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Prime Time Archives 2011
Prime Time pilot for Native Americans in Scottsbluff
Lakota Lutheran Center, 1200 East Overland in Scottsbluff, is offering Nebraska’s first Prime Time Family Reading Time designed for Native American families and others who want to participate.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program that helps strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week series is offered free to families whose children ages 6 to 10 struggle with reading.
Lakota Lutheran Center will host the new series on Sunday afternoons, Nov. 6 through Dec. 11. Each session begins with lunch at noon and continues with storytelling and discussion from 1-3 p.m., based on award-winning children’s books. Selected books will help families discuss themes such as humility, equality, bravery, honesty, trust, generosity, fortitude and goals.
The last session, Dec. 11, will be held at the Lied Scottsbluff Public Library. Storyteller Teri Ramirez and discussion leader Andrea Miller will share with parents the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Families will also learn about library resources and services. Separate pre-reading activities will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why–for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. The study, published in 2010, was conducted in Louisiana where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
In Nebraska, more than 75 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 14 public libraries, eight elementary schools and two community centers since 2002, including programs in Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, Norfolk and Alliance. This Prime Time is the first in Nebraska to focus on Native American stories, but five bilingual Prime Time series for Spanish- and English-speaking families have been offered in the Scottsbluff/Gering area. The Scottsbluff Public Library was one of three Nebraska libraries in 2004 to pilot the bilingual program.
The Lied Scottsbluff Public Library will host another Prime Time series Jan. 17 through Feb. 21, with new themes and titles.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the NHC with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Carol Gendler. Primary sponsors and funders for Prime Time in Scottsbluff include the Lakota Lutheran Center, Lied Scottsbluff Public Library, C.W. Yount Foundation, and Target.
The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information or to register to participate, contact Theresa Stands, coordinator of the Native American Prime Time, at (308) 635-1071.
Prime Time returns to Lincoln’s Eiseley Library
Prime Time Family Reading Time will be presented at the Eiseley Branch Library in Lincoln Thursday evenings through Nov. 17 with opportunities for Spanish- and English-speaking parents and their children. The first session was held Oct. 13.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week series is offered free to families whose children ages 6 to 10 struggle with reading.
Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. All books are read and discussed in both English and Spanish. Books selected for the Eiseley series will help families discuss themes such as dreams, encounters, fairness, greed and kinship.
Storyteller Ricardo Garcia and discussion leader Joel Gajardo will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Families will also learn about library resources and services. Separate reading activities will be available for preschool siblings.
Prime Time prepares elementary and preschool children “for being good students and wanting to learn,” said Janine Copple, coordinator of the Eiseley series. Preschoolers, she said, have “learned how to be good listeners and pay attention in Prime Time and that made them ready for kindergarten.”
A 10-year impact study found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. The study, published in 2010, was conducted in Louisiana where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why—for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
In Nebraska, more than 75 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 14 public libraries, eight elementary schools and two community centers since 2002, including programs in Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff. This will be Lincoln’s 12th bilingual Prime Time, having held their first in 2005.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the NHC with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment and Carol Gendler. Local sponsors for Prime Time in Lincoln are Lincoln City Libraries; Lincoln Public Schools Federal Programs; Belmont, Campbell and West Lincoln elementary schools; and Lincoln Literacy Council.
The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information or to register to participate, contact Vicki Wood at 402-441-8565.
Prime Time program continues in Omaha libraries
Prime Time Family Reading Time will be offered in two Omaha libraries this fall with opportunities for English- and Spanish-speaking parents and their children.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week series are offered free to all families whose children, ages 6 to 10, struggle with reading. Pre-registration is requested, but not required to attend.
The South Omaha Library will host a bilingual series at 6 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 3-Nov. The Charles B. Washington Branch Library will host an English-only series at 10 a.m. Saturdays, Oct. 15-Nov. 19.
Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. Storytellers and discussion leaders will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Families will also learn about library resources and services. Separate pre-reading activities will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why—for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. The study, published in 2010, was conducted in Louisiana where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
In Nebraska, more than 75 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 14 public libraries, eight elementary schools and two community centers since 2002, including programs in Lincoln, Grand Island, Norfolk, Scottsbluff, and 26 Prime Time series in Omaha.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the Nebraska Humanities Council with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Carol Gendler. Sponsors for Prime Time in Omaha include the Omaha Public Library, Omaha Public Library Foundation, and Friends of the Omaha Public Library. The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information about the bilingual South Omaha program, contact Norma Pountney at (402) 444-4850. For more information about the English-only Washington Branch program, contact Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh at (402) 444-4800.
Prime Time program returns to three Norfolk schools
Prime Time Family Reading Time will be offered in three Norfolk elementary schools this fall. The Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) has approved Grant Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Westside Elementary as authorized Prime Time sites based on their work with students who struggle with reading and their outreach to ESL learners.
Prime Time is a NHC family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week bilingual series is offered free to families with children ages 5 to 10.
Grant Elementary will host the series on six consecutive Thursday evenings, Sept. 8-Oct. 13. Washington Elementary will host the series Tuesday evenings Sept. 13-Oct. 25. Westside Elementary will host the series Tuesday evenings Oct. 25-Nov. 29.
Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. All books are read and discussed in both English and Spanish. Selected books will help families discuss themes such as cleverness, compassion, courage, curiosity, determination, dreams, fairness, loyalty, and responsibility.
Discussion leaders and storytellers will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Separate pre-reading activities, provided by Northeast Community College’s Early Childcare Program and the Norfolk Senior High Book Club, will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why—for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. The study, published in 2010, was conducted in Louisiana where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
In Nebraska, more than 75 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 14 public libraries, eight elementary schools and two community centers since 2002, including programs in Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff. Prime Time has been offered in Norfolk since 2006.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the Nebraska Humanities Council with funding from the State of Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Carol Gendler. Sponsors for Prime Time in Norfolk include Norfolk Public Schools and Read Aloud Norfolk.
The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Award-winning Prime Time program comes to Alliance
Prime Time Family Reading Time will be offered at Grandview Elementary School in Alliance this summer with opportunities for Spanish- and English-speaking parents and their children.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The series is offered free to families whose children ages 6 to 10 struggle with reading.
Grandview Elementary will host the bilingual series from 5-7 p.m. on six consecutive Tuesdays, May 31 through July 5. This will be Alliance’s first Prime Time.
Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. All books are read and discussed in both English and Spanish. Selected books will help families discuss themes such as determination, dreams, fairness, responsibility and identity.
Maurine Roller and Ruth Escamilla will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with children. Families will also learn about resources and services available at the Alliance Public Library. Separate pre-reading activities will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why—for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study of Prime Time Family Reading Time found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. Published in 2010, the study was conducted in Louisiana where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
In Nebraska, more than 70 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 15 public libraries, five elementary schools and two community centers since 2004, including programs in Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff. The NHC was recently honored in Louisiana with a Public Humanities Programming Award for hosting the second highest number of Prime Time affiliate sites in any state.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the NHC with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Carol Gendler. The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Primary sponsors for Prime Time in Alliance include Alliance Public Schools and the Alliance Public Library.
For more information or to register to participate, contact Valerie Vander Schaaf or Amy Garza at (308) 762-4519.
Prime Time reading program returns to Grand Island
Prime Time Family Reading Time will return to the Grand Island Public Library on April 13 with opportunities for Spanish- and English-speaking parents and their children.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week series is offered free to families whose children, ages 6 to 10 years, struggle with reading. Seating is limited and pre-registration is requested.
Grand Island's Edith Abbott Memorial Library will host the bilingual series Wednesday evenings, April 13 through May 18, beginning at 6 p.m.
Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. All books are read and discussed in both English and Spanish. Selected books will help families discuss themes such as compassion, courage, dreams, determination and kinship.
Storyteller María Marquez de Lopez and discussion leader Lisa Brown-Olsen will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Families will also learn about library resources and services. Separate pre-reading activities will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why—for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study of the program found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. The study, published in 2010, was conducted in Louisiana, where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
In Nebraska, more than 65 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 15 public libraries, five elementary schools and two community centers since 2004, including programs in Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff. This will be Grand Island’s sixth bilingual Prime Time, having held their first in the spring of 2006.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the NHC with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Carol Gendler, and The Sherwood Foundation. Primary sponsors and funders for Prime Time in Grand Island include the Grand Island Public Library, Principal Financial Group, and Kaufmann-Cummings Foundation.
The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information on the Grand Island Prime Time program, contact Kathleen Nonneman at (308) 385-5333.
Prime Time reading program returns to Norfolk
Prime Time Family Reading Time will return to Westside Elementary School in Norfolk on March 22 with opportunities for Spanish- and English-speaking parents and their children.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week series is offered free to families whose children ages 5 to 10 struggle with reading.
Westside Elementary will host the bilingual series Tuesday evenings, March 22 through April 26, beginning at 6 p.m. Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. All books are read and discussed in both English and Spanish.
Allison Suckstorf and José Hernandez will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Families will also learn about library resources and services. Separate pre-reading activities, provided by the Norfolk Senior High Book Club, will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why—for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study of Prime Time Family Reading Time found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. The study, published in 2010, was conducted in Louisiana, where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
In Nebraska, more than 65 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 15 public libraries, five elementary schools and two community centers since 2004, including programs in Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff. Prime Time has been offered by Norfolk Public Schools since 2006. This will be Westside’s second Prime Time.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the NHC with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Carol Gendler, and The Sherwood Foundation. Sponsors for Prime Time in Norfolk include Norfolk Public Schools and Read Aloud Norfolk.
The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information or to register to participate, contact Lisa Guenther, reading recovery teacher at Westside Elementary, at (402) 644-4768.
Prime Time reading program returns to Omaha
Prime Time Family Reading Time will return to two Omaha libraries in March with opportunities for English- and Spanish-speaking parents and their children.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week series are offered free to all families whose children, ages six to 10 years, struggle with reading. Pre-registration is requested, but not required to attend.
The Charles B. Washington Branch Library will host an English-only series on Saturday mornings, March 5-April 9, at 10 a.m. The South Omaha Library will host a bilingual series on Thursday evenings, March 24-April 28, at 6 p.m.
Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. Storytellers and discussion leaders will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Families will also learn about library resources and services. Separate pre-reading activities will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why–for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study of Prime Time Family Reading Time found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. The 2010 study was conducted in Louisiana where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
In Nebraska, more than 60 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 15 public libraries, five elementary schools and two community centers since 2004, including programs in Lincoln, Grand Island, Norfolk, Scottsbluff, and 24 Prime Time series in Omaha.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the NHC with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Carol Gendler, and The Sherwood Foundation. Primary sponsors for Prime Time in Omaha include the Omaha Public Library, Omaha Public Library Foundation, and Friends of the Omaha Public Library.
The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information about the English-only Washington Branch program, contact Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh at (402) 444-4800. For more information about the bilingual South Omaha program, contact Liliana Lopez at (402) 444-4850.
Prime Time reading program returns to Lincoln
Prime Time Family Reading Time returns to Bennett Martin Public Library in downtown Lincoln Feb. 19 with opportunities for Spanish- and English-speaking parents and their children.
Prime Time is a Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) family literacy program designed to help strengthen participants’ interest and skills in reading and talking about books. The six-week series is offered free to families whose children, ages six to ten, struggle with reading.
Lincoln City Libraries will host the bilingual series at Bennett Martin from 1-3 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 19 through March 26. Each program begins with a light meal and continues with storytelling and discussion based on award-winning children’s books. All books are read and discussed in both English and Spanish.
Storyteller Joel Gajardo and discussion leader Amanda Baron will introduce parents to the benefits and pleasures of reading and discussing stories with their children. Families will also learn about library resources and services. Separate pre-reading activities will be available for younger siblings.
“We’re not showing participants how to read, but why–for enjoyment, for insight, for conversation,” said Erika Hamilton, NHC director of literary programs and state coordinator of Prime Time. “We look at situations in books and ask, ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘Has this happened to you?’ ‘What would you do?’ This kind of analysis helps students succeed in all of their classes, not just in reading and writing.”
A 10-year impact study of Prime Time Family Reading Time found that students who participated in Prime Time during their early elementary years outperformed their peers on grade level content in standardized exams. Prime Time students scored higher in language arts and reading, mathematics, science, life science and other subjects. Published in 2010, the study was conducted in Louisiana, where the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities developed Prime Time in 1991.
Since 2004, more than 60 bilingual and English-only Prime Time series have been held in 15 Nebraska libraries, five elementary schools and two community centers, including programs in Omaha, Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff. This will be Lincoln’s 11th bilingual Prime Time, having held their first in 2005.
Prime Time is sponsored in Nebraska by the NHC with funding from the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment and The Sherwood Foundation. Primary sponsors for Prime Time in Lincoln include Lincoln City Libraries and Lincoln Public Schools.
The NHC is a private, statewide, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information or to register to participate, contact Vicki Wood, youth services supervisor at Lincoln City Libraries, at (402) 441-8565.
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