Pasadena Public Library
Today was the first Toddler Storytime of the spring session! It was wonderful seeing all of those beautiful toddlers this morning. We explored stories about bears, sang some great songs, had fun with a puppet play and a few flannel stories and watched a great video about a slumbering bear. All in a […]
Last Tuesday, we had a fun performance for all our Infant Toddler Storytime families and all who wanted to come, put on by The Nick and Jen Show! They performed their original songs and got the toddlers dancing while parents held babies on their laps and clapped or swayed along […]
This week we had an “elefun” time learning about elephants! We also did lots of counting practice in both English and Spanish, and played with bubbles using a new bubble song I found. Books We Shared This is Our Baby, Born Today by Varsha Bajaj and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler […]
“Autism … offers a chance for us to glimpse an awe-filled vision of the world that might otherwise pass us by.” Dr. Colin Zimbleman, Ph.D. Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate […]
“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]
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. […]
Today we told stories about dogs! There are always so many delightful books about dogs being published; I’m surprised at myself that I had never done this theme before now. Books We Shared Smick by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Juana Medina uses very few words and large, free brush […]
This week we told stories about cats, with several different visual adaptations of cat books. We had help from some of our feline friends: Books We Shared Sleepy Kitty uses adorable photos of kittens to illustrate its text about a kitten who doesn’t want to go to bed (asks for […]
All aboard for Toddler storytime! In honor of the library’s “STEAM 18” initiative, we put a little “STEAM” in our storytime by reading books, learning about colors, singing songs, counting, and playing percussion instruments all while celebrating steam engines and trains in general. Books We Shared Trains Where Do Steam […]
The winter session of Infant storytime is underway and our theme for the first meeting was BUILDING! We talked about the letter B and the many words that start with B (including the word building), read books about building with blocks and trucks and had lots of fun singing Old Macdonald with a twist. Listed below […]