Storytelling

Storyship: Pirate Goodie & the Magic Chest
I took a chance on this new performer, and we were disappointed.  She does not seem to be as professional as our other performers.  She had trouble with the sound system, squeaks and squeals needed to be adjusted continuously; her accent wasn't consistent; and, at the end of the program she announced that she had treasure for all the children, then changed her mind and said that she wasn't sure that she had enough.  She changed her mind again and asked them to form line, which toddlers don't understand.  She ended up walking around and  handing each child a treasure, but wouldn't let them choose one.  At all of our other programs, parents raved about the great program, but no parent said anything to the staff.  Staff comments: <span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">I'm embarrassed for her, she's really struggling; she's painful to watch because she wasn't very good; transitioning from one puppet to another was not smooth. <span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">Of course, the kids enjoyed it, but the adults seemed to be grimacing more than enjoying it. (Judy/TS)

<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; color: #3a3a3a; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">Our experience with Storyship was satisfactory. The kids seemed to enjoy it, but there was one awkward moment where they didn't understand that the presenter was asking for participants or weren't sure what they were participating in. No one wanted to particpate, so she had to ask one child to come up and do it. The parents thought it was simply an ok program. I'll give Storyship the benefit of the doubt since they apparently are new and also don't seem to yet understand that their audiences when they come to public libraries will have ages all across the board and they better be prepared to handle that. (Erwin/MV)