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Flannel Friday: 5 Little Leaves
The kids in my toddler storytime adore “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” so much so that I get nervous to leave it out of my weekly plan, but this fall I’m going to try for “5 Little Leaves” instead, just to give myself a little break from the…
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Thrive Thursday: Fun Friday
We offer a lot of programming at our library and I’m lucky enough to plan and implement much of it! One of our most popular program is called “Fun Friday” which I’ve talked about often on my blog. Fun Friday is offered once a month on the Friday that the…
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Flannel Friday: The Acorn Song
I just came across this adorable acorn song from Jbrary (who else?) and I’m so excited to use during my storytime this fall. I had a few minutes (and just the right felt and puffy paint) to make an adorable acorn for our flannelboard when we sing this song. And…
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Storytime Planning, so much more than just books!
Our fall session for storytime begins at the end of September, but with Labor Day weekend coming up and fall programming beginning soon after, I know I have to get in gear and started planning for my storytimes. This fall I’ll be offering a toddler storytime for children ages 2…
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Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Escape
This week we offered a scavenger hunt as one piece to our three-part series culminating in a Skype visit with Chris Grabenstein. The best part? We used Mr. Lemoncello’s Great Library Escape on Chris’s website and had to do very little prep for an awesome night of fun! We ended up…
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Celebration
Last night we celebrated 26 kids (and their families) who completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. I like to create a program that is extra special for these kids and all they have accomplished. Last night we started off the program with a read aloud of Barry the Fish with…
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Superhero Academy
Last night was our last BIG program of the summer. Don’t get me wrong, the kids can records books and hours until the 28th and we still have a number of programs happening until then, but I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our Superhero…
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Read Alouds at Camp
Today I had one of those great experiences as a librarian that makes me love my job and right now, it was definitely needed as we still have a few more weeks of book recording and a handful of programs still to go! I went to a summer camp that…
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Wacky Wednesday Book Discussion: Fortunately, the Milk
Yesterday, we had our final book discussion for our rising third and fourth grade students. The library has been really quiet this week, I think a lot of families are on vacation so I ended up with ten kids in my book discussion, nine of which had read the book!…
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Science of Superheroes ~ Flight
Last week was our second “Science of Superheroes” STEAM program focused around flight (and of course, gravity!). We started the program by reading aloud the first chapter of The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich by Greg Trine. This is the first book in the Melvin Beederman series and I love getting…
