Reading Reflection: Week 1 After learning about the history of storytelling and understanding why storytelling is important I am excited to begin this journey that will lead to becoming a successful librarian. Storytelling is a work of art and has been around for centuries. Some things have changed in storytelling but the basics are still the same. Before learning about what storytelling consisted of, I thought it was just a person sharing a story or reading a story to children. But it was interesting to find out that people express beliefs, desires, and hope (Greene & Del Negro, 2010). I did not realize that reading to students orally would help them prepare to read for themselves. As a future librarian, I now know that there is much more than meets the eye when it comes to storytelling. In my library, I will set a time for each class (kindergarten through third grade) to have storytelling. I must be fully prepared to present the c...