Songwriting with Tim Griffin

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Last month we had a special Kids’ Writing Workshop all about writing songs, with guest Tim Griffin of GriffinEd! Tim was a classroom teacher for many years and he created the nonprofit GriffinEd and wrote all of the songs featured there, to give teachers a gift of music to help […]

City Animals ~ Toddler Storytime

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We read all about CITY animals in today’s Toddler Storytime!  Some of these critters actually end up in our backyards and even our homes! Our library friends Percy the squirrel and Mickey the mouse joined the fun! What follows are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED […]

City Animals ~ Infant Storytime

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Today, we read about animals who live nearby!  (Some of these critters even sneak into our backyards and homes.) What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel activity we shared.    Our library friends, Percy & Mickey! P.S.  At first I couldn’t find Mickey the mouse…he was hiding in my […]

Dogs: Preschool Storytime

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On Saturday, we told stories about dogs! Books We Shared In Frankie by Mary Sullivan, Frankie is a newly-adopted dog who is trying to get to used to his new home, while Nico, another dog already living in the house, resents Frankie for playing with his toys and lying on […]

Dogs: Toddler Storytime

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Last Tuesday, we told stories about dogs! Books We Shared The Dog Book by Lorenzo Clerici is a fun metafiction that had everyone shouting “Wake UP!” and “Good dog!” As kids are prompted to interact with the illustrated dog, the illustrations change. I Love Dogs by Barney Saltzberg is a […]

Dogs: Infant Storytime

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Last Tuesday, we told stories about dogs! Books We Shared The Dog Book by Lorenzo Clerici is a fun metafiction that had everyone shouting “Wake UP!” and “Good dog!” As kids are prompted to interact with the illustrated dog, the illustrations change. I Love Dogs by Barney Saltzberg is a […]

Top Ten Junior High Fiction at Central – June 2018

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Here are the top ten junior high fiction books checked out at Central Library in the month of June 2018. 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney Greg records his sixth-grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings […]

Construction Site Preschool Storytime

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Whether it’s tools, design, or building, this story time was all about construction.  Books  Young Frank, Architect by Frank Viva A young architect named Frank and his grandfather Old Frank, also an architect, have different ideas about being an architect, but when they take their dog Eddie on a trip to […]

Fish! ~ Toddler Storytime

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We read all about FISH in today’s Toddler Storytime! Blue (our library fish) swam over to play with us. Even though we took our storytime “under water” we had lots of fun and nobody got wet!!  What follows are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED […]

Fish! ~ Infant Storytime

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We read all about fish in today’s Infant Storytime!  Blue (our library fish) swam over to play with us. Even though we took our storytime “under water” we had lots of fun and we didn’t get wet! Here are the books, songs, rhymes, bounces and flannel stories we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED   […]