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LONGMONT, Colo. – Can you tell a good story? Entrance an audience with your voice and words? Do you love to act or perform? The Longmont chapter of the Spellbinder Storytellers needs you!
"'Once upon a time'...brings all of us to a magic place," says Wynn Montgomery. "Those words bring young and old alike to a place where they can relax and open their minds. That's what makes storytelling such an effective teaching tool." Montgomery is a longtime member of the Longmont Library Spellbinder Storytellers, an organization that trains community members in the art of oral storytelling and then places them as storytelling volunteers in St. Vrain Valley Elementary Schools to help teachers to foster literacy and encourage creative listening. Spellbinder volunteers believe that stories ignite imaginations, expose children to other times and cultures, and provide an extraordinary connection between the teller and the children.
The Spellbinder Storytellers are hosting another volunteer orientation and training series in March and are seeking additional volunteers to join their ranks. Training and orientation sessions will be held March 6, 9, 14, and 21. Once training is complete, volunteers will shadow experienced storytellers and then be placed in classrooms for monthly storytimes beginning in September.
If you value literacy, like spending time with kids, and have the time to change lives, please consider joining the Spellbinders Storytellers. To learn more about the Spellbinders, visit their webpage at the Longmont Public Library website at http://bit.ly/Spellbind, or contact Children’s and Teens’ Librarian Kathleen Kunau at [email protected] or (303) 651-8884 for more information and to register. Advance registration is required.
The Spellbinders need you and great stories are waiting to be told!
Media Contacts and Library Program Partners:
- Spellbinders Storytellers website: http://bit.ly/Spellbind
- Kathleen Kunau | Librarian, Children and Teens Services | Longmont Public Library | (303) 651-8781 | [email protected]
- Teresa Myers | Marketing Communications Manager | Longmont Public Library | (303) 774-4846| [email protected]
This is a news release issued by the Longmont Public Library and is published here as a public service.
