On Wednesday, August 2nd, we had some special visitors at the library. Two forensic specialists from the Pasadena Police Department, Noel Herrera and Alex Padilla, came to meet kids between the ages of 7 and 12 and share what they do and how it incorporates science and technology! Noel and […]
Make a Penny Battery
Published on :On August 8th, we had a packed story room full of kids 7-12 years old who were here to learn about how electricity works, what kinds of materials conduct electricity, and how to make their own batteries. First, we viewed a slideshow that explained concepts like electric current (the movement […]
Food! ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :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
Published on :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
Published on :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
Published on :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
Published on :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 […]
Colors! ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :Our fourth storytime of the summer session was all about colors! Here are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel activity and video we shared. Books We Shared In Sebastien Braun’s Meeow and the Blue Table, we are introduced to Meeow. Meeow is a black cat. Meeow invites his friends over to play but it’s raining. What […]
Bears! ~ Preschool Storytime
Published on :We had lots of fun during our preschool storytime last Saturday! We read books about bears, listened to a little flannel story about 10 teddy bears, sang songs and partook in some finger plays. All that and a video too. Here is a listing of what we shared. Books We Shared In […]
Colors! ~ Infant Storytime
Published on :Our 4th storytime of the summer session was all about COLORS! Sharing a book with bright, bold colors can help stimulate your baby’s visual development. Keep in mind that babies definitely don’t see things the way we do and they generally can’t make out colors until they are five months old. Here are the […]