阅读理解练习 Library Assistant Turns Storytime into an Adventure 课文原文--人教版（2019）高中英语必修第三册.docxVIP

Library Assistant Turns Storytime into an Adventure When Library Assistant Darcy Smith in youth services first started doing Storytime at the Lebanon Public Library, a little boy named Steven would sit in the front row to listen to her read. “He loved the reading and he loved finger plays,” Smith said. “But whenever I got to singing, he would put his fingers in his ears.” That’s one of the things she appreciates most about kids: their genuineness. She also loves their spontaneity. She can read the same book three times a year and get completely different reactions. Smith has presented Storytime to the kids since she started working at the library in 2010, and for the past two years she hasn’t missed one reading, despite COVID-19 closing down or limiting library activities. The library shut down in March 2020 in observance of state guidelines, but that didn’t stop Storytime with “Miss Darcy,” as some of the kids call her. With help from her “companion and partner in adventures”, Library Assistant Julie Tibbetts, she started to read in front of a camera on social media. She filmed her first videos at home, but changed locations over the next two years. Smith has read on a pumpkin patch and a Christmas tree farm, in front of the butterfly mural at the library, and even on a boat. “I wanted to bring something to the kids that’s not something they see every day, something special,” she said. Though the camera may have enhanced Storytime in some ways, Smith said she misses being able to feed off the children’s reactions as she reads. “That’s a piece I miss,” she said, “the interaction and reactiveness of the audience of kids.” She uses facial expressions and tone of voice to engage the children, bringing stories to life. She raises her eyebrows and opens her mouth in an O-shape, or makes her eyes big and gasps to show surprise. These animations are a little subtle, however. She’s not over-the-top, and her voice always seems to gently wash over the audience like a motherl