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Features Wednesday, February 10, 1988* THE GAMECOCK 5 Entertaining, educating for Storyteller 1 1 By TRACY LEE clinal Starf writer retire She talks of cunning, quick-witted creatures and Di mischievous characters from all over the globe. rcsea She's full of stories. She should be. In 1 Augusta Baker, storytcllcr-in-residence at USC, child has been telling stories since 1937, when she began New her career as a children's librarian at a New York A< City public library. the < "I've been a librarian all of my professional tion life," she said. "In New York's public libraries, awai you had to tell stories. It was an important part of your job." A lifetime with children st J use Baker, 76, said she always preferred children to tion i adults and wanted to work as a children's librarian. SI W She had to learn how to tell stories to avoid being on t placed in the adult library, she said. son, "My head librarian must have been patient ? I Waj was terrible at first," she said. "It takes you a Libi while to be comfortable with it." Will Baker became comfortable with storytelling and B began to enjoy it. In 1953, she was named assistant stud coordinator ana storytelling specialist tor [New rcac York Public Library's central office. She was coor- teac i * i with Camp H YOUR BEST DE 5 | YOU DRIVE (TO THE PARTY) I f I WE DRIVE (THE PARTY STARTS HERE) $189 ~ I \ INCLUDES: A ( rjoviix) tno motcx coach tfomportoiion to D*aut>tul / Daytona Reach (Wf DRIVt Pockoget Only) Wo um jn nothing tXit rrvxJ?'h highway cooch?? Mu T j f.ghi fio?i(la rJoyi/??v?n ?na<ait n.ghtt at on? of out I I 8 >c<tingoc*onfronthot?H located right on th^Daytona J ' ' th.rv V/\? .? hritAl Kn? Katii ilifi il rwtl inn/iATW Oi/ ft co"dii'or??c3 roomi cco? 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State C< irehed the field of black literature for children. States. 941, she founded a special collection for Baker said rcn, housed in the Countee Cullen Branch of organization York's library system. busy calendai ; a iibrarian/storytellcr, Baker helped bring to Beaufort to w .hildren of Harlem knowledge and apprecia- and a Feb. ; of their cultural heritage. She won numerous Columbia as ds for her work with children. Baker spen stories to an ? me work, different title 2!^ ...... ... Fox's Sack in Krrtnnht fill A ( thic nvnnrmn/'p xuith nor t r\ IV I'U'llglll Oil w. III.., W^MVIIVV TT.1,1 .IV. IU ? , . . , in the fall of 1980. USC created a new posiof storyteller-in-residcnce for Baker. ic said she chose to move to Columbia based Teachii he persuasion of three important people: her James III, who was already living here; Baker said me Lenawine, dean emeritus of the College of to effectively ary and Information Science; and currcnt dean children and liam Summers. "A child rc aker's job at Carolina involves teaching the stories," ! lents, librarians and educators how to make artists. But ling more exciting for children. She doesn't themselves h any courses, but she must fulfill at least 20 together." >us Marketing j AL TO DAYTONA I I: ?wr RTUNE 1 I j about Graduate School? lanswered questions? || DUATE ,NEL 7:30-9:30 PM I I I ^ _ 0#>*7 H i nuuse oc.1 its speaking honestly i frankly ia a Graduate Student" - - are the classes? ortunltles available? 7) should you apply? e the courseworkr e In graduate school? ate student representatives from schools will be therein sored by the Student Representation (ASGAR) kill alive t l\ nitmcnts per year. That work takes w g i nine camnuses. Benedict Colleee. * ollcge and elsewhere in the United * A she's on call for any school or that might need her assistance. Her r includes a Feb. 21 stop at USC- ; ork with a librarian and her students, 25 storytelling appcarance at USC- |P part of Black History Month. ijffi-;:t this past Sunday afternoon telling ^?8 mdiencc of children and adults at the 7^ luscum of Art. She amused the an English story called What's in and delighted the adults with a ||| tg a new generation her main interest is to teach librarians i tell stories in a way that brings literature closer. rally likes it when his own teachers tell ' she said. "They don't have to be great * instead, they should think of as bringing children and books Augusta Baker gets at the Columbia Muse It's the 11 Yearbook Di Monday - Friday 1: Room 316 Rus Extra Books Are Fc i '?pl Need some e> \cash??l / Be a plasma dono CASH PAID FOR EACH DONA It's easu and it's s Hyland Plasma Cer ! 1620 Gervais Street Hours Appo Mori. ? Fri. avai 7:30 a.m. ? 5:30 p.m. not n /-*-,!i i r r Q RA-Q ; V.dll LUUdy IOI IllIUI TT1CHIUN t? ~T t? 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