Activity Procedures:

Activity One:

• ask your student the name of the local community library
• if your student is unsure of the name of the library, have her tell you where it is and look up the name of the library in the telephone directory
• write the name of the library and its phone number on an index card for future reference then
• do a brainstorm with your student about "What can you find in a library?"
• have her list everything she can think of in the library (activities, sections, people)

Activity Two:

• arrange a visit to the local library
• have your student phone the library to ask the hours of operation
• at the library take the time to visit each section and have your student record the various sections in the library
• when touring the library, have your student make a list of everything she sees
• discuss the list your student has made
• after the discussion, ask her if she has any questions about the library and the services it offers
• have her write down her questions
• have her choose two or three questions that she wishes to ask the librarian

Activity Three:

• develop a list of various topics that your student may be interested in (e.g.: cooking, sewing, romance novels)
• have her take the list and go through the library and find the section in the library where she might find a book dealing with that topic have her
• choose a book from that section and record the title, author and section where she located it