Workdays of one library
It is better, they say, to see once than to read ten times. Therefore, in addition to everything else, we will show the work of the library discussed in the article through photographs. Let's start with little kids. Here they sit and draw bullfinches. A lot of them. But this is not an art school, but a library. And yet, here children are taught to draw for free, and they love it
We are everywhere where it is difficult
Every hour is precious
Labor everyday life
Holidays are for us.
“March of the Communist Brigades” by V. Kharitonov
Every hour is precious
Labor everyday life
Holidays are for us.
“March of the Communist Brigades” by V. Kharitonov
People and culture. Well, we like to talk, including here at VO, about how bad everything is now, and how “back then,” that is, in the past, everything was good with us. And for some reason, people are especially concerned about the topic of youth education. And it worries not so much teachers as people who have nothing to do with this area of culture at all. At school, these people were last on a “carrot plot,” as they said in the past, but they judge its problems as if they had devoted more than one decade to teaching.
“The school doesn’t teach,” “the school doesn’t educate,” “victims of the Unified State Exam”—that’s all they say, and they don’t know which way the door opens in the school in their area.
Or, for example, the topic of modern libraries...
“Children don’t wear them”, “children don’t read”, “children are buried in mobile phones”... Where does this information come from? Do they judge by their children? Then this is their problem, but not society as a whole. Because in fact, all this, to put it mildly, is not entirely true. That is, as I have written about this more than once, all problems, let’s say - most of them, stem from incomplete knowledge.
And today we will try to close some of the gaps in the information field of our readers. Perhaps not completely, but at least partially.
Both boys and girls study there...
And there are many of them!
And it was so, and so it is, that the author was very lucky in that not far from his house there are two libraries at once: one regional youth library and a regional children's library.
For various reasons you have to go there, and what’s interesting is that something happens there all the time. Then, right next to the wardrobe, a bunch of suitcases and a cargo trolley appear, as well as a cage for a large bird and much more, which clearly indicates that a Harry Potter quest will take place here. Then librarians and children sit right on the grass on carpets laid on the lawn around the library and do something interesting, and even drink tea and pretzels.
Older children are studying the works of Arkady Gaidar. And none of them find it funny... They like it. That's what's interesting!
Moreover, my granddaughter went to these gatherings, and she really liked them, that is, they have been going on for many years now. “Night at the Library” is also held regularly, and children come there.
In a word, no matter how I go there, some kind of educational and developmental extras regularly happen there, so sometimes I even feel sorry for the workers of this library. Jacks of all trades, that's what they are now!
But on the other hand... Times have changed, people have changed. Both libraries and librarians must be updated too. The Soviet era, when they mainly issued books, is gone forever.
The library has all the conditions for studying with children
But then I was lucky to find myself in yet another Penza library: Library No. 2 named after Saltykov-Shchedrin. Moreover story its occurrence is quite unusual.
In 1946, residents of the Konnaya Sloboda (at the time of the city’s founding, mounted Cossacks of the local garrison lived there) of the city of Penza turned to the city authorities with a request: to allocate a room in the building of school No. 12 for a library, which they organized themselves (!), and books, newspapers and the magazines will be collected on a voluntary basis. And it was on a voluntary basis that the library first worked, but in 1947 it was made a city library and a manager was appointed with a salary.
In 1971, city library No. 2 moved to a new building, where it is still located. The room is large, very bright and overlooks the Monument of Military and Labor Glory.
And this is an activity with mothers. If you want smart children, raise smart parents. If you want skillful children, teach their parents
Several years ago, under a grant from the President of the Russian Federation, the library was renovated and modernized, so it became doubly pleasant to be inside. But it attracts not only with its cozy furniture, modern design and abundance of books. There, every day, and even literally hourly (!), a variety of events for children take place!
By the way, information about all these classes is posted on the library’s website and is accompanied by photographic materials (https://vk.com/club191157234), so you just have to go there and all the work of its team will appear before your eyes. I personally am tired of reading them. I only had enough patience for a month, especially since on some days there were two classes going on there at once.
Well, why are grandmothers worse than mothers? They also come to this library, where interesting things are done with them...
Well, let's look at at least some of them.
On Saturday, January 13, young readers took part in the environmental hour “The Brave Bird Is Not Afraid of Frost,” dedicated to the Day of Wintering Birds. The librarian told them that on January 15, our country celebrates the environmental holiday “Day of Wintering Birds,” initiated by the writer Evgeny Nosov. And it’s clear that the kids immediately wanted to feed the wintering birds. And what was it if not a “lesson of kindness” and love for nature and one’s Fatherland?!
But this is not enough. In addition to words, the children were given a master class “Bullfinches”, during which they made crafts from salt dough.
It is believed that high school students are usually indifferent to such events. Because they have something completely different on their mind. Maybe so, but only in this library do they like to participate in such extras
Also in January, library No. 2 began classes for children 4–5 years old in the “Umka” semantic reading studio. The goal is to instill in a child a love of books and reading through... play.
In the most relaxed atmosphere, in a small group, children's books were read to the children, and they tried to discuss them! They diligently completed creative tasks. At the first lesson, on January 14, they met the bear cub Umka from the cartoon “Umka” based on the fairy tale by Yuri Yakovlev. The lesson was also educational: the children were told about the animals of the Far North and why they are not cold. They also put together puzzles and played “Put the picture together” and “Ball game”.
At the second lesson, January 21, the wonderful girl Alina and her mother got acquainted with the book “The Mole. Winter Stories" by Czech writer Zdenek Miller. For reading aloud we chose the fairy tale “The Mole and the Snowman”. And for homework we had to color the picture “The Mole is a Digger.”
Quite serious faces... Obviously smart children. And they will be even smarter!
On the same day, Sunday, January 21, for young lovers of experiences and experiments in the Laboratory of Entertaining Sciences “IntelCenter. Znayka. XXI century" the second lesson "Magic non-Newtonian fluid" took place. Such liquids have a complex name - non-Newtonian liquids. The guys were asked to make a non-Newtonian liquid themselves and determine how it differs from ordinary liquids, and how they could benefit people?
The guys carried out experiments and watched a film from the Galileo program. In a word, they were busy with interesting and useful work.
Events at the library named after. Saltykov-Shchedrin are one more interesting than the other. And everything for different ages and tastes
On the same day, the “Fantasy” weekend club also hosted a literary hour “Since childhood, we believe in miracles,” dedicated to the Day of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. The children were told about where this holiday came from, they were given a quiz: “Santa Claus’s Bag”, “Snowflake Riddles”, and they also performed intellectual tasks with crossword puzzles. As a result, the children plunged into a winter fairy tale and spent their free time in a fun and interesting way.
And who is this? Adult uncles and aunts? If we didn’t want to drink beer in a nearby bar or watch TV, we came to the library for some reason. They are probably interested here...
And this, I emphasize, is only two days of training. Bricks of education, moral, spiritual, intellectual. Something that is so lacking in many families today. In fact, modern libraries (at least Penza ones, I don’t know how they are in other places) are becoming something like district clubs, and in the new conditions this is a very useful social phenomenon.
I couldn’t resist and included a photo of myself in chain mail. I told the sixth-graders about my new book. But not only did he wear chain mail himself: the whole class tried it on - both boys and girls, and everyone was convinced that although it was heavy in the hands, it was not very felt on the body. And where else would they have such a chance? And what smart questions the sixth graders asked me. And the vast majority have smart eyes... Nice!
They say that children are “on their cell phones”? Well, we'll read them fairy tales over the phone.
So, before you write that there are no free clubs and study groups today, that no one involves children in creative activities, that “everything is bad and worse than ever,” you go to schools, libraries in your city, early development centers and see, what children and... adults are doing there today. And then speak and write specifically about very real private problems and shortcomings!
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