A Whale of a Story! ~ Preschool Storytime

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We had lots of fun during our preschool storytime last Saturday!  Whales snuck into each of our stories – whales that grew too large to keep in the bathtub, whales with advice and whales that appeared in a great “messterpiece” created by an “ocean” artist.  Sound strange?  Maybe.  But remember, nothing’s impossible […]

Babies! ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our 8th and final storytime of the summer session was all about Babies!  I introduced everybody to Ralph (the library baby) and we pointed to his nose,  eyes, hands, feet, hair and bellybutton!  Then we all tried to find our own body parts!  After that it was babies, babies EVERYWHERE! Here are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories, […]

Babies! ~ Infant Storytime

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Our 8th and final storytime of the summer session was all about Babies!  An infant storytime about Babies – what could be more appropriate?  I introduced everybody to Ralph (the library baby) and we pointed to his nose,  eyes, hands, feet, hair and bellybutton!  Then we all tried to find our own body parts!  After that it […]

Fish! ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our 7th storytime of the summer session was all about Fish!  Fish sure are slippery!  Here are the stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, activities and video we explored about our topic. Books We Shared   In Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins we run into a variety of fish!  This is a colorful, boldly illustrated book that captures […]

Fish! ~ Infant Storytime

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Our 7th storytime of the summer session was all about Fish!  Fish sure are slippery!  We read books that were a bit longer during our infant storytime to challenge our babies’ listening skills.  Here are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and activities we explored about our topic. Books We Shared We read the book Ten Little […]

Food! ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our 6th storytime of the summer session was all about Food!  We also had a visit from Max the Mouse and he ate all of our strawberries!!  I guess mice really do love to eat!  Here are the stories, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, activities and video we explored about our topic. Max the Mouse Books […]

Food! ~ Infant Storytime

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Our 6th storytime of the summer session was all about Food!  We also had a visit from Max the Mouse.  I guess mice really do love to eat..at least that is what we learned from the first story we shared.  Here are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and activities we explored about our topic. […]

Butterflies ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our fifth storytime of the summer session was all about Butterflies!  We even got a visit from Mary Mariposa, our Monarch butterfly.  (See below). She charmed us as she flitted about the room to prepare us for the stories, songs, rhymes, flannels and video we shared. Books We Shared    In Julie Sebastien’s Where’s […]

Butterflies ~ Infant Storytime

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Our 5th storytime of the summer session was all about Butterflies!  We actually spent quite a bit of time playing hide and seek with some missing butterflies.  Here are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and activities we shared. Books We Shared    In Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horacek, a young girl named […]

Sensory Art & Craft Making

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Last Saturday’s Sensory Art & Craft Making  program at Lamanda Park Branch Library made a BIG SPLASH (pun intended).  Over 20 young artists and their families set out to make “sandpaper” starfish, “squiggly” jellyfish and “squirmy” octopuses (just to name a few).  An entire wall of Lamanda Park’s meeting room was turned into an […]