Zoo: Infant Storytime

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Today we took our Infant Storytime to the zoo! Books We Shared Roar, Roar Baby by Karen Katz follows Baby around the zoo looking for tiger behind flaps that lift to expose other hidden animals. Anita Bijsterbosch’s Everyone Is Yawning also sports adorable flaps to lift, that show animals yawning […]

Farm Animals ~ Toddler Storytime

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We had lots of fun reading about farm animals in Tuesday’s toddler storytime!  We even followed a day in the life of a chick!  Let’s just say it was an “eye-opening” journey.  What follows are the stories, flannel board, action rhymes, songs, activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED   In  Chick by […]

Farm Animals ~ Infant Storytime

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We made lots of animals noises while reading about farm animals in Tuesday’s Infant Storytime!  We also had a really funny encounter with a little chick.  Here are  the books, rhymes, songs, bounces and tickle we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED In  Chick by Ed Vere, we meet “Chick” – a […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Building

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play.  […]

Opera for Kids: The Elixir of Love

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On May 26th we had a delightful program presented by Orange County Opera and sponsored by the Pasadena Opera Guild, giving kids a hilarious introduction to opera by performing a version of Donizetti’s Elixir of Love in English. It was, to my knowledge, our first-ever opera program at Pasadena Public […]

Project Designation: Computer Graphic Design Workshop for Teens and Tweens

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Earlier this month we had a great graphic design workshop taught by teens, for teens and tweens. The instructors are from Arcadia High School and they have created their own nonprofit organization called Project Designation, and they visit schools and libraries teaching kids graphic design concepts and leading them in […]

Up, Up ~ Preschool Storytime

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We had lots of fun reading about things that float up in the sky – clouds, balloons, and even little boys named Ben.  Wait!  What?  IF you want to find out what really happened to Ben, take a look at the books, flannel stories, finger plays and video we shared. […]

Cats: Infant Storytime

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In our first storytime for Summer session, we celebrated cats. Books We Shared I had some puppet help while reading Matilda’s Cat by Emily Gravett. The book is about listing all the things that Matilda’s cat supposedly likes to do, but we see in the pictures that the cat is […]

Cats: Toddler Storytime

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In our first storytime for Summer session, we celebrated cats. Books We Shared I had some puppet help while reading Matilda’s Cat by Emily Gravett. The book is about listing all the things that Matilda’s cat supposedly likes to do, but we see in the pictures that the cat is […]

Balloons: Preschool Storytime

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Officially, our theme for the day was balloons. Unofficially, it was IMAGINATION. Books We Shared Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell’s book Where Do Balloons Go? asks the question we’ve all wondered as we watch a balloon float higher and farther away from us. Curtis’s trademark imaginative verse explores it […]