Eric Carle is a great start, but what about magnetic or wooden storytelling pieces for even more authors and stories. It would be great to find diverse skin tones from early childhood education vendors.ĭurable storytelling kits reflecting diverse array of stories and authors. The anatomy items I have all assume a white default. Expect me to report back on how these do in the collection! And if I don’t, ask me! My #LOTWL (Library of Things Wishlist)Ī Black human anatomy model and Black tooth-brushing demonstration kit for kids. Kid synthesizer, travel train set, guided meditation audio, x-rays, board games, baby toys, and so. Which is to say, I haven’t seen it back on the shelf yet. I have a remarkably terrible knowledge of human anatomy (I couldn’t figure out how to put this set back together) but this model is circulating as well as the human body books in the juvenile non-fiction collection. I found some really cool claw replicas and this woolly mammoth tooth.
I took this idea from Ann Arbor District Library tools collection. But then, I packaged them with the English and Spanish editions of his books + now we have a durable literacy activity that supports both English and Spanish speaking families in the community. Here are some of my favorite things I’ve found for the library of things collection and circulated, with the help of a creative, collaborative, and determined technical services team:Ĭlassic Eric Carle art on Magna-tiles I’ll tell you this has the making of a surefire hit. It feels like a children’s museum + a science museum + a toy library all in one.
An absolute joy of being back at work has been watching families explore the kids’ library of things.
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