Times 77.Fall_Layout 1 - Bi

Bi-Folkal Times 77*
NEWS FROM BI-FOLKAL PRODUCTIONS, INC
It’s outreach.
It’s oral history.
It’s a packaged program.
It’s a Bi-Folkal kit.
Each year we exhibit at the American Library Association meeting in June. This year it was in New Orleans, where the weather wasn’t the only hot topic.
Libraries across the country are trying to do more with
less. I was excited to hear reports of librarians and volunteers using kits, doing programs and gathering histories.
Librarians hearing about Bi-Folkal for the first time
asked me about finding funds to purchase a set of kits.
I was happy to tell them—and you—that we have produced a list of suggestions for writing grant proposals
(including a list of benefits to be gained) and reprinted
an article from a librarian in California who purchased
a set of kits by gathering a list of donors who each paid
$300 for a single kit. Download it here.
I was saddened to hear of budget cuts that resulted in
too-early retirements of people who were doing great
work. But one library’s loss is another’s gain. A fantastic consultant is now available for a
library starting a new outreach department or service. If you email
me, I’ll tell you all about her.
A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
AUTUMN 2011
It’s about time!
Time. A lot of it has passed since I last did an issue
of Bi-Folkal Times. And a lot has happened since then.
That’s what this issue is about. It’s really a news letter
with a free programming resource on page 2 (a second
is in the pdf linked to the article below) and some special prices on page 3. And now—the news!
Start Community Conversations!
An exciting program directed by recently “retired”
librarian Kathy Mayo is happening in Florida. Community Conversations aims to make a difference in the
lives of older adults in Lee County. Teams of volunteers are trained and then each month lead group programs in assisted living facilities, adult daycare
programs, and at congregate meal sites.
Thanks to the grant funding the project, programmer Tom Edwards and I led a pair of the
training sessions in Fort Myers in March. The
workshop handout with contact and funding information and two program resources is available
here.
* Like on Sunset Strip!
Remembering Aloud
Always allowed! And our sets of large-format
photographs with discussion questions on 11 topics are
a great way to prompt that remembering. Soon these
sets will cost more. They will still be a bargain at $14
for twelve photos, but buy them now and you’ll save
$2 per set. See page 3.
Like the TV show that ran from 1958 until 1964.
Remember Kookie Ed Byrnes? “77 Sunset Strip” is
just one of the shows included in the crossword puzzle in the Sixties Actiphile. And the Actiphile is just one
piece of the complete Remembering the Sixties kit that
we are working on now. Other Actiphile activities include the ever-popular timeline, hit songs, a skit, sentence starts, nametags that feature lapel buttons of the
time, and a recipe. I’m working in the Bi-Folkal test
kitchen every weekend. Watch for the new kit before
the end of the year.
ORDER FORM
Special Prices until 9/30/2011
Ordered by:
Name
Date
Address
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
____
Take a break from calling out numbers! Ask group members to find
people who meet the requirement
on the right squares to come up with
a BINGO! Or project a copy with an
overhead projector or computer for
a group activity. Introduce those
with similar history or likes. Start a
new food group! Everybody wins!
Bi-Folkal
Email address:
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
Using Food BINGO
PICTURE SETS: 12 photos with questions
NOW!
African American Lives
AA637 14.00 12.00
Fairs
CF637
14.00 12.00
Family Doctor
DR637 14.00 12.00
Fifties Fads & Fashions
FI637
14.00 12.00
Food
EAT637 14.00 12.00
Home Work
HM637 14.00 12.00
Labor Day
LD637
14.00 12.00
Memorial Day
MD637 14.00 12.00
Midwestern Farming
FD627
14.00 12.00
Pets
PT637
14.00 12.00
Spring
SP637
14.00 12.00
FOOD ACTIPHILE 13 activities AC621 24.00 21.00
Remembering Fall complete KIT with DVD with
two programs, sing-along songs on CD,
things to touch, picture folder, program manual
FD105 300.00
Remembering Fall DVD and guide in binder
FA115
50.00
Total price of items
Method of payment:
Check or Money Order
Add 3% shipping charge
Purchase Order Number
Add $7 packing fee
PayPal (we need your email
address at the top of this form)*
Total Amount
Bi-Folkal Productions, Inc.
514 Dunning St.
Madison, WI 53704
800/568-5357 fax 608/251-2874
Productions
a non-profit corporation
Ordering from us
Every Bi-Folkal Production is
shipped on our no-risk 30-day approval policy. If you don’t like it,
send it back in saleable condition
along with our invoice for a full refund. No worries!
*For more information about ordering with PayPal and using your
credit card, please email us: bifolks@
bifolkal.org.
Shipping charges are for delivery
within 48 contiguous states.
The folk tradition of
handing down stories
is at the center of our work and the
word folk is at the center of our
name. Of course the word “Bi-Folkal”
also means “having two focuses.” Our
two focuses are remembering and
sharing.
Call 800/568-5357
Fax 608/251-2874
Or email us at
bifolks@bifolkal.org
www.bifolkal.org