We were feeling SHEEP-ish at our second storytime for our Fall session. Books We Shared We began storytime with Sheep Asleep by Gloria Rothstein, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell. Mama is getting her ten little lambs ready for bed, but not all of them are ready to sleep in this cute […]
Fall Leaves ~ Sensory Storytime
Published on :“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]
Colors! ~ Sensory Storytime
Published on :“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]
Into the Woods ~ Preschool Storytime
Published on :We snuck “into the woods” for our preschool storytime on Saturday. We read a story about two teddy bears who were “lost in the woods”, followed a group of children “into the woods” as they searched for a moose, and were introduced to some very strange night animals “living in the woods”. Sound silly to you? Maybe just […]
Apples – Toddler Storytime
Published on :After a brief break, we are back with our Fall session of Toddler Storytimes! To kick things off with a fall-feeling, our first storytime of the session was all about that favorite fall fruit — apples! Books We Shared There is magic in a tree as it moves from […]
Apples – Infant Storytime
Published on :On Tuesday, we began our Fall session for infant toddler storytime! We started things off with a classic fall theme: Apples! Books We Shared Our first story was Apple by Nikki McClure. This beautiful book uses single words and black, white and red images to tell the journey of an apple […]
Writing Parties September and October
Published on :Every month on the 2nd Tuesday, kids between the ages of 5 and 8 come to the library to hear a story and engage with a creative writing prompt inspired by that story. In September, we read the book Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce […]
Lucha Libros: Starting Year 4!
Published on :For the past few years, 2nd and 3rd graders have come to the library every first Wednesday of the month to answer questions about a book they read and earn tickets to buy prizes. This year, in order to allow more kids to join, we created separate programs for 2nd […]
Epidemiologists: Saving Our Species with Science! (STEAM Careers in Pasadena series)
Published on :On Monday Oct. 2nd we had a visit from Pasadena’s very own dedicated epidemiologist, Matthew Feaster of the Pasadena Public Health Department. He showed us what he does on a typical day, how he responds to reports of illnesses and severe symptoms, and uses math and a lot of interdisciplinary […]
Playing With Chalk and Water – Art & Play
Published on :In July we launched a new program: “Art & Play” for children ages 2-6. One Monday morning each month, we focus on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules; it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome. In the end you […]