Karen Rae Kraut played to a packed audience in the Central Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium this morning! Check out all the photos on our Facebook page. And don’t forget that we have lots of fun music and entertainment available for you every Thursday at 10 am this summer. Check […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Food! – July 1
Published on :Infant and Toddler Time was all about food – yummy, yucky, wonderful, colorful food!!! We read about yummy foods like apples, bananas, blueberries, cookies, ice cream and soup AND we talked about some yucky “things” that sometimes find their way into our mouths…things like sand, earwax and boogers!!! Here are some of […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Opposites – June 24
Published on :Short/Tall…High/Low…Big/Small…Fast/Slow! We had fun with the concept of opposites today – pairs of words that have different meanings! Understanding this basic concept will help prepare your child to “follow directions, engage in classroom routines, and provide descriptions…” (http://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/325%20Ways%20to%20teach%20opposites.pdf). Children learn best through engagement, play, music and stories…here’s what we shared during our Opposites […]
Sea – Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today we took a trip to the beach and under the sea with our preschool storytime. Books We Shared With started storytime with Kevin’s Sherry’s book about a very happy giant squid that is thrilled with being The Biggest Thing in the Ocean – until he isn’t. We followed […]
The fairytale kingdom of Linda Vista Branch Library
Published on :The Linda Vista Branch Library is creating adorable puppet theater stories every week on their Facebook page! Meet their cast of loveable characters: Their first full story is already posted. Take a look at the album here and go picture-by-picture to read a funny story about a prince crossing paths with a dangerous and hungry iguana! Who […]
Pet Rocks Rock!
Published on :We had so much fun at Central yesterday, June 23, painting rocks into new pet pals. Take a look! With so many rocks (75 pounds worth!) we had plenty for each child to make two new friends. Some parents even got to paint a rock of their own! This is […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Saying Hello! – June 17
Published on :Most infants and toddlers learn to wave hello before they utter their first words. Today’s storytimes focused on how animals AND people say hello….cows moooooo, sheep baaaaaaa, dogs wooooffff… People even say hello in different languages: Hola! Ciao! Konichiwa! – we’re all using different words, sounds and symbols to say the same […]
Shrinky Dinks Jewelry
Published on :Kids had a blast yesterday drawing their own plastic charms and watching them bake in the toaster oven! Several kids made special gifts for their dads for Father’s Day or for other family members or friends.This father’s day gift really warmed my heart, and I’m sure his dad will love it too: […]
Scratch 101, Friday June 6
Published on :Last week on Friday, June 6, ten tweens and teens gathered in the Technology Learning Center at Central Library to learn about programming animations and videogames using Scratch. Here are a few of their projects! Click on the image to see the project. Our August 1st Scratch class is […]
Toddler Storytime: Reading
Published on :Our final meeting for the 2014 Spring Session was about Reading. The Association for Library Services to Children recommends that you try to make time every day to Talk, Sing, Play, Write, and Read with your children so that they will be ready to learn how to read in school. These are […]