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Meetings Pine Hills Branch Library in Albany (or another branch library in Albany) on the 3rd Wednesdays of even months from 6:15-9 pm. Since rooms in Albany Public Library branches can only be booked a few months in advance, "(confirmed)" will be used below to indicate the status of those room reservations. Every even month, from 6:15 to 7:00 in Albany, we have a topic for panel/round table discussion, prior to our regular meeting from 7:00-9:00. In the list below, the facilitator for each meeting is given. Click here for our facilitator guidelines.
DIRECTIONS:
The William K. Sanford Library is located off exit 4 of the Adirondack Northway (I-87) at 629 Albany-Shaker Road. Pine Hills Branch Library is located at 517 Western Avenue, Albany, between North Allen Street and West Lawrence Street across the street from the Police Station on the north side of Western Avenue. CANCELLATION POLICY: It is up to the facilitator to decide to cancel a meeting due to weather. They can consult with Kate Dudding if they wish to.
If the facilitator decides to cancel a meeting, they must: Story Circle members who are planning to attend may call either the facilitator or the library to determine if a meeting is being held. A Process for Critical Response To guide our responses to stories told at our meetings, we are using the following coaching method, provided by West Virginia storyteller Granny Sue Holstein. Granny Sue highly recommends it to storytelling guilds for improving and strengthening a teller’s performance. The Four Part Coaching Process 1. Listening: Close, attentive listening that shows the teller that he/she has complete attention. This is displayed as body language and facial expression that reflects the active listening process. 2 Appreciations: Given only when the teller request them. These can be global (I love the way you tell that story) to specific (You projected that child’s confusion so well). Appreciations end when the teller signals that he/she has heard enough. 3. Suggestions: Given only when the teller requests them. Suggestions are notcritiques or criticisms. they offer an idea the teller might want to try (Have you thought of......), note a reaction to the story (I didn’t understand the part where.....), or ask a question to clarify a point (Why was the mother so angry?). Most importantly, all suggestions must be positive. The teller decides which to accept, reject or save for later consideration. 4. Wrap-Up: The teller’s opportunity to ask questions of the listeners about the story. (Was that part clear to you?), or anything else the teller might want to know. An important element of the process is that the teller decides when the process stops. For example, the teller could opt to stop after appreciations, or anywhere else in the process. The teller is in control, assisted by the facilitator. All present must be “active” listeners for the process to work effectively. To be added to our mailing lists (US mail and/or email), for more information, or for comments, please call (518-383-4620) or write to us. |