In storytime today, we started off by looking at pictures of a rhino, a narwhal, and a unicorn and seeing what they all have in common: They all have one horn! So we celebrated one-horned creatures in all parts of storytime today. Books We Shared Not Quite Narwhal by […]
Kids’ Coding Club: Hour of Code with Star Wars
Published on :Last week was Computer Science Education Week, and to celebrate, Pasadena Public Library hosted our first meeting of the Kids’ Coding Club, a monthly afterschool program for kids 8-12 years old to learn about coding and computer science. This club was started by our Virtual Services Librarian, Illyanna Logan, with […]
Penguins: Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today we shared stories about penguins, and learned which animals also live at the South Pole (and which animals DON’T). Books We Shared Our first story, Penguin’s Big Adventure by Salina Yoon, sees Penguin travel all the way to the North Pole and become the first penguin ever to reach it. […]
Snow – Toddler Storytime
Published on :For our last toddler storytime of the Fall Session, we kicked off a new season with stories about snow. Books We Shared Bear & Hare: Snow! Bear and Hare go outside one day and find snow! Hare loves snow, but Bear is not so sure. Will Bear come around? Snowy […]
Snow – Infant
Published on :It may not officially be winter, but at our last infant storytime of this session, we celebrated snow. Books We Shared Bear & Hare: Snow! by Emily Gravett Bear and Hare go outside one day and find snow! Hare loves snow, but Bear is not so sure. Will the two […]
Yogurt Silly Putty – Art & Play
Published on :Our “Art & Play” program for children ages 2-6 focuses on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules; it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome. In the end you always end up with a work of art, even if it isn’t […]
Thanksgiving – Toddler Storytime
Published on :Happy Belated Thanksgiving everyone! Hope yours was fun, satisfying and restful. Here’s how we celebrated with stories at last weeks Toddler Storytime Books We Shared Over the River and Through the Wood: A Song for Thanksgiving by Lydia Maria Child, pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott This is a fun visual […]
Thanksgiving – Infant Storytime
Published on :Last week we shared Thanksgiving stories at our Infant storytime. Thanksgiving Day may be passed, but it’s always in season to be grateful. Books We Shared Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette Two children celebrate all the wonderful things they have to be thankful for on […]
Dot Paint – Art & Play
Published on :Our “Art & Play” program for children ages 2-6 focuses on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules; it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome. In the end you always end up with a work of art, even if it isn’t […]
Pets Behaving Badly ~ Preschool Storytime
Published on :We read about some pets who were “behaving badly” – I think if you look at the covers of the books listed below you’ll understand what I mean. It was all so much fun and the children listened and participated beautifully. Here are some of the books, songs and activities we shared. […]