Start with a story

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




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


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




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


No – it was perfect!

Was as good as it gets

I don’t know

Hard to see at the back so maybe more beanbags


Other author events/activities and books

More of the same!

Story writing workshops

More authors, illustrators, readings

Attending children:27


Fourth Event Saturday 14th February

‘A Magic Forest’

with Lucy Roscoe


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


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


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




Everything!

Using their imaginations

Dancing and improvising

Using senses, movement, music


Dress up as monsters

You couldn’t

Another break out event like the drawing


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

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