Until recently, Cory Eckert was a mover and shaker at the Ocatvia Fellin Public Library in Gallup, now she is a nationally recognized one, having been named one of Library Journal’s 2014 Movers & Shakers.
Cory earned national attention through the idea of Guerrilla Storytimes – taking over a space at a library conference or other event and running an impromptu storytime. Part of the mission is to highlight that storytime – and youth services – is much more than ‘reading books to kids.’
Guerrilla Storytimes have taken place in nine states and in Nova Scotia, and there’s one tomorrow at the PLA conference. There’s also a related website, Storytime Underground and Facebook Group.
Cory is now at Houston Public Library, where she manages two branches.