Big Fish! ~ Toddler Storytime

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We had a wonderful time reading books about fish during Toddler Storytime this week.  We met Fred the Fish, sang songs, had fun with action rhymes, shared a flannel story and watched a brief video about pet fish. We also learned that the word Fish begins with the letter F and […]

Big Fish! ~ Infant Storytime

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We had a wonderful time reading books about fish during Infant Storytime this week.  We met Fred the Fish, sang songs, shared nursery rhymes and had fun with some bounces. We also learned that the word Fish begins with the letter F and we discovered a few other things that begin […]

Birds ~ Toddler Storytime

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We had a wonderful time reading books about birds during Toddler Storytime last Tuesday.  We also talked to Henrietta (our library hen), sang songs, shared a flannel story and watched a brief video. Halfway through our storytime we heard a loud, CLUCK, CLUCK, CLUCK and voila!  Henrietta managed to lay […]

Birds ~ Infant Storytime

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We had a wonderful time reading books about birds during Infant Storytime last Tuesday.  We also talked to Henrietta (our library hen), sang songs, shared nursery rhymes and had fun with a number of bounces. Halfway through our storytime we heard a loud, CLUCK, CLUCK, CLUCK and voila!  Henrietta managed […]

How do you spell APPLE? ~ Preschool Storytime

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It was all about apples and animals in today’s preschool storytime.  We read about a mouse in search of a house big enough to “house” his huge, red apple AND we met a hedgehog hijacked by a falling apple. It was a crunchy, prickly storytime!  Here are the books, songs, […]

Snow: Preschool Storytime

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We started this storytime talking about the weather.  We talked about what the weather was outside today: And then I mentioned that in the storyroom, it was going to be a different type of weather (at least in our imaginations!), because we were reading stories all about snow!   Books […]

Magical Trees ~ Preschool Storytime

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It was all about trees and the seasons in today’s preschool storytime.  We read about a very selfish tree and we played along with a magical tree.  There was also a draw and tell story we shared called The Sheltering Tree and a flannel board with a green palm tree […]

Letters & Mail – Preschool Storytime

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We got a letter at storytime today! It was from me, telling everyone in storytime that we were having stories today about letters and mail!  We talked about addresses, and stamps a little bit too.   Books We Shared It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton Liam loves mail.  […]

Cats! ~ Preschool Storytime

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Last Saturday we read some great stories about cats AND helped find a missing kitty named Tippy Toes. We also acted out a story about a dog and a cat who were best friends.  Here are the books, songs, flannel board, mini play, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We […]

Solar System ~ Preschool STEAM

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, 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. […]