Summer Reading Program

Fairy tales go STEM when kids help classic characters out of sticky situations with out of the box problem solving. Also see the CSLP manual for the activity "STEAM in Fairy Tales," found in Chapter 6: A New Twist on an Old Tale.

Celebrate the 2020 Summer Olympics with a fairy tale twist. Activity plan from the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Mansfield, OH.

Nursery rhymes are the inspiration for Olympics (and field day) style games.

The West Warwick Public Library has the largest archive of tabletop rpg adventure and strategy guides, glossaries and how-to's! Kits are available to checkout and can be found in the catalog by searching "RPG kit."

Help young patrons imagine their story using a zSpace, green screen, and more with technology available on loan from the RI Computer Museum.

Visit the Providence Children's Film Festival Film Hub for a directory of films searchable by theme (check out what's available under fantasy or folklore). The film hub includes film guides, glossary, and creative activity ideas for use with any film. PCFF is also available to offer programming. If interested in showing PCFF films, check with your library's current movie licensing. If the film you are interested in is not included, contact PCFF Artistic Director Eric Bilodeau for more information. PCFF licenses our short film reels for screenings.

The Tomaquag Museum offers visiting museum educator services focused on topics such as storytelling, film, art, and games.

Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the awareness, appreciation, and application of Black Storytelling in Rhode Island through performance, as well as through educational and cultural experiences.

Northeast Storytelling (NEST) is dedicated to promoting storytelling in all of its forms.

MLS has resources for using Canva to create a variety of CSLP themed materials for marketing and promotion.

The fairy tale and folk tale theme can be problematic, as in our efforts to include all stories there is the potential to appropriate scared and culturally significant stories or perpetuate stories that reflect stereotypes, tokenism, and biased references. Use the folk and fairy tale sections of the Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books, particularly to help inform the creation of book lists, displays, and programs.

Toolkit developed by Diversity Talks addressing the lack of representation and imagination in assigned readings within school curricula.

A Talking Race & Kids conversation about the importance of inclusive fantasy fiction for all kids with kidlit authors Marti Dumas & Zetta Elliott.

ALSC blog post providing ten ways to make existing services more accessible.

Teen Librarian Toolbox post by Rin Chupeco, author of Wicked as You Wish.

Blog post by S Bryce Kozla outlining how to welcome all abilities in your programming.

Teen Librarian Toolbox post.

Twitter thread by author Kat Cho. Thread is in response to B & N repackaging of classics with POC covers and the list includes fairy tale and myth retellings.

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