‘Evergreen Storytime’ Encourages Minong Kids to Stay Positive During Pandemic

Library media specialist, Stephanie Birdsill, reading to kids online daily

MINONG, Wis. – At Northwood School in Minong, library media specialist Stephanie Birdsill started a daily Facebook live event called ‘Evergreen Storytime.’

She reads a picture book to younger elementary kids and a chapter book to older elementary and middle school students.

She tells us it’s her way to encourage kids to stay positive during the pandemic.

“We as teachers are the ones that sometimes those kids look to as to whether they’re safe, whether they’re okay and this is uncharted territory and a lot of them were scared, they seemed scared or nervous, and so we wanted to think of positive ways we could help out,” said Birdsill.

She tells us now that teachers have experience using online platforms, they may have to try ‘E-Learning Days’ on snow days when kids don’t go to school.