Wikis

I subscribe to a number of WetPaint wikis; namely Booklust (inspired by Nancy Pearl's visit to SLQ in 2006), and a couple related to rhyme time matters - CSWyong, and Sturgis Kids. I often pick up good ideas for my singing repetoire on these wikis, and I actually contributed to Sturgis Kids recently with some suggestions for suitable songs for "signing". I might not have done that without the prompt of L2TD.
I checked out several of the suggested wikis; my favourite was Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. It is an excellent resource for public librarians, with information ranging from collection management to readers advisory. I was interested to see that Queensland author Karen Foxlee's "The Anatomy of Wings" was one of the most requested titles for book discussion groups.
After looking at the SLQ wiki, I signed up to Delicious, which in turn led me to some useful information about the uses of Twitter, which I have passed on to some friends and colleagues.

Auslan Rhyme Time

Almost two years after the inception of the Rhyme Time program at The Corner, an exciting new phase in this early literacy program began in late February 2009. The Auslan Rhyme Time pilot project was initiated by a former SLQ hearing impaired staff member (one of our original Rhyme Time presenters). It is aimed at children and their parents/carers in the deaf/hearing impaired/intellectually impaired communities. Auslan Rhyme Time takes place in the usual Rhyme Time slot of 10-10:30 a.m. on the last Thursday of every month. In these sessions, Rhyme Time presenters perform their usual repetoire of rhymes and songs, with the assistance of an Auslan interpreter from Deaf Services Queensland. The first two Auslan Rhyme Time sessions have been well-attended, thanks to a marketing campaign targeted at the deaf, hearing impaired and intellectually impaired communities at the beginning of the year. The pilot project- which will continue until the end of June (and hopefully beyond)- demonstrates that disability access can be successfully integrated within the State Library's early childhood programs.