As a children's librarian at the Urbana Free Library, Kate was able to develop new material while honing it on the toughest audience out there—children and parents who attended the regular story hour programs. Building on her background in singing and guitar, Kate developed a repertoire of original work she calls Story Songs. These works, often based on traditional folk tales, employ new twists and interesting melodies, leaving children on the edge of their seats.

.. Storytelling Recordings

• Three Billy Goats Gruff
• The Princess's Promise
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Gotta Be Big

.. Story Hour Programs

These are story hour programs for kids that were created by Kate for story hours at the Urbana Free Library. They were performed there from 1999-2003.

• Sample Story Hours (.doc)

Kate performing at the Urbana Street Theatre Festival, 9/14/2002.

.. Past Storytelling Performances

"How Possum Brought Fire: A Story from Mexico," Booker T. Washington Afterschool Program (coordinated by Ann Bishop), September 2006.

GSLIS Storytelling Festival, GSLIS, Champaign, IL, April 2006, 2007.

Student and Faculty Storytelling Concert, GSLIS, Champaign, IL, 2004.

Featured Solo Performer, Storytelling Concert, The Teller’s Art Series, Café Verde, Champaign, IL., 2004.

Featured Solo Performer, Street Theatre Festival, sponsored by Developmental Services Center, Urbana, IL, 2001-2003.

Featured Storyteller, Urbana Park District Big Grove Storytelling Festival, Urbana, IL, 2001.

Storyteller, Annual Yankee Ridge School Family Night, Urbana, IL, 2001-2002.

Featured Performer, Story Songs Concert, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 2000.

Sweet Corn Festival, Urbana IL, 2000.

.. Storytelling Presentations

“Musical Elements of Storytelling,” guest lecture in LIS409 Storytelling, Instructor Keren Moses Joshi, 2005. (upcoming in March 2005)

“Creative Storytelling in Public Libraries,” guest lecture in LIS309 Storytelling, Professor Betsy Hearne, GSLIS, UIUC, 2002.

“Literacy for the Very Young,” guest lecture in Child Development class, Instructor Debbie Lee, 2001-2002. .