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Start With A StoryA series of events in the Central Children’s Library
First Event
Saturday 17th January
‘Take A Book, Make A Book’
with Alice Melvin
Attending children: 22
Attending adults: 18
What did you most like about the event...
Learning to make our own books – professional instruction was great
Everything!
Great Storyteller
Alice – she was interesting and inspiring
Interactive, difficulty pitched just right!
How could we improve the event...
You couldn’t!
It was perfect!
It was perfectly brilliant! Alice Melvin was so inspiring
No suggestion – very good
Making more books!
What other events would you like to see at our libraries...
More of the same type
Anything similar, this was lovely
More similar event with the author
Second Event
Saturday 24th January
‘Sing, Sing, Sing’
with
Vivian French
and
Michael John McCarthy
Attending children: 27
Attending adults: 19
What did you most like about the event...
Very nice songs, lively and calming at the same time
Loved ad hoc nature and audience input
Musical instruments
The singing
The guitar, the singing and the interaction
The relaxed nature, the music, the patience of the hosts
Everything!
How Could we improve the event...
Maybe some more moving about
Tea and coffee
Slightly shorter duration as attention span limited
What other events would you like to see at our libraries...
Drama if available
More of the same
The events that you run are diverse and interesting already – so more of these
More events similar to this one
Third Event
Saturday 31st January
‘Three – or more - Wishes’
with Nick Sharratt
Attending children: 28
Attending adults: 22
What did you most like about the event...
The disgusting stories!
Interaction with author and children
All of it!
Getting to join in with the drawing
Children enjoyed seeing the drawings being created
How could we improve the event...
No – it was perfect!
Was as good as it gets
I don’t know
Hard to see at the back so maybe more beanbags
What other events would you like to see at our libraries...
Other author events/activities and books
More of the same!
Story writing workshops
More authors, illustrators, readings
Attending children:27
Attending adults: 18
Fourth Event Saturday 14th February
‘A Magic Forest’
with Lucy Roscoe
What did you most like about the event...
We really enjoyed the event, lovely idea and resources and well organised.
Lovely paper, lovely activity, tutor had a great manner with the kids
I attended the event with my 8 year old daughter and it was our first visit to the children’s library. We really enjoyed it very much, lovely space and very friendly and welcoming staff
How could we improve the event...
My daughter would give the event a 5 rating and she really liked Lucy who was very good with the children, clear instructions and made it such a fun event
It was great – it couldn’t be better
We really loved the event, lovely idea and resources and well organised
What other events would you like to see at our libraries...
Other art events, computer coding, creative writing...
We would love to come to more events like this
More of the same – very inspiring and the library is awesome!
‘Dancing – with monsters’
with Giulia Montalbano
Fifth Event
Saturday 21st February
Attending children: 18
Attending adults: 12
What did you most like about the event...
Everything!
Using their imaginations
Dancing and improvising
Using senses, movement, music
How could we improve the event...
Dress up as monsters
You couldn’t
Another break out event like the drawing
What other events would you like to see at our libraries...
More similar to this
Singing
Puppet show
Author Readings
Start With A Story Round Up:
Five events duration 1-1.5 hours (all on Saturday afternoons)
Total Number of Children Attending: 122
Total number of Adults Attending: 79
Contributors:Alice Melvin - illustrator, designer and maker. Her award-winning children’s books are published by Tate
Vivian French - award winning author of picture books, novels, plays and non-fiction for children and young adults
Michael John McCarthy - Glasgow-based musician, composer and singer twice nominated for the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland
Nick Sharratt – award winning author and illustrator of Children’s and Teenage books
Lucy Roscoe – illustrator, maker, publisher of artists books, teacher at ECA
Giulia Montalbano - Dundee based freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher co-founder of Fuora Dance Company