There’s a whole story box circulating our ten branches this season with books and activities about robots, so this is just a snippet! The stories shared during this preschool storytime explored bad and good robots, robots who destroyed the world and robots who saved us, robots who find new friends, […]
Toddler Storytime – January 26 – Butterflies!
Published on :We had lots of fun with butterflies in storytime today! Here are the stories, rhymes, activities & songs we shared: OUR OPENING SONGS: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we’re here, let’s have some fun First we clap our hands just so, Then we bend and touch our toes Welcome, […]
Infant Storytime – January 26 – Butterflies!
Published on :Our Infant Storytime was all about butterflies today! We read a special slide-and-seek book by Emma Parrish which was a big hit. Each page asks, “Where is Flutterby Butterfly?” This leads us on a search for our special butterfly as we move through a bird’s nest, flowers, a […]
Toddler Storytime – January 19 – Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy Babies
Published on :Our toddler storytime today was ALL about sleepy babies (even the wild kind)…. Here are some of the books, songs & activities we shared: OUR OPENING SONGS & ACTIVITIES: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we’re here, let’s have some fun First we clap our hands just so, Then we […]
Infant Storytime – January 19 – Babies & Baby Time
Published on :We read stories about babies at storytime and babies & doggies – what could be more fun???? Here are some of the books, songs, rhymes & activities we explored: OUR OPENING SONGS: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we’re here, let’s have some fun First we clap our hands just […]
Toddler Storytime – January 12 – BIG & little
Published on :We explored the concepts BIG & little during our first toddler storytime of the Winter session. Here are some of the stories, books, songs & activities we shared: OUR OPENING SONGS & ACTIVITIES: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we’re here, let’s have some fun First we clap our hands just […]
Infant Storytime – January 12 – BIG & little
Published on :For our very first meeting of the winter session of Infant Storytime, we explored the concepts BIG & little. OUR OPENING SONGS: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we’re here, let’s have some fun First we clap our hands just so, Then we bend and touch our toes Welcome, welcome, everyone Now we’re […]
Mother Daughter Book Club: The Secret Hum of a Daisy
Published on :This month, our Mother Daughter book club for girls 11 and up and their moms read a beautiful book called The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer. And at last night’s meeting, we were graced by a special guest: Tracy Holczer! We had a great turnout, around 25 […]
Songwriting for Ages 8-12 with Emily Arrow
Published on :On January 15, 2016 Pasadena Library’s monthly Kids’ Writing Workshop had a very special guest instructor to teach songwriting: Emily Arrow! Emily (www.emilyarrow.com) tours all over the country performing her songs about children’s literature, and has a CD coming out in February. She presented a wonderful workshop sharing books and […]
Songwriting for Ages 5-8 with Emily Arrow
Published on :On January 12, 2016 Pasadena Library’s monthly Creative Writing for Beginning Readers workshop (ages 5-8) had a very special guest instructor to teach songwriting: Emily Arrow! Emily (www.emilyarrow.com) tours all over the country performing her songs about children’s literature, and has a CD coming out in February. She presented a […]