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STORYTELLING

NEW
FORTHCOMING
Engaging
The Power of Story Community through

JOAN WINK Storytelling
Stories bring together Library and Community
readers, writers, Programming
librarians, teachers, SHERRY NORFOLK AND
students, and families in JANE STENSON, EDITORS
the libraries of today and
July 2017, 170pp, 7x10 This exploration of model
will continue to do so
Print: 978-1-4408-5069-1 storytelling projects shows
tomorrow. Written for all $50.00, £39.00, €46.00 librarians how to expand their roles
those lovers of literacy, eBook: 978-1-4408-5070-7 as keepers of the stories while
this book links libraries strengthening their communities.
and literacies through FEATURES
the power of stories. • Presents an inspirational and impassioned documentation of
The book is not filled how storytelling can and is being used in libraries, community
with data in the form centers, and schools to engage and strengthen communities
of pie charts, graphs,
November 2017, 180pp, 7x10 • Helps librarians create programs for youth storytellers that
Print: 978-1-4408-4396-9 and tables. Rather, the keep children and young adults involved in their schools and
$45.00, £35.00, €41.00 truth of the research is communities
eBook: 978-1-4408-4397-6 grounded in authentic • Showcases replicable programs that can readily and
stories that reflect not immediately be implemented in school and public libraries, as
only the interpretation of data, but also the transformative well as in other community organizations
nature of literacies and libraries. The author’s primary goal is
that readers will come to value and use storytelling in their NEW
own professional and personal lives to explain and expand on
complex concepts and to make information more accessible Engaging Teens
for all.
with Story
FEATURES How to Inspire and
• Emphasizes the power of story and highlights the many
unique paths to literacies Educate Youth with
• Shows how stories make complex information about Storytelling
literacies accessible to everyone JANICE M. DEL NEGRO AND
• Covers approaches to storytelling and literacies for MELANIE A. KIMBALL, EDITORS
immigrant communities and children who may speak June 2017, 189pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Based on proven theory and real-
multiple languages Print: 978-1-4408-4508-6 life experience, this guidebook
$55.00, £43.00, €50.00 provides a one-stop resource
eBook: 978-1-4408-4509-3
for educators, librarians, and
storytellers looking to introduce
storytelling programs for young adults.
JOAN WINK, PhD, is
professor emerita of FEATURES
California State University,
Stanislaus, Turlock, CA. • Covers both traditional techniques as well as methods
specific to utilizing new technologies and media
• Brings the power of storytelling to a population that is
typically overlooked for these programs
• Backs up practical instructions with concrete examples and
research

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