On Friday May 9, a dozen kids and their parents met in the Story Room at Central Library to create beautiful jewelry in our Crystals and Beads Jewelry Workshop! There was a wide range of ages, from 4 to 15, and the project was challenging for some but everyone came […]
Toddler Storytime: Naptime
Published on :Sorry I couldn’t get this up on the blog til today. Yesterday’s Toddler Storytime was all about Naptime! We talked about the letter N: First we read Grump by Janet S. Wong and illustrated by John Wallace. It’s a story about the normal grumpiness that sometimes builds up after […]
Infant Storytime: Naptime
Published on :Sorry I couldn’t get this up on the blog til today. Yesterday’s Infant Storytime was all about Naptime! We talked about the letter N: First we read Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. A lot of the babies are already familiar with […]
Dinosaurs Work — Preschool Storytime
Published on :Our preschool storytime this week was all about dinosaurs who work. Read about dinosaurs working as tooth fairies, bus drivers (and buses), construction workers, and singers! Though preschoolers are not yet familiar with dinosaurs, the rhyming text and new visuals kept them entertained. To check our library catalog, click on […]
Storytime Music used at Central Library
Published on :Have you ever wondered where we get the music we use at our storytimes? Would you like to check out the CDs to sing the music at home? Kids love these songs and most of them are based on folk songs and songs that have a lot of action and […]
Infant Storytime and Toddler Storytime: Singing
Published on :Our letter of the day today was S, and we sang all kinds of songs! First we talked about things that begin with S that also have songs about them, such as: Spiders (Itsy Bitsy Spider) Stars (Twinkle Twinkle) Sun (You Are My Sunshine) Shoes (One, Two, Buckle My Shoe) […]
Feliz Dia Del Libro!
Published on :In the Spanish-speaking world, today is International Book Day, in honor of William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Garcilaso de la Vega, all of whom died on or around the same day, April 23, 1616! Why not celebrate International Book Day by checking out one of these great Spanish or […]
Infant Storytime and Toddler Storytime: Eggs!
Published on :In celebration of Easter which was two days ago, our letter of the day was the letter E! We had an egg theme for our storytime too. Did you do any Easter egg hunts with your little ones this past weekend? Our Letter of the Day was E–for Easter […]
Toddler Storytime: Talking
Published on :At today’s Toddler Storytime, we learned about the letter T, and the importance of Talking! Talking, Singing, Playing, Reading and Writing are the five activities that you can do with your child every day, to get them ready for school and ready to learn how to read. For more information about […]
Infant Storytime: Talking
Published on :At today’s Infant Storytime, we learned about the letter T, and the importance of Talking! Talking, Singing, Playing, Reading and Writing are the five activities that you can do with your child every day, to get them ready for school and ready to learn how to read. For more information […]