For the first storytime of the infant toddler storytime session, we shared books about cats. Books We Shared We began in infant storytime with Sleepy Kittens, by Jill and Martin Leman. I’m sure this story was very familiar to all in the audience who have cats — the […]
Hens, Hens, Hens! – Family Storytime – Oct. 4
Published on :Last Saturday’s storytime was all about HENS! We even allowed our puppet hen, Henrietta, to find a safe place to lay her egg during storytime. Just as we started to sing our closing songs, we heard a big CLUCK coming from the back of the room. It was Henrietta! She […]
Cats – eStorytime
Published on :We held our second eStorytime here at the Children’s Room today and had a blast with apps and stories about cats. If you missed the fun here, try some of these apps out on the iPads in the Children’s Room, or download them to share with your child at home. […]
Family Storytime: Dads!
Published on :Today’s family storytime was about Dads! “What?” you ask. “Father’s Day was three months ago!” Well, some really great books about Dads came out recently and I have been wanting to share them, and figured, Why should I wait for an excuse? You never need an excuse to share a […]
Ice Age – Preschool Storytime
Published on :We had mammoth-sized fun today in our Ice Age storytime! Books We Shared All our books today featured mammoths. First, an animal enthusiast took us through the steps of mammoth pet care in How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth by Michelle Robinson, illustrated by Kate Hindley. TIP: Make sure not to […]
Farm – eStorytime
Published on :If you come visit the Children’s Room you may notice something different on a few of the tables — iPads! We now have iPads with fun educational apps installed for you to play with. Come take them for a tap when you get a chance! In addition, we now have […]
Dragon Tails — Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime featured stories about a big (or sometimes little) critter with four clawed feet, a tail, a big mouth with sharp teeth, scales, and wings… You guessed it! (or at least the kids did from the flannelboard opening) … DRAGONS! Stories Freddie & Gingersnap by Vincent X. Kirsch […]
Writing Workshop with Kristen Kittscher
Published on :I have been so busy this summer that I haven’t been able to take the time I’d really like to write blogs showing what’s going on at our programs. Here is a much-belated post I’ve been meaning to write about the wonderful kids’ writing workshop we recently had with middle […]
Foxy Finds a New Home!
Published on :Congratulations, Foxy, and we hope you’ll be very happy with your new owner, Grace! Grace was the winner of our grand prize drawing for the Central Library mascot, Foxy! Thanks to all the kids who joined our Summer Reading Challenge! We hope you join us again next year!
Preschool Storytime: Yes Day
Published on :Today’s storytime was all about the all-too-common experience kids have of not always getting their way or being told what or what not to do. We started with a song and read the book Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. This is a book about one day […]