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Jurnal Kajian Informasi & Perpustakaan Vol. 11, No. 2 (December 2023) 269-286
ISSN 2303-2677 (Print) ISSN 2540-9239 (Online)
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.24198/jkip.v11i2.49905
Copyright © 2023 Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license
Website: http://jurnal.unpad.ac.id/jkip
Meaning of storytelling in volunteers' experiences at Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
Rully Khairul Anwar1*, Evi Nursanti Rukmana2, Ute Lies Siti Khadijah3, Encang
Saepudin4, Ratnamala Vanamamalai5
1,2,3,4Library and Information Science Study Program, Universitas Padjadjaran
Jl. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, Sumedang, Jawa Barat, 45363
5Department of Mass Communication, Mizoram University
Tanhril, Aizawl Mizoram, India, 796004
*) Corresponding Author, Email: rully.khairul@unpad.ac.id
Received: September 2023; Accepted: December 2023; Published: December 2023
Abstract
The Pabukon Ngadongeng Community Reading Park is a library that has storytelling services to enhance
children's literacy and cultural knowledge. Volunteers assisted the Community Reading Park to develop
children's creativity and imagination with stories. This research aimed to determine the meaning of storytelling
among volunteers at the Pabukon Ngadongeng Community Reading Park by analyzing the experience and
meaning of storytelling. The research method used qualitative with a phenomenology approach. The study
result showed that the experience of storytelling for volunteers consisted of expanding children's story reading,
interaction with readers, language development, cultivating imagination, creativity, entertainment, and sharing
knowledge. The meaning of storytelling in the volunteers consisted of volunteers' motivation, the impact of
storytelling on volunteers, the impact of storytelling on the relationship with readers, contributions of storytelling
to volunteers' personal development, and the involvement of volunteers in the development of the Community
Reading Park. It also included challenges and obstacles faced by volunteers in storytelling, volunteers' perception
of the impact of storytelling on children's education and literacy, meaningful storytelling, teaching without
preaching and preserving cultural stories. In conclusion, volunteers have assisted Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park with storytelling services for children. Children have imagination and creativity, and
their language development improves. Volunteers provide fun learning experiences for children through
storytelling, including practicing reading and writing literacy programs for children.
Keywords: Meaning; Storytelling; Volunteers' experiences; Community reading park
Makna mendongeng dalam pengalaman relawan di Taman Bacaan
Masyarakat Pabukon Ngadongeng
Abstrak
Taman Bacaan Masyarakat Pabukon Ngadongeng adalah perpustakaan yang memiliki pelayanan bercerita
(storytelling) pada anak-anak untuk meningkatkan literasi dan pengetahuan budaya. Relawan membantu taman
bacaan masyarakat dalam menumbuhkan, mengembangkan kreativitas, dan imajinasi anak-anak melalui cerita.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui makna mendongeng bagi relawan di Taman Bacaan Masyarakat Pabukon
Ngadongeng melalui analisis pengalaman dan makna mendongeng. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan
kualitatif melalui fenomenologi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman bercerita bagi relawan, antara lain
bercerita mampu meluaskan bacaan cerita anak, berinteraksi dengan pembaca, mengembangkan kemampuan bahasa,
menumbuhkan imajinasi, kreativitas, hiburan, dan berbagi ilmu. Makna mendongeng bagi relawan, antara lain
motivasi relawan, dampak mendongeng pada relawan, dampak mendongeng terhadap hubungan dengan pembaca,
kontribusi mendongeng untuk pengembangan pribadi relawan, keterlibatan relawan dalam pengembangan taman
bacaan masyarakat, tantangan dan kendala yang dihadapi relawan dalam mendongeng, persepsi relawan tentang
dampak mendongeng terhadap pendidikan dan literasi anak, bercerita penuh makna, mengajar tanpa menggurui, dan
melestarikan cerita budaya. Simpulan penelitian yakni relawan telah membantu Taman Bacaan Masyarakat Pabukon
Ngadongeng dalam melayani anak-anak melalui bercerita. Anak-anak yang menerima layanan bercerita dapat
berimajinasi, kreatif, dan meningkatkan perkembangan bahasanya. Relawan melalui bercerita telah memberikan
pengalaman belajar yang menyenangkan bagi anak-anak dan relawan pun telah menerapkan kegiatan literasi membaca
dan menulis pada anak-anak.
Kata Kunci: Makna; Dongeng; Pengalaman relawan; Taman bacaan masyarakat
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INTRODUCTION
The Pabukon Ngadongeng is a
Community Reading Park or Taman Bacaan
Masyarakat (TBM) located in Dusun
Manglayang, Mekarsari, Sukasari,
Sumedang. It provides reading materials
and serves as a learning facility in the local
community, especially for children. It
reintroduces the uniqueness of Sundanese
culture through reading materials because
nowadays, the Sundanese language and
cultural activities are becoming less
common. The Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park has a library
collection of 211 titles and 514 copies,
including fiction and non-fiction in
Indonesian and Sundanese languages.
Fiction includes picture books, novels,
short stories, and comics. Non-fiction
consists of comics and short stories.
The efforts made by the Community
Reading Park to reintroduce Sundanese
literature and culture involve storytelling.
It strives to emphasize and utilize
storytelling as a crucial tool for educating
and entertaining children, fostering
children's narratives, creativity, critical
thinking, and communication skills
(Addone, Palmieri, & Pellegrino, 2021). It
serves as a storytelling center that revives
the tradition of storytelling within the
community. Despite rapid technological
advancements and modern lifestyles,
storytelling is crucial to educating and
entertaining children and the surrounding
community. The Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park is the focus of
this study because this TBM has a role in
preserving and reviving the storytelling
tradition amidst changing times.
On the enchanting grounds of the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park, storytelling becomes a
transformative experience where stories
come alive and hold deep meaning for all
who participate. In this compelling place,
storytelling transcends routine events and
is a powerful tool for preserving a rich
literary culture (Cremin, Flewitt, Mardell,
& Swann, 2016). As the art of storytelling
unfolds in community reading centers,
volunteers and experienced storytellers
embark on a journey that goes beyond
storytelling. They provide compelling and
immersive experiences that captivate the
attention and hearts of their listeners.
These shared storytelling experiences
deepen the connection between
storytellers and their responsive listeners
of all ages and promote a strong sense of
community. The community reading
centers transform into a haven where tales
weave a web of connection between the
storyteller and the listener, bringing
traditions to life and igniting the
imagination. It is evidence of the
effectiveness of storytelling in promoting
neighborhood harmony and protecting
cultural assets.
The Pabukon Ngadongeng
community Reading Park is a library for
people of various ages and backgrounds.
Here, the world of imagination expands
for children, while adults find comfort in
fond memories of youth. Whereas using
storytelling, this harmonious space fosters
an environment where young children's
educational journey is supported
(Jovchelovitch, Priego-Hernández, &
Glăveanu, 2017; Amanna, 2019).
Interpersonal connections bring diverse
individuals closer together through the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park. As the modern world shifts,
the storytelling habit remains preserved in
its precious sanctuary. This sanctuary
highlights the preservation of the
storytelling's artistic value and reminds us
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of its enduring appeal. It sustains
imagination, cultural heritage, and social
ties while reminding them of their
significance. Community Reading Parks
are precious as a crossroads of tradition
and modernity.
The existing Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park deserves to be
examined in more detail. In its community,
the library acts as a center for storytelling,
plays an essential role in shaping local
identity, and contributes positively to the
quality of life. Thorough investigation and
analysis are necessary to fully understand
the significance of the community reading
center’s storytelling projects.
Storytelling throughout the centuries
has facilitated human culture's
development (Sell, 2017). The appeal of
stories and narratives continues even in
the face of technological innovation. In
both forms of entertainment and
education, storytelling plays a critical role.
The significance of recognizing storytelling
as a preservation tool in this
transformative era cannot be overstated.
Storytelling also has an emotional impact
in addition to its instructional value.
Research has shown that intentional
emotional contagion can occur through
individuals' autobiographical memory,
leading to sharing emotions with others
(Wei et al., 2023). Introducing future
generations to their cultural past is
essential, especially in a world where
globalization influences cultural norms. At
the Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park, the existence of a
storytelling center has the potential to
safeguard cultural norms (Han et al.,
2021). Preserving local culture is at the
heart of the storytelling significance; by
comprehending this, we can better
appreciate its value in society.
In its storytelling pursuits, the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park relies on the support of a
large number of volunteers who serve as
narrators. Volunteers dedicate their time,
energy and passion to sustain these
activities. Understanding why these
volunteers volunteer their time to
storytelling is paramount. Values hinder
our ability to glimpse the full impact of a
story's influence on them until we
comprehend why they value it so much.
Volunteers at the Community
Reading Park serve as sources of
inspiration for the younger generation.
They exemplify that storytelling is a
meaningful way to contribute to the
community and preserve a living tradition.
Children who witness their efforts are
inspired to engage in positive and
meaningful activities within their
community. According to Hedemark
(2017), educators play a vital role in
promoting child literacy. The more
children are exposed to stories in books,
the better their reading abilities become.
As individuals directly involved in
storytelling activities, volunteers have
profound experiences with this process.
They are the custodians of oral tradition
and the storytelling culture within their
community. Therefore, understanding the
meaning of storytelling to these volunteers
is like opening a door into the world of
narratives and how these stories shape
their perspectives on life and their
cherished values. Furthermore,
understanding this meaning also helps
explain why volunteers willingly invest
their time and energy. It is not merely a
duty or job but a strong calling of the
heart. By understanding the meaning of
storytelling to volunteers, we can
appreciate their dedication and respect the
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pivotal role they play in preserving and
revitalizing the storytelling tradition.
Through storytelling activities at the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park, volunteers not only make a
tangible contribution to enhancing the
quality of life in the local community but
also create an empowering and enjoyable
environment, especially for children. The
presence of Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park as a storytelling
hub in the community offers more than
just entertainment and ordinary stories; it
enriches local culture and strengthens
community bonds in the pursuit of
preserving and developing local identity.
Volunteers explore traditional stories and
cultural values in their narratives, which in
turn strengthens the connection between
the younger generation and their rich
cultural heritage. This forms the crucial
basis for maintaining the sustainability
and diversity of the valuable local culture.
Another alternative instructional
technique is storytelling at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park.
Volunteers share their experiences and
provide insights into various aspects of
life, history, and important ideals. It offers
a broader education and stimulates critical
thinking in listeners, which they may not
receive through a regular school
curriculum. It is achieved through
integration with the digital platform
"ngadongeng.com." The website is
specifically designed for stories in the
Sundanese language, blending technology
with local storytelling traditions. The use
of digital media successfully piques
children's interest in reading illustrated
storybooks with a Sundanese touch. This
aligns with findings indicating that such
approaches can motivate children to read
picture books relevant to their local culture
(Ismail, & Yusof, 2018).
Thus, storytelling activities
conducted by volunteers at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
play a highly significant role in enhancing
child literacy in the surrounding TBM
area. The experiences of these volunteers
in storytelling at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
represent a tangible contribution to
shaping a sustainable literary culture
within the community. Therefore, the
meaning of storytelling for volunteers is
not just a routine; it is also a vital catalyst
in maintaining and fostering the
sustainability of the reading park.
Previous studies about the meaning
of storytelling for volunteers in libraries or
community reading parks have been
researched. Olsson, Therkelsen, and
Mossberg (2016) discussed the strategic
objectives of storytelling activities. This
research highlights the importance of
volunteers' strategic goals when
storytelling, as they must collaborate and
contribute effectively to community
development.
In another study, Peng and Chuang
(2020) focused on the competency model
for volunteer storytellers in public
libraries. This research emphasizes that in
managing Human Resources (HR) for
volunteer storytellers, libraries need to
consider planning, recruitment, education,
management, and job evaluation. A
competency model for volunteer
storytellers in public libraries is based on
this.
The study by Anders, Graves, and
German (2016) highlighted that volunteers
helped libraries create tales in the third
section of their research. This research
discovered that library users are more
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engaged when student volunteers share
tales. Students are more likely to feel like
they belong at the library when they read
and write and draw significant links
between the services offered there and
college life.
The study by Yan et al., (2021)
discussed digital storytelling from
volunteers in Uganda. Digital Storytelling
(DST) is used for education, research,
advocacy, and therapeutic purposes in
public health. In East Africa, there
currently needs to be more in-country DST
facilitation capacity, which restricts the
scope of use. Through a Ugandan-
Canadian partnership, six Ugandan faculty
and staff from Mbarara University of
Science and Technology participated in a
pilot.
Based on the findings of these four
previous studies, volunteers play a crucial
role in enhancing the performance of
libraries or community reading centers
through storytelling activities. Therefore,
volunteers in libraries or community
reading parks need to consider storytelling
strategies that can be tailored to the needs
of patrons from various segments of
society. These findings have significant
implications for the Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park. First, it can
understand the invaluable role of
volunteer storytellers and can motivate
them to contribute wholeheartedly. Second,
it can harness the power of storytelling as
an alternative educational tool capable of
positively impacting the local community.
Third, it can continue to develop
storytelling programs that focus on
preserving local culture and building
intergenerational relationships.
Volunteers as literacy activists have
supported the running of cultural and
civic literacy programs through the
storytelling of Sundanese folktales. It
becomes interesting when volunteers
wholeheartedly tell stories to children in
community reading centers. The Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
explores Sundanese folktales and conveys
them to children through storytelling.
As such, the Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park can remain a
highly effective storytelling center with a
substantial impact on community life. This
research aimed to understand better how
storytelling shapes meaning for
volunteers, communities, and local
cultures. From a deeper perspective,
storytelling activities at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
are not just about conveying stories; they
are a living cultural heritage. Volunteers
who, with unwavering dedication, spread
joy, knowledge, and wisdom through their
narratives are heroes who create positive
change in society. The meaning of
storytelling for them reflects how this
simple activity can have an extraordinary
impact on human life and culture. Thus,
this research explores how to meaning of
storytelling in volunteers' experiences at
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park by analyzing experience and
the meaning of storytelling.
RESEARCH METHODS
This research employed a qualitative
approach with a phenomenological
research method. Phenomenology is a
research method that focuses on
understanding individuals' life
experiences and extracting meaning from
those experiences (Hayes & Graham,
2021). Individual experiences and
perspectives were central to this research.
In this study, volunteers at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
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were the subjects investigated to explore
their experiences and the meanings gained
from storytelling.
A phenomenology research method
is an approach to finding meaning from
the experiences of informants or research
subjects. Researchers should not have
preconceived notions or opinions about
the experiences of the informants. They
should allow and understand data from
the informants' perspectives. Greening
(2019) stated that researchers should
identify the phenomenon in the informants
and then extract meaning from the
informants' experiences.
The research was conducted from
June to August 2023 at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park.
The research subjects were three
volunteers selected through purposive
sampling. The informants were those who
met the criteria of being active volunteers
at the Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park. The criteria for determining
informants included being a volunteer at
the Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park for at least one year and
actively engaging in storytelling in the
library. Limiting informant selection
criteria was critical to the effectiveness of
informant selection.
The data collection techniques
included interviews, observations, and a
literature review. Phenomenologically,
interviews are considered by Cypress
(2018) as non-formal interactive
communication processes to explore the
informants' experiences. Therefore, the
researcher used unstructured interviews to
delve deeper into the meaning of
storytelling for the volunteers. The
researcher asked five open and flexible
questions, allowing informants to speak
freely and follow the flow of the
conversation, occasionally asking
additional questions for clarification or
further explanation, aiming to understand
the informants' subjective experiences in
depth. Informants were Kiki Hamdani, Eli
Apriani, and Rosa Nurazizah. The
researcher obtained consent from the
informants to mention their names in
interviews. The questions focused on 1)
Personal experience with storytelling,
exploring the volunteers' journeys and
encounters with storytelling at the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park; 2) Meaning and impact,
delving into what storytelling signifies to
the volunteers and its perceived effects on
the audience, particularly children; 3)
Challenges and learnings, inquiring about
the difficulties faced during storytelling
and the lessons learned from these
experiences; 4) Story selection process,
understanding how stories are chosen for
narration and the factors influencing these
choices; and 5) Perception of role and
value, examining the volunteers' views on
the role of storytelling in the community
and its value in cultural preservation and
literacy enhancement.
Observations were conducted at the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park, observing volunteers as
they engaged with readers. Additionally,
the literature review involved references
related to the research on the meaning of
storytelling for volunteers at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park,
sourced from e-journals, books, and
websites.
Data analysis techniques involved
phenomenological data analysis methods,
including creating and organizing files,
reading through texts, describing personal
experiences, describing the meaning of the
phenomenon, developing significant
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statements, grouping statements into
meaning units, developing a textural
description, developing a structural
description, and developing the 'essence'
(Cypress, 2018). The researcher organized
and managed the data from interview
transcripts, reviewed the interview data,
described the experiences and meanings of
storytelling from the interview data,
developed each quotation into research
questions, and analyzed them using
relevant theory.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park is an initiative
that has been established since December
2019. In its early days, this Community
Reading Park was relatively unknown to
the local community. It was managed
independently by the owner, operating
without the assistance of volunteers.
However, as time went by and through its
active participation in Community
Reading Parks from the West Java
Province and Sumedang Regency Forum,
community awareness of the TBM's
existence began to increase.
One of the activities carried out by
volunteers at Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park was
storytelling. Storytelling is a means to
disseminate the collection of books
available there. Most of the collections
consist of illustrated storybooks that
children highly favor. The stories
contained in these books are brought to life
through storytelling activities carried out
by the owner and volunteers of the
Community Reading Park.
The role of volunteers at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
was crucial. They assisted in managing
activities and motivated the Community
Reading Park owner and other members to
serve the readers better. They willingly
helped convey stories from the Community
Reading Park collections to readers,
especially children, because the collection at
the Community Reading Park mostly
features children's stories. Hence,
storytelling activities serve as an innovation
to further introduce reading to children.
In this situation, the participation of
volunteer storytellers was crucial for
stimulating children's interest in reading.
They assisted the owner of Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park in
bringing children's stories to life in an
engaging, interactive, and entertaining
manner. The Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park is committed to
making reading an enjoyable and helpful
activity for children in the area.
Talent and training are sources of
improvement in the art of storytelling. The
volunteers at the Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park had never
engaged in storytelling before; they were
more accustomed to reading aloud.
However, they taught themselves the art of
storytelling. When children visited the
Community Reading Park, they could
choose the stories to be read by the
volunteer storyteller.
This study analyzed two research
questions, namely, the experience of
storytelling and the meaning of storytelling
for volunteers at the Community Reading
Park. Table 1 presents the summary of the
volunteers' storytelling experiences, which
provides an overview of three sources'
accounts of their own experiences with
storytelling.
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Table 1
Research findings on storytelling experience
Respondent
Storytelling experience
Kiki Hamdani
Expanding children's story reading, interaction with readers, language
development.
Eli Apriani
Cultivating imagination, creativity.
Rosa Nurazizah
Entertainment, sharing knowledge.
Source: Result of research, 2023
It is possible to think about
storytelling as either an inherent gift or a
learned skill. The Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park volunteers had
only read books; they had yet to gain prior
experience in storytelling. The volunteers
acquired their storytelling skills via
independent study. Children were
encouraged to discover books they liked or
choose the tales they wished to hear when
they visited the Community Reading Park.
Kiki Hamdani as an informant, have
several significant points. First, there is a
love of children's literature that fosters
communication with readers. Reading
children's books requires much
inventiveness, which makes it an enjoyable
activity. Second, reading to kids fosters a
tight bond between readers—like parents,
teachers, and children—and introduces
them to the world of language. The
experience of reading for children offers a
variety of benefits, including the
development of language skills,
knowledge, and emotional aspects.
Through various types of stories narrated
by volunteers, children can understand the
concept of storytelling, the characters, and
the values embedded within them. This
significantly contributes to the holistic
development of children. The role of
volunteer storytellers at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
extended beyond just being storytellers;
they also acted as facilitators who
introduced children to meaningful and
profound reading experiences that helped
their overall development. Through these
storytelling activities, the volunteers
played a crucial role in enhancing
children's literacy within the community.
“Before, I had never told stories. In
the Community Reading Park, I
learned that through reading, we can
encourage children to become better
without having to preach.” (K.
Hamdani, Interviewed, February 23,
2023).
“Once, when two children were
arguing, I told them a story about
friendship, and they eventually made
up. So, the children learn from real-
life examples.” (K. Hamdani,
Interviewed, February 23, 2023).
Children can learn about the value of
friendship from animal stories or everyday
life stories. Stories are a method of
conveying messages that children easily
understand. Reading books has become a
crucial form of recreation. Therefore, a
storyteller must have a deep
understanding of the text he/she reads
and the ability to communicate it to
children effectively. During storytelling
sessions, children are often inspired to re-
read stories from narrated books (Merga,
2015).
Moreover, children's stories often
contain valuable moral messages for their
development. These messages are
conveyed within the context of the story's
plot and do not feel like boring moral
lessons. It makes these messages easier for
children to accept and apply. Kiki
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Hamdani stated, “Yes, indeed, children
follow the message the story conveys” (K.
Hamdani, Interviewed, February 23, 2023).
The power of storytellers in conveying
moral messages contributes significantly to
shaping children's character. Kiki
Hamdani learned how to understand
stories and conveyed them effectively to
children.
Storytelling activities also create
opportunities for interaction with readers,
especially children. Storytellers can
observe the characteristics and responses
of children to stories. As mentioned,
“Storytelling can also persuade and spur
action through creating a connection
between storyteller and listener, which
makes information more compelling”
(Damodaran, 2017). Children often feel
motivated to communicate with the
storyteller when listening to the story.
In storytelling sessions, children
often ask questions about the stories being
narrated. It provided an opportunity for
volunteers to understand children's
interests and desires regarding specific
reading or information. Furthermore,
through storytelling, Kiki Hamdani also
emphasized that children could develop
their language skills. They would
understand and internalize the language
structure they heard during storytelling. In
addition, the words and phrases they
acquired from stories enriched their
vocabulary.
Hence, through storytelling, children
can grow into more enthusiastic readers,
have a better understanding of language,
improve their reading abilities, and
stimulate their creativity and imagination.
“Storytelling improved their
comprehension, fluency, vocabulary,
grammar, and pronunciation. Thus, it can
be said that storytelling could improve
students' speaking skills” (Zuhriyah, 2017).
Proficiency in storytelling can offer broad
benefits to a child's language development,
including fluency in speaking, expanding
vocabulary, and improving grammar and
pronunciation.
Eli Apriani revealed that the
experience of storytelling had the benefit
of training imagination and stimulating
creativity. When volunteers engaged in
storytelling, they could transform fictional
stories into real experiences in the minds
of the listeners. This activity helped shape
ideas, situations, objects, or events that
were impossible in the real world. The
imagination involved in storytelling
allowed volunteers to transcend the
limitations of the real world and create
something unique and creative, enriching
the listeners' experiences.
“Storytelling derived from stories.
When storytelling, children are
encouraged to imagine the stories
being told. This thinking process
develops imagination and fosters
children's creativity.” (E. Apriani,
Interviewed, February 23, 2023).
This thinking process develops
imagination and fosters children's
creativity. Furthermore, storytelling
activities also have a positive impact on
the development of children's creativity by
exposing them to various types of stories
and concepts. Through storytelling,
children can be exposed to a variety of
themes, characters, and backgrounds in
stories (Hidayati, 2019). It can stimulate
their thinking about different situations
and experiences, helping them understand
differences and enrich their insight into the
world (Nuraini, 2020). By engaging in
various stories, children can hone their
creativity in creating their own stories,
combining elements they have learned
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from various sources. Thus, storytelling
activities not only enrich children's
imagination but also broaden their
understanding of the complexity of the
world around them, shaping valuable
creative thinking for their future
development.
“Every child is a unique individual
with special abilities, especially in the
development of imagination.
Imagination developed through
storytelling can help children
involved in listening or reading
stories develop their ability to solve
problems creatively. This happens
because storytelling stimulates
imagination and creativity, which, in
the end, can help children face and
solve problems in real life. Through
storytelling, students will find
solutions that they can develop and
help them in various ways in solving
problems and making the best
decisions because, in stories, students
are encouraged to analyze an event
first.” (E. Apriani, Interviewed,
February 23, 2023).
Storytelling activities have a
significant positive impact on children's
development, especially in enhancing their
imagination and creativity. Each child has
a unique imagination, and through
storytelling, they can creatively develop it.
This activity also helps children build
confidence in finding creative solutions to
problems they encounter.
In addition to these personal benefits,
storytelling also has implications in the
educational context. Researchers like Hà
and Bellot (2020) have argued that
storytelling can help students form some
specific habits in using a foreign language
better than other activities aiming at
providing students with written input,
such as games or exercises. Students
should understand foreign language to
help in speaking or grammer. So, students
that learn through storytelling can get skill
in language and become creative. As an
example, Eli Apriani continues to refine
their storytelling skills with creative
touches. They use imagination and unique
ideas to create unconventional narratives
that captivate the listeners. When
volunteers tell stories with creativity, they
play with language, plot, and other
elements, creating unforgettable
experiences for the children listening.
Rosa Nurazizah presented another
approach to storytelling. She considered
this activity as entertainment and
knowledge sharing. Storytelling became a
fun and engaging moment for the children
listening, given the various aspects of the
story, such as illustrations, emotions, plot,
character dialogues, and intonation.
Storytellers must bring the story to life by
portraying various characters in the story
using different intonations according to
each character. This aligns with the view of
D’Cruz, Douglas, and Serry (2020) that
storytelling can connect to social life and
contribute positively to society. Children
become more attuned to the social realities
around them.
Apart from entertainment,
storytellers could also share knowledge
with children. They used stories to convey
listeners' information, knowledge, or
lessons by incorporating educational or
informative elements into the story's plot
to provide insights to the children. These
volunteers played the role of knowledge-
sharing facilitators without being didactic.
“Children who listen to stories tend to be
more curious. They become excited and
start asking more questions,” as expressed
by Rosa Nurazizah. As a result, children's
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interest in the story's themes and
characters increases, making it easier to
communicate the moral of the story to
them (R. Nurazizah, Interviewed,
February 23, 2023).
The more children ask questions and
show curiosity, the more influential the
process of conveying information from the
narrated books becomes. Children's
imaginations and creativity are stimulated
through storytelling activities, promoting
information sharing, group learning, and
reflection (Gucciardi et al., 2021). It
encourages children to become more active
in seeking knowledge and understanding,
inspiring their interest in reading and
further learning.
Discovering the actual benefit of this
exercise for volunteers requires
understanding the narrative. Volunteers at
the Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park who participate in
storytelling have a thorough
comprehension of the procedure. For
them, storytelling serves as more than
simply a method of passing the time or
providing pleasure; it also serves as a tool
to broaden their social networks, develop
their talents, and expose kids to the
storytelling tradition (Cekaite & Björk-
Willén, 2018; Dunn & Cherup, 2023;
Medlicott, 2019). Volunteers
wholeheartedly dedicate their time,
energy, and enthusiasm to be storytellers,
upholding the community's oral tradition
and storytelling culture. Therefore,
volunteers' understanding of the meaning
of storytelling is not just a job but a deep
calling.
For Kiki Hamdani, a student actively
engaged in social activities in Tanjungsari,
storytelling at Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park holds a deeper
meaning, serving as a form of learning
through knowledge sharing within the
community. “Storytelling is about learning
to tell stories” (K. Hamdani, Interviewed,
February 23, 2023). Storytelling serves as a
means for individuals to gain a profound
understanding of a narrative and then
convey it effectively to children. Through
stories, children can learn to understand
situations and conditions in their
environment. Volunteers, through their
storytelling experiences, learn to be
sensitive to the conditions of the children.
Secondly, the meaning of storytelling
is outlined in table 2 regarding the
significance of storytelling for volunteers
at Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park.
Table 2
Research findings on the meaning of storytelling
Respondent
The meaning of storytelling
Kiki Hamdani
Volunteers' motivation, impact of storytelling on volunteers, impact of
storytelling on the relationship with readers, contributions of storytelling
to volunteers' personal development, involvement of volunteers in the
development of the community reading park, challenges and obstacles
faced by volunteers in storytelling.
Eli Apriani
Volunteers' perception of the impact of storytelling on children's
education and literacy, meaningful storytelling, and teaching without
preaching.
Rosa Nurazizah
Preserving cultural stories
Source: Result of research, 2023
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Kiki Hamdani understood
storytelling as a technique of narrating
without reading a text. Volunteers were
motivated to convey stories to children.
This had a positive impact on volunteers,
encouraging them to hone their speaking
styles and imagination. Additionally,
through storytelling, volunteers assisted
the Community Reading Park in
implementing literacy programs.
The volunteers' comprehension of
the value of storytelling at Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
indicated their awareness of the critical
role that storytelling played in children's
development. Volunteers understood that
storytelling was more than just reading
aloud; it was a participatory process where
children actively listened and created
stories in their minds. This understanding
motivated volunteers to deliver stories
with passion and creativity, stimulating
children's imaginations and conveying
moral messages naturally. Peng and
Chuang (2020) state that storytelling can
increase children's interest and ability in
reading. Therefore, volunteers are
responsible for building and maintaining
strong connections with the community
reading center patrons, the children.
Moreover, volunteers also possess in-
depth knowledge of effective storytelling
techniques and strategies. They know how
to choose age-appropriate and interesting
stories for children, use proper intonation,
and create engaging storytelling
experiences. Volunteers who comprehend
the content and can evaluate stories enable
them to convey stories with depth and
stimulate children's growth. While
engaged in storytelling activities,
volunteers continuously refine their
storytelling understanding, improve
storytelling techniques, and become more
responsive to interactions with children.
This allowed volunteers to become more
effective and influential storytellers at the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park through their positive
contributions to children's development
and the community as a whole.
Kiki Hamdani actively engaged
children in listening to stories through
traditional games that supported the
storytelling process. In these activities,
they used traditional tools like traditional
games to bring story characters to life. This
approach encouraged children to visualize
real objects related to the story easily. By
incorporating traditional games, Kiki
Hamdani felt that they could deepen the
storytelling experience and stimulate
children's imaginations.
Cragoe (2016) states that storytelling
using traditional games has become a
means to pass on culture, understand the
environment, and create a sense of
community and identity. Traditional
games from folklore and mythology help
narrators connect listeners with their local
ancestors. Volunteers use traditional tools
with various methods to make stories
come to life and become more interactive
for children. Children can better follow the
story’s plot. At the Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park, children were
not just passive listeners but actively
participated in a creative and immersive
storytelling experience.
Storytelling volunteers have gained
confidence in performing in public. They
have developed communication skills and
improved their abilities in reading
children's literature. Storytelling has
enhanced volunteers' abilities (Peng &
Chuang, 2020), including public speaking,
language skills, reading literature, stage
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presence, and an understanding of the
children's world.
Storytelling volunteers have
contributed to the sustainability of the
Community Reading Park program,
increased engagement between schools
and the local community, and encouraged
school students to use the Community
Reading Park services (Leelanayagi,
Juwaidah, Zainal, & Mohamed, 2018).
Volunteers served as drivers of the
Community Reading Park sustainability,
especially at the Pabukon Ngadongeng
Community Reading Park. Volunteers
helped implement the Community
Reading Park programs.
However, storytelling volunteers
faced some challenges, such as mastering
stories from several children's books,
which they performed through reading
activities. Sometimes, reading children's
stories was only done during activities at
the Community Reading Park and had yet
to be a routine activity. Hence, reading is
one of the keys to creating or retelling
stories for children (Rukiyah, 2018).
Storytelling becomes challenging when
volunteers do not read because they need
to master or be familiar with the story
related to the one they are telling.
In addition, storytelling activities
carried out by volunteers have contributed
to the field of children's education and
literacy by enhancing language and
literacy learning and contributing to an
inclusive classroom culture (Cremin et al.,
2016). Stories containing lessons make
children learn to understand characters
and story content, encouraging children to
learn to play drama and understand
classroom learning.
Eli Apriani, who teaches at an
Elementary school, brings a different
perspective when participating in
storytelling activities at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park.
For her, storytelling at the Community
Reading Park is not just a hobby or
recreational activity but part of the
Elementary school literacy program where
she teaches. In this context, the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
serves as a valuable additional reading
source for the Elementary school that still
needs a library. Through the collaboration
between the Community Reading Park
and the Elementary school, this literacy
program provides access to books for
children. During break time, children can
visit the Community Reading Park and
access the various books available. Eli
Apriani sees this opportunity as a good
moment to tell stories to the Elementary
School children.
The collaboration between the
Pabukon Ngadongeng Community
Reading Park and the Elementary School is
a concrete example of collaborative efforts
to improve literacy among children. The
goal of this collaboration is to enhance
children's reading and writing abilities.
Storytelling can improve the literacy of
skill the students with the selection of
story and quality of book by librarian
(Satriani, 2019).
According to Eli Apriani, Elementary
School children apply what they hear
through storytelling by decorating pictures
on the school bulletin board. “For children
who attend school, they apply the content
of the story by decorating pictures on the
bulletin board” (E. Apriani, Interviewed,
February 23, 2023). They use illustrations
from the stories they hear at the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park to
adorn the school’s notice board. Thus,
children not only become passive listeners
of the story but are also actively involved
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in applying the story visually, which, in
turn, can enhance their understanding and
interest in reading and writing.
Meanwhile, Rosa Nurazizah, a high
school graduate who studies while
working to manage the Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park,
has a relaxed approach toward children
and enjoys the world of children. This
makes children feel comfortable visiting
the Community Reading Park. Initially,
children were too shy to come to the
Community Reading Park. However,
through Rosa Nurazizah’s approach,
children began to feel at ease visiting the
Community Reading Park.
“They become more sociable and
open to talking, for example, telling
stories from the stories told” (R.
Nurazizah, Interviewed, February 23,
2023).
“We can teach good qualities or
show bad qualities through stories.
From good qualities, children
become good. If it is from bad
qualities, children learn not to do
them”. (R. Nurazizah, Interviewed,
February 23, 2023).
Storytelling becomes a tool to
connect with children. Initially, shy
children become more open to talking after
being told stories. Rosa Nurazizah learned
to communicate with children and
immersed herself in the world of children.
Rosa Nurazizah also learned that to
communicate with children, adults must
get closer to children’s interests or what
they like. Through storytelling, adults and
children become equals without age
restrictions, coming together in a story.
This aligns with Liu, Pan, and Han
(2023) statement that storytelling is a
method for preserving and disseminating
cultural stories in the preservation of
cultural heritage. The aim is for cultural
spaces to increase the value of heritage
development, and storytelling serves as an
aid in spreading knowledge. Thus,
storytelling can be a way to bring regional
culture closer to children and rebuild a
sense of cultural ownership.
CONCLUSION
The meaning of storytelling in
volunteers' experiences at Pabukon
Ngadongeng Community Reading Park
are imagination, creativity, and
community service. Through stories,
children are trained to imagine and
understand the stories conveyed. In
addition, storytelling activities also create
interactions between volunteers and
children, where children become more
open and actively communicate.
Storytelling is also beneficial for
developing children's language skills. The
meanings of storytelling for volunteers
include: 1) as a form of learning and
sharing knowledge in the community; 2)
having a positive impact on volunteers'
speaking abilities and imagination; 3)
supporting literacy programs in
elementary schools; 4) becoming a means
of getting closer to the world of children;
5) teaching moral values through stories;
and 6) preserving local cultural stories.
Volunteers are aware of the critical role of
storytelling in stimulating children's
imagination and creativity. They
understand that storytelling is not just
reading stories but a participatory process
where children actively listen and imagine
the story. This understanding motivates
volunteers to tell stories passionately and
creatively to stimulate children's
imaginations. Through collaboration
between the Community Reading Park
and elementary schools, storytelling
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activities have become part of literacy
programs to improve children's reading
and writing abilities. Children apply the
messages and values from the stories they
hear daily. Storytelling also serves as a
means for volunteers to get closer to the
world of children and teach moral values
in a fun way. The next research, researcher
will research practice storytelling to
children’s through quantitative research
method.
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