Background Notes:

Activity One:

• if your student fills uncomfortable writing the brainstorm, act as the recorder
• have her transfer the words from the brainstorm to index cards and write each of them in a sentence
• use questions during the brainstorm to elicit all of the prior knowledge that your student has about the library e.g.: What type of books?
• the Toronto Public Library has a great web site at: http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca

Activity Two:

• if you have access to the Internet you can find a map of the various libraries in the GTA website: http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/Branches/index.htm
• the term "sections" refers to: science fiction, fiction, music, autobiography
• you may wish to practice role-playing your student's questions before she feels comfortable asking them

Activity Three:

• take time to visit both the adult and children's section of the library
• your student may wish to choose a book to read to her child or grandchild

Activity Four:

• you may wish to have the librarian show you and your student how to locate a book in the library

Activity Five:

• before starting the role-play, you may wish to have your student develop a list of questions about the price of a library card, late fees, length of borrowing time (this information is also available on the website)

Activity Six:

• assure your student that she can use the library without having a library card but she will be unable to take books out