Today we had a special program in the library’s auditorium, celebrating the life and music of French composer Claude Debussy. We examined his childhood, his musical influences, his friendships with impressionist and symbolist painters and composers, and the explosion of beauty and artistic expression that was the Belle Epoque in […]
Celebrating the 1890s—Part One: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Published on :Our Mother Daughter Book Club met last week and discussed the book The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. It’s a beautiful book about a girl who is growing up in the late 1890s in a small town in Texas, where the education available to her is very backward […]
Toddler Storytime: Gardens… and Bugs!
Published on :At today’s storytime we started by creating a lovely garden out of shapes–hearts, diamonds, triangles, rectangles, ovals and circles came together to make flowers and a butterfly: We also played with some beautiful Folkmanis bug puppets and sang a rhyme about butterflies, ladybugs and bees: Butterfly, butterfly, Fly up high, […]
Infant Storytime: Gardens, and Bugs!
Published on :At today’s storytime we started by creating a lovely garden out of shapes–hearts, diamonds, triangles, rectangles, ovals and circles came together to make flowers and a butterfly: We also played with some beautiful Folkmanis bug puppets and sang a rhyme about butterflies, ladybugs and bees: Butterfly, butterfly, Fly up high, […]
Kids’ Writing Workshop: Unlocking Your Great Vision
Published on :Today’s Kids’ Writing Workshop was all about discovering and unlocking our visions for the great work that we want to write. First, we talked about some famous writers who gave the world a consistent vision. Charles Dickens wrote about poverty and greed in Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol. Roald […]
Toddler Storytime: Desert
Published on :Our first Toddler Storytime of Winter session was all about the desert. First we learned about shapes and put together a desert scene: We sang a song about a rattlesnake, to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle: Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake, Why do you rattle? Do you wish I’d go away Or do […]
Infant Storytime: Desert
Published on :Our first Infant Storytime of Winter session was all about the desert. First we learned about shapes and put together a desert scene: We sang a song about a rattlesnake, to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle: Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake, Why do you rattle? Do you wish I’d go away Or do […]
Shopping & Market – eStorytime
Published on :For our eStorytime today we visited the market and did some shopping! Apps We Shared With our first book, A Day in the Market story by May Tobias-Papa, illustrated by Isabel Roxas from Adarna house (iOS: $2.99; Android Free) we took a trip around the world to the Philippines. With the […]
Lucha Libros January 7, 2015
Published on :On January 7th, 2nd and 3rd graders came back for the third time to do battle in our reading competition, Lucha Libros! They did better than ever, scoring really high scores, and everyone got the bonus question right! That meant lots of fun at the prize tables. We discussed The […]