I have held a few Yoga storytimes as a staff member (not a certified instructor, just a modest practicioner). It is a fun parent/child program for ages 3 & up that goes for 30 minutes on a Saturday morning. They are story and movement based, not instructional, with a lot of songs and music. The ones we held in the summer were well-attended, but the fall program attendance has been much lower, so I am waiting until the summer to do some more sessions. I am wondering if attendance would pick up with a different name, like "Stretch and Sing Storytime" as opposed to "Yoga Storytime". Thoughts from others who do Yoga storytimes? Our library also has hosted Yoga classes led by a certified instructor for Teens and Adults. Turnout in the summer was good, but lower in the fall. Claire Mueller Youth Services Teen Volunteer Coordinator Public Library of Westland 6123 Central City Parkway 734-326-6123 Claire.mueller@westlandlibrary.org<mailto:Claire.mueller@westlandlibrary.org> Raising a reader is: Talking * Singing * Reading * Writing * Playing From: all-tln-request@lists.tln.org [mailto:all-tln-request@lists.tln.org] On Behalf Of Joann Andrews Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 5:23 PM To: Theresa Spiteri-Zaidel <tcspiteri@belleville.lib.mi.us>; all-tln" <all-tln@lists.tln.org> Cc: michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [all-tln] Yoga in the Library Those questions can be answered best by our supervisor, Evan Smale who is working tomorrow (Saturday) from 10 to 6. The Clarston Independence District Library phone number is 248-625-2212. Hopefully he can answer your questions or refer you to our staff who do yoga. I do not, so I hope this helps you. Jo Ann Andrew's Adult Services Librarian Get Outlook for Android<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aka.ms_ghei36&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=pc4FJwOuv9uDAk7NO7GSJocPCrzG3iv_bg9KKCo8D9Q&m=0FQH-o5hc9NxX14IwMeu6FGCbTwCCwjawncP6q1K5X0&s=-R3oFsJRrOVhU2OOgkhAeKSTUQZXPdKYorBVoKqo-jU&e=> ________________________________ From: all-tln-request@lists.tln.org<mailto:all-tln-request@lists.tln.org> <all-tln-request@lists.tln.org<mailto:all-tln-request@lists.tln.org>> on behalf of Theresa Spiteri-Zaidel <tcspiteri@belleville.lib.mi.us<mailto:tcspiteri@belleville.lib.mi.us>> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 5:02:19 PM To: all-tln" <all-tln@lists.tln.org<mailto:all-tln@lists.tln.org>> Cc: michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org>> Subject: [all-tln] Yoga in the Library Hello, We are looking into hosting Yoga Sessions in the library and I'm inquiring for some information from library's that are or have hosted yoga session. Was your Yoga Sessions led by a Yoga Instructor, DVD & Staff led, or both? Benefits? Disadvantages? Was there something in place to handle possible injuries? Liability Insurance? How was the overall turn out? Thanks in advance! Theresa Spiteri-Zaidel Librarian Belleville Area District Library