This summer ACLA and our partners at the Highmark PALS (People Able to Lend Support) Program are piloting two Intergenerational PALS Book Clubs hosted by the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Beechview. Titles in the pilot include Flush by Carol Hiaasen, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Giver by Lois Lowry. We look forward to seeing how these pilot discussions with students and older adults take off this summer. Visit each libraries website for discussion meeting dates and times.
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library posted the following helpful questions and answers on their website to promote the program.
What is it? The Intergenerational book club is a group of teens (Grades 6-12) and adults who share discussions about the same book.
Who should join? Teens and Adults interested in reading and sharing their opinions.
Why should you join? To share your love of reading with others and tell other people what you think. Teens can also earn community service hours for school.
When does the book club happen? June, July, and August. The book discussions will take place on July 1 at 11:30, July 29 at 11:30, and our August meeting to be determined!
How do I join? Just drop by the library and ask for a copy of the intergenerational book club book. Then come to the book club and share your thoughts. If you can’t make it to the book club discussion you can participate remotely through the library’s webpage.
Where is all of this fun happening?
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Ave Carnegie, PA 15106
www.carnegiecarnegie.com
Want more information?
Call 412-276-3456 x 8 or email Erin at tipping@einetwork.net
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Children's Book Review: The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
E.L. Konigsburg. The Outcast of 19 Schuyler Place. New York, NY: Atheneum, 2004. ISBN: 0689866364.
Precocious 12-year-old Margaret Rose Kane's summer adventures with her Hungarian uncles begin after Uncle Alex Rose with his truffle-hunting dog, Tartufo, rescue her from Camp Talequa while her parents travel in Peru. At 19 Schuyler Place, Margaret enjoys her uncles' Old World ways and their three backyard towers created piece by piece and jeweled with glass, crystal, porcelain, and old clock parts over the course of 45 years. After Margaret discovers the city council's plans to remove the towers, she orchestrates saving the historic masterpieces together with Jacob Kaplan, a local artist and the camp director's son.
Life and love abound between Margaret and her "granduncles." Uncles Morris and Alex fondly call Margaret, their sister's namesake, edes Margitkam, my sweet Margaret. She relishes time with her watchmaker uncles who tell family and local stories while they cook Hungarian favorites in the kitchen. With great humor, Newbery Medal winning author E. L. Koningsburg captures the affinity between Margaret Rose, her uncles, Jacob and the others whose lives they illuminate. As Uncle Alex tells her, "You have a time and our side of history," (p. 132) and "the choices of a single person can change future history" (p. 164). Readers may also enjoy the earlier companion novel, Silent to the Boone, for ages 9-12.
Reviewed by Charity Leonette, Community Partnerships Coordinator, Allegheny County Library Association. This review was printed in The Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, Vo. 8 (2) 2010. Available online at www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com. ISSN: 1535-0770.
Precocious 12-year-old Margaret Rose Kane's summer adventures with her Hungarian uncles begin after Uncle Alex Rose with his truffle-hunting dog, Tartufo, rescue her from Camp Talequa while her parents travel in Peru. At 19 Schuyler Place, Margaret enjoys her uncles' Old World ways and their three backyard towers created piece by piece and jeweled with glass, crystal, porcelain, and old clock parts over the course of 45 years. After Margaret discovers the city council's plans to remove the towers, she orchestrates saving the historic masterpieces together with Jacob Kaplan, a local artist and the camp director's son.
Life and love abound between Margaret and her "granduncles." Uncles Morris and Alex fondly call Margaret, their sister's namesake, edes Margitkam, my sweet Margaret. She relishes time with her watchmaker uncles who tell family and local stories while they cook Hungarian favorites in the kitchen. With great humor, Newbery Medal winning author E. L. Koningsburg captures the affinity between Margaret Rose, her uncles, Jacob and the others whose lives they illuminate. As Uncle Alex tells her, "You have a time and our side of history," (p. 132) and "the choices of a single person can change future history" (p. 164). Readers may also enjoy the earlier companion novel, Silent to the Boone, for ages 9-12.
Reviewed by Charity Leonette, Community Partnerships Coordinator, Allegheny County Library Association. This review was printed in The Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, Vo. 8 (2) 2010. Available online at www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com. ISSN: 1535-0770.
Friday, October 2, 2009
The 24th Thing
Helene Blowers visited us today to talk about the 24th Thing. Among many wonderful points made was the role of librarians as facilitators in the shared discovery process. We are creating the future of libraries, the lifebrary as Helene talked about! Enjoy her presentation by visiting her blog, LibraryBytes.
The library as a place for inspiration and innovation for the community, particularly the local community, relates to all generations. How can we gather then display 'deeply local' community information in ways that others can act as contributors and curators?
The library as a place for inspiration and innovation for the community, particularly the local community, relates to all generations. How can we gather then display 'deeply local' community information in ways that others can act as contributors and curators?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Children's Book Review: Goin’ Someplace Special
Patricia C. McKissack. Goin’ Someplace Special. Illustrator Jerry Pinkney. New York: Atheneum, 2001.
Follow ’Tricia Ann on her poignant journey in Goin’ Someplace Special, a Coretta Scott King Book Award winner for excellence in illustration. Mama Frances empowers her granddaughter ’Tricia Ann to triumph over deep prejudice in the 1950s segregated South. ’Tricia Ann travels with perseverance on her first solo trip through Nashville to a uniquely liberating “Someplace Special,” the public library. The recollection of Mama Frances’s model of confidence, respect, and steadfastness keep ’Tricia Ann walking on to her final destination. As a parenting grandparent, Mama Frances equips ’Tricia Ann for the reality of the world with the strength of independent learning and autonomous thinking. “Those signs can tell us where to sit, but they can’t tell us what to think,” she tells her granddaughter.
Watercolor and pencil illustrations capture ’Tricia Ann’s big steps in the world, which the author notes, parallel events of her own childhood. This book has also been recognized as an ALA Notable Book and received Parents’
Choice Award. Ages 4–8.
Reviewed by Charity Leonette, Special Services Coordinator, Allegheny County Library Association. This review was printed in a special issue of The Journal of Intergenerational Relationships focused on Grandparents and other Relatives as Parents, Vo. 7(2-3) 2009. Available online at www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com. ISSN: 1535-0770.
Follow ’Tricia Ann on her poignant journey in Goin’ Someplace Special, a Coretta Scott King Book Award winner for excellence in illustration. Mama Frances empowers her granddaughter ’Tricia Ann to triumph over deep prejudice in the 1950s segregated South. ’Tricia Ann travels with perseverance on her first solo trip through Nashville to a uniquely liberating “Someplace Special,” the public library. The recollection of Mama Frances’s model of confidence, respect, and steadfastness keep ’Tricia Ann walking on to her final destination. As a parenting grandparent, Mama Frances equips ’Tricia Ann for the reality of the world with the strength of independent learning and autonomous thinking. “Those signs can tell us where to sit, but they can’t tell us what to think,” she tells her granddaughter.
Watercolor and pencil illustrations capture ’Tricia Ann’s big steps in the world, which the author notes, parallel events of her own childhood. This book has also been recognized as an ALA Notable Book and received Parents’
Choice Award. Ages 4–8.
Reviewed by Charity Leonette, Special Services Coordinator, Allegheny County Library Association. This review was printed in a special issue of The Journal of Intergenerational Relationships focused on Grandparents and other Relatives as Parents, Vo. 7(2-3) 2009. Available online at www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com. ISSN: 1535-0770.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
RSVP Programs Inspire the Generations
Another website with program resources:
RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) of Dane County offers intergenerational programs including Foster Grandparents, folk arts fairs, tutoring and mentoring, classroom helper, and reading buddies and computer buddies.
Our local RSVP of Allegheny County connects older adults with a variety of intergenerational volunteer opportunities including Foster Grandparents, Beginning with Books, The First Tee of Pittsburgh, and more.
Thanks again to Tim Salony from the Blair County Library System for sharing the RSVP of Dane County program link.
RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) of Dane County offers intergenerational programs including Foster Grandparents, folk arts fairs, tutoring and mentoring, classroom helper, and reading buddies and computer buddies.
Our local RSVP of Allegheny County connects older adults with a variety of intergenerational volunteer opportunities including Foster Grandparents, Beginning with Books, The First Tee of Pittsburgh, and more.
Thanks again to Tim Salony from the Blair County Library System for sharing the RSVP of Dane County program link.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Forthcoming Book
Thought this would interest those of you who like to read up on intergenerational studies. The book is to be released this month. I plan to get my hands on a copy!
The Binding Tie: Chinese Intergenerational Relations in Modern Singapore
The Binding Tie: Chinese Intergenerational Relations in Modern Singapore
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Intergenerational Programs and Aging
Thanks to Tim Salony of the Blair County Library System for pointing out this great resource.
Penn State's Agricultural & Extension Education offers this great webpage on Intergenerational Programs and Aging. Find program ideas, articles, resources, initiatives from around the globe and more.
Penn State's Agricultural & Extension Education offers this great webpage on Intergenerational Programs and Aging. Find program ideas, articles, resources, initiatives from around the globe and more.
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