian

Deschutes Public Library

@chapterpaigeone

Children in Public and School Libraries: eBooks,

Digital Programming and more...

Reading eBooks

• eBook statistics-From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers--and beyond -

Pew Research Center March 2014

• Digital collections- state and public

• Publishers vs Self-publishers: BiblioBoard connecting self publishers with

library patrons/customers www.biblioboard.com

• Problems accessing eBooks-Adobe, email account, password

• Quantity-five fourth graders wanting to borrow 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

• How to.. Parent / Teacher Resources

• Access

Part of the "bundle". Dinosaurs, art, graphic

novels, poetry, picture books...

Virtual Children's

book tours

• Lisa Von Drasek- Curator,

Children's Literature Research

Collection at the University of

Minnesota

• "...our ability to see

everything."

Tech Savvy Librarians

• Cen Campbell-Mover and

Shaker 2014 -Tech Leaders,

@LittleeLit

• Tech Leaders-past three years

• Digital content in job

descriptions

• Knowledgeable of technology and able to

help maintain and manage iPad programs.

• Electronic Content Librarian

Digital Programming

• Apps for content creation

• Digital story time-apps in story

time-children's library

programs for education,

entertainment, and involving

parents in the learning process

• Book Apps: non-fiction and

fiction apps for book groups

and book related programs.

• Science Apps- science spot

hands-on and take home

experiments.

Darien Public Library

T/E/A: Technology, Engineering and

the Arts is open for free,

exploration, creation, and discover

App Art: explore art using iPad art

apps

Early Literacy iPad Kits.

School Librarians

and Libraries

• "Love Love the digital world! I

think ease, convenient,

lightweight and never ending."

Mary Grant, Media Manager

• "Access seems to be one of

the biggest roadblocks to

libraries fully embracing digital

content." Travis Jonker

• Cathy Knutson, Oak Hills Elementary School, Lakeville, MN

• Technology on the Loose http://ohekidstech.blogspot.com

Creation

• "Digital books and educational

apps will become more device

neutral. (More web based and less

app based as schools need to

move to BYOD (Bring Your Own

Device) models for budgetary

reasons."

• "I think publishers will continue to

make more and more mainstream

books available in eBook format

with pricing/availability moderating

for multiple users.

• "As librarians become more savvy

users of social media, their ability

to promote library services will

increase visibility! YIPPEEE!!!"

Resources

ALSC Digital Media Resources